Flint Hills Trail: Council Grove at the center of a critical final phase
Mon, 12/15/2025 - 1:52pm
Council Grove now occupies a central position in the future of the Flint Hills Trail State Park, both geographically and strategically, according to Jeff Bender, Region Supervisor with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, who spoke in Council Grove at the annual meeting of the Heart of the Flint Hills Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association. Bender outlined recent construction milestones, trail usage data, and the status of federal funding needed to complete the final western segment of the trail.
