Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve · Kansas

Southwind Nature Trail

2.0 mi of trail, end to end · about 200 ft of climbing · 1,228 ft–1,357 ft

ViewsHistory

1,231 ft 1,310 ft · 0.6 mi high 1,357 ft

Along the way 1881 Spring Hill Ranch house Barn;1882 Limestone Barn Curing house Historic carriage house Historic chicken house Historic ice house Historic outhouse Historic scratch shed Southwind Trail

On the parks map

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.