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Welcome to our beautiful 102 mile Western Vistas Historic Byway! In addition, swimming, fishing, boating, canoeing, recreational trails and wildlife abound.

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Scott Lake Park, comprised of 1120 acres, offers stunning views of a beautiful lake surrounded by historically significant sites, structures, and monuments. Oakley is the “Birthplace of the Legend” of Buf

falo Bill. A twice life sized bronze sculpture honors William F. Cody who won his title in a buffalo hunting contest with William Comstock in 1868 and later became world renown for his “Wild West Show”. The sculpture is soon to be complimented by a Buffalo Bill Visitor/Cultural Center scheduled for completion in 2012. The Fort Wallace Museum provides visual evidence of a bygone era including the recently restored Pond Creek Stagecoach Station, one of only two Butterfield Overland Despatch stations remaining in existence between Leavenworth, Kansas and Denver, Colorado. Nearby is found the Fort Wallace Cemetery marked by a cenotaph erected in 1867 by the Seventh Calvary and Third Infantry. Across the dirt road and looking south is the grounds where once stood Fort Wallace. Although the Fort is no longer in existence, one can gaze into the distance and imagine George Armstrong Custer, “Wild Bill” Hickok, and others billeted in the open confines of the Fort. This geographic area is one of the richest fossil hunting areas in the world, often known as a “paleontologist’s paradise”. The byway features five museums that display fossils found locally. Numerous chalk outcroppings, where many of the fossils are found, are collectively known as the “Badlands of Kansas”. The Western Vistas Historic Byway offers multiple snapshots of history ranging from prehistoric times to early Native Americans, African Americans, soldiers and pioneers extending to today’s modern farmers. The topography includes relatively level farm land, rolling hills, valleys and eventually peaks at Mount Sunflower, the highest point in Kansas.

19/11/2024

Explore Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park along the Western Vistas Historic Byway!

The Kansas experience is a salute to the real. To the rowdy. To the wide-eyed wanderers. To the dreamers. To the Stars.

25/10/2024

Support tourism in Western Kansas by giving to the Western Vistas Historic Byway through the Scott Community Foundation on Giving Day, Tuesday, November 12!

24/10/2024

Thanks for stopping by the Western Vistas Historic Byway, Wherever I May Roam Blog!!

20/10/2024

Support Western Kansas area tourism through the Scott Community Foundation on Giving Day Nov. 12!

19/10/2024

The Western Vistas Byway is a proud participant in the 2024 Giving Day through the Scott Community Foundation! You can impact an entire region of Northwest Kansas through your gift to enhance travel tourism in our area!

13/08/2024

Experience the Monument Rocks Chalk Pyramids Kansas as well as other unique geology features and vibrant history along the Western Vistas Historic Byway!!

Explore Monument Rocks, the first National Natural Landmark in Kansas. Rising up to 50 feet above ground and descending 300 feet below, this Niobrara chalk formation was created during the late Cretaceous Period. The area was covered by the Western Interior Seaway which extended from the present day Gulf of Mexico north through Canada. When the sea receded, it left behind marine sedimentary deposits and fossils. Monument Rocks is located near Western Vistas Historic Byway. https://www.visitoakleyks.com/monument-rocks https://www.travelks.com/things-to-do/byways-and-highways/byways/western-vistas/

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