It may look like extraterrestrial, but there’s a place here on Earth with giant mushroom-shaped rock formations. It’s not where you’d expect.

Kansas is an underrated midwestern jewel for incredibly outdoor recreation. Here are 5 opportunities to take advantage of.

An 8-year-old boy was hunting for bugs in his yard in Arkansas City, Kansas, last week when he found something he didn’t expect: a hot pink grasshopper. The bug, he later discovered, has a genetic mutation that makes it a light magenta instead of green. According to Fox News, the boy christened the rare insect [...]

A Kansas zoo has just announced that two of their Indian rhinos have given birth. Zoo staff are heralding the event as a major win for the species, which is critically endangered. The calf, named MarJon, was born in Tanganyika Wildlife Park on February 16th. She weighed a whopping 80 pounds at birth and was [...]

Camping El Dorado State Park in Kansas Camp Kansas: I’m talking with Tyler today. He is the Park Ranger at Eldorado State Park, down in Kansas. How is it going today, Tyler? Tyler: Going great, man. Camp Kansas: So, how long has the park been there, and how did it get its start? Tyler: In [...]

Camping Cross Timbers State Park in Kansas Camp Kansas: We’re talking with Kimberly Jones today. She is the park manager for Cross Timbers State Park in Kansas. How’s it going today, Kimberly? Kimberly: We have a lot of rain today, but we actually needed it. Camp Kansas: We finally got some up here in Minnesota [...]

Listen to our full interview with Kimberly Jones from Fall River State Park here: Fall River State Park Camping Camp Kansas: We’re talking with Kimberly Jones today. She is the park manager for Fall River State Park down in Kansas. How’s it going today, Kimberly? Kimberly: It’s a good rainy day today. We needed some [...]

Listen to our full interview with Thane Loring, Lovewell State Park Manager here: Camping Lovewell State Park Camp Kansas: We’re talking today with Thane Loring, the park manager at Lovewell State Park down in Kansas. How’s it going, Thane? Thane: It’s going good. Camp Kansas: Let’s just start off with a little bit of the [...]

Camping Perry State Park in Kansas Camp Kansas: We’re talking with Michelle Campbell today. She is the park ranger at Perry State Park in Kansas. How are you doing today? Campbell: I’m doing very good, thank you. Camp Kansas: Let’s start with a little bit of history about the park. How long has it been [...]

Crawford State Park Kansas Camping Camp Kansas: We’re talking with David Goble, who’s the park manager at Crawford State Park in Kansas. How are you doing today, David? Goble: Good, how about yourself? Camp Kansas: Good. We’ve got a gorgeous day here today. Goble: Yeah, it’s beautiful in southeast Kansas as well. Camp Kansas: Tell [...]