Alcove Spring – Flint Hills, Kansas
One of the favorite campsites of those traveling the Oregon Trail. Today the area is a park for hiking and enjoying the beautiful wildflowers, animals of the prairie and rolling hills.
Alcove Spring is about 165 miles along the Oregon Trail, which provided the water for the travelers during most of the season. In the early spring it was often difficult to cross as the runoff would have the spring so deep.
223-acre park with a self-guided walking tour. Interpretive exhibits of the wagon swales, Independence Crossing, and the spring, which was named by members of the Donner party in 1846. Follow signs from U.S. 77 north of Blue Rapids.
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I really recommend visiting this little area. It’s actually quite pretty and the hills near the spring make for a nice little day hike. It’s especially fascinating to see the names that have been carved into the rock at the spring. There’s a charm to rural Kansas, and I think people could really appreciate the sites here.