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Mushroom Rock State Park, Brookville, KS

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Mushroom Rock State Park

Walk among mushroom-shaped sandstone boulders, including one 27 feet across, in Kansas's smallest state park, free to visit.

Ave K, Brookville, KS 67425 · Brookville, KS

About Mushroom Rock State Park

Mushroom Rock is a 5-acre day-use state park in the Smoky Hills of Ellsworth County, the smallest in Kansas, dedicated in 1965. Its sandstone boulders are leftovers of Cretaceous beach sands, held together by calcium carbonate, and wind and water have carved them into two mushroom rocks, a giant shoe rock and others; the largest rock is 27 feet across. Pioneers and Native Americans once used the rocks as a meeting place. Two short grass trails loop the site, and there is no entrance fee. Camping and fishing are at Kanopolis State Park nearby.

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