Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism
Linda S. Lanterman Director Kansas State Parks Wilson State Park KANSAS OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMY •71,000 Direct Jobs
•$7.3 Billion in Consumer Spending
•$1.8 Billion in Wages & Salaries
•$481 Million in State and Local Tax Revenue
https://outdoorindustry.org/state/kansas/ KANSAS STATE PARKS • 2018 Visitation – 6,897,836 • 2019 Visitation 4,663,132 • Facilities – 463
• Park Offices – 22
• Miles of Paved Road – 534 • 81 Miles Flooded • Boat Ramp Lanes – 173 lanes on 80 Ramps • 62 Boat Ramps were Flooded KANSAS STATE PARKS
PARK FEE FUND BALANCE $6,000,000
$5,000,000
$4,000,000
FY 2013
$3,000,000 FY 2014 FY 2015
FY 2016
$2,000,000 FY 2017
FY 2018
FY 2019 $1,000,000
$- Army Corps of Engineers Clinton State Park – KS City Vault Toilet Building Cross Timbers State Park - Tulsa Eisenhower State Park – KS City El Dorado State Park - Tulsa Elk City State Park - Tulsa Fall River State Park - Tulsa Hillsdale State Park – KS City Kanopolis State Park – KS City Milford State Park – KS City Perry State Park – KS City Pomona State Park – KS City Tuttle Creek State Park – KS City Wilson State Park – KS City Flood Control/Water Supply Bureau of Reclamation KDWPT • Cedar Bluff State Park - NE • Crawford State Park • Cheney State Park - OK • Flint Hills Trail State Park • Glen Elder State Park - NE • Historic Lake Scott State Park • Lovewell State Park - NE • Kaw River State Park • Prairie Dog State Park - NE • Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park • Webster State Park - NE • Meade State Park • Mushroom Rock State Park Flood Control/Irrigation • Prairie Spirit Trail State Park • Sand Hills State Park
State Owned HAB – Blue Green Algae
• Cheney State Park • Glen Elder State Park • Lovewell State Park • Meade State Park • Milford State Park • Prairie Dog State Park • Historic Lake Scott State Park • Webster State Park 2019 STATE PARK FLOODING
Clinton State Park 2019 STATE PARK FLOODING
El Dorado State Park
Cross Timbers State Park 2019 STATE PARK FLOODING
Elk City State Park 2019 STATE PARK FLOODING Milford State Park 2019 STATE PARK FLOODING DAMAGE 2019 STATE PARK FLOODING DAMAGE MOVING FORWARD…
• Debris/Building Clean Up by Staff and Volunteers • KDOT – Assessing our Roads • Assessing Damage of Infrastructure by Engineering and Staff • Utilities, Buildings, Erosion, Trees, Docks, Campsites, Roads, Boat Ramps • FEMA Assistance • Funding Repairs • Back to “Making Memories” KANSAS STATE PARKS – Thank you
Kaw River State Park