Let’s face it: Kansas is a gorgeous state. However, these 15 amazing places are the cream of the crop when it comes to beautiful photography–let’s check them out!
1.) Monument Rocks (Grinnell)
Flickr/J. Stephen Conn These stunning chalk formations are an unexpected delight to both beginning and professional photographers alike.
2.) Keeper of the Plains (Wichita)
Flickr/Chris Murphy Spectacular photo opportunities await you (and your camera) when the brave Keeper lights up the night.
3.) Mushroom Rock State Park (Brookville)
Flickr/Lane Pearman Beautiful sandstone concretions await you at this Smoky Hills landmark.
4.) Elk Falls
Flickr/frank thompson photos Don’t go chasing waterfalls – unless, of course, you’re taking pictures of elegant Elk Falls.
5.) Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (Strong City)
Flickr/Miguel Vieira A various array of grasses and shrubs make for a lovely photo op.
6.) Maxwell Wildlife Refuge (Canton)
Flickr/Kansas Tourism If photographing wildlife is your niche, Maxwell Refuge is your place.
7.) Arikaree Breaks (Cheyenne County)
Flickr/Kansas Tourism The miles-wide breaks and native shrubbery are a favorite to many – and I can see why!
8.) Gypsum Hills (Medicine Lodge)
Flickr/Vincent Parsons No caption needed.
9.) Cheyenne Bottoms Preserve (Great Bend)
Flickr/Pam Morris Cheyenne Bottoms is another excellent spot for photographing wildlife..
10.) Quivira National Wildlife Refuge (Raymond)
Flickr/chemisti …as is Quivira!
11.) Lindsborg
Flickr/designatednaphour Lindsborg is a charming, colorful town that is as fun to capture as it is to explore.
12.) Botanica (Wichita)
Flickr/One Day Closer Is this real life?
13.) Cimarron National Grassland (Elkhart)
Flickr/Kansas Tourism Much like the Tallgrass Prairie, Cimarron is full of lush fields, colorful trees, and native wildflowers.
14.) Flint Hills
Flickr/turcottes78 No matter where you are in the Hills, you’re guaranteed an epic picture!
15.) St. Fidelis Basilica (Victoria)
Flickr/josh hunter Kansas is home to several incredible churches and cathedrals, but my personal favorite is St. Fidelis. (I love the stained glass, marble, and stunning art.)
Where is your favorite place to photograph in Kansas?
Flickr/J. Stephen Conn
These stunning chalk formations are an unexpected delight to both beginning and professional photographers alike.
Flickr/Chris Murphy
Spectacular photo opportunities await you (and your camera) when the brave Keeper lights up the night.
Flickr/Lane Pearman
Beautiful sandstone concretions await you at this Smoky Hills landmark.
Flickr/frank thompson photos
Don’t go chasing waterfalls – unless, of course, you’re taking pictures of elegant Elk Falls.
Flickr/Miguel Vieira
A various array of grasses and shrubs make for a lovely photo op.
Flickr/Kansas Tourism
If photographing wildlife is your niche, Maxwell Refuge is your place.
The miles-wide breaks and native shrubbery are a favorite to many – and I can see why!
Flickr/Vincent Parsons
No caption needed.
Flickr/Pam Morris
Cheyenne Bottoms is another excellent spot for photographing wildlife..
Flickr/chemisti
…as is Quivira!
Flickr/designatednaphour
Lindsborg is a charming, colorful town that is as fun to capture as it is to explore.
Flickr/One Day Closer
Is this real life?
Much like the Tallgrass Prairie, Cimarron is full of lush fields, colorful trees, and native wildflowers.
Flickr/turcottes78
No matter where you are in the Hills, you’re guaranteed an epic picture!
Flickr/josh hunter
Kansas is home to several incredible churches and cathedrals, but my personal favorite is St. Fidelis. (I love the stained glass, marble, and stunning art.)
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