Spend Three Days At Three Rock Formations On This Weekend Road Trip In Kansas
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Lisa Sammons
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Next time you’ve got three days free, why don’t you take a road trip in Kansas? We’ve got so many natural wonders in the Sunflower State, and today we’ve planned an easy three-day road trip for you that will show you some of the best! This short trip will take you to some of the most beautiful rock formations in Kansas, and you won’t even have to spend that much time in the car! Check it out:
It can be difficult to take a short road trip in Kansas. The state is so spread out, with many destinations quite far from one another. Fortunately, this is one trip that won't require too much driving time! These three Sunflower State rock formations are fairly close together, with a total driving time of under four hours. You'll drive just under 230 miles altogether. You can check out the customizable itinerary on Google Maps. We recommend splitting the trip up over a three-day weekend so that you have time to explore the surrounding area.
Rock City Park, 1051 Ivy Rd, Minneapolis, KS 67467, USA
Your first stop on this road trip to rock formations in Kansas is Rock City Park. This park is only about five acres, but you'll find more than 200 sandstone concretions. Concretions look like rocks but are actually large mineral masses that are typically much harder than rocks.
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Some of the concretions here are more than 27 feet in diameter! Bring some appropriate footwear, as this is an interactive park where you're allowed to climb all over the concretions. It's thought that this is the largest collection of massive concretions in the world.
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Mushroom Rock State Park, Ave K, Brookville, KS 67425, USA
Next up is a visit to Mushroom Rock State Park. As the smallest state park in Kansas, you might be tempted to skip this destination, but it's so much fun! This place is considered one of the eight wonders of Kansas.
You'll find some really fascinating rock formations here of unusual shapes - many of the rocks resemble large mushrooms, hence the name. The formations are believed to be from the Crustaceous Period, which ran from 144 to 66 million years ago.
Chalk Pyramids, Lewis, KS 67748, USA
Another of Kansas's eight wonders is Monument Rocks, also known as the Chalk Pyramids. These 80 million-year-old chalk deposits resemble the more famous Stonehenge, but are a great deal taller. Some of the formations at Monument Rocks measure 70 feet in height!
This destination and its rocks are truly fascinating - they contain many shell fossils that you can catch a glimpse of all over the rocks.
This rock formation road trip in Kansas is such a cool idea next time you have three days free! What are your other favorite three-day weekend road trips in Kansas? Share yours in the comments!
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