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Visitor tip
Staff are exceptionally knowledgeable and friendly—don't hesitate to ask questions during your visit or request recommendations for the best viewing times and locations for wildlife spotting.
Visitor tip
Plan to visit during the 2-hour guided wildlife drive tours for the most informative experience, as reviewers consistently praised the tour guides' expertise and engagement.
Visitor tip
Young children will enjoy hands-on animal encounters (like holding snakes during programs) and the sandbox area, but be prepared for mosquitoes during warmer months—bring insect repellent.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Nature Center
- Location
- Overlooks Cheyenne Bottoms, largest inland marsh in the United States
- Highlights
- Wetlands exhibits, bird watching, virtual tour with drone footage
- Special Events
- Free Perseid Meteor Shower watch party
What visitors say
We took the 2 hour tour. It was very informative and our driver was awesome and very friendly.
Very nice visitors center. Great displays, nice gift shop ,with the best selection of bird and nature guide books of any place I can think of. Staff very friendly. Good viewing windows with binoculars and a good spotting scope. I'm…
You give nature less than 5 stars !! But with that being said, I didn't put 2 and 2 together. Wetlands equals mosquitoes! Lol but otherwise prefect
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Did You Know?
- Cheyenne Bottoms is one of only 24 wetland sites in the United States recognized on the international scale, making the Kansas Wetlands Education Center's location at this refuge exceptionally significant for conservation education
- The center offers free admission and provides binoculars and spotting scopes for bird watching, along with interactive exhibits including virtual tours with 360-degree images and drone footage
- The Kansas Wetlands Education Center hosts an annual Butterfly Festival in September with interactive activities, and provides guided 2-hour wildlife drives led by knowledgeable staff
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