Amenities listing
Listed below is access point information. The numbers coorospond to those listed on the map. Information listed is lighting availability at access point (LA), paved parking (PP), gravel parking (GP), boat ramp (BR), trash recepticle (TR), restroom (RR), picnic area (PA), launch difficulty (LD 1-4). LD is KawACCESS River measured from easiest to access “1,” to very difficult or dangerous to access, “4.” 1 Republican River Tributary PP BR TR PA LD-1 2 Hwy 177 Bridge LA PP BR TR LD-1 3 Blue River Tributary(Lanier Pk) PP BR LD-1 4 Boggs Landing LA GP BR RR PA LD-1 5 Boat Landing at Wamego Riverside Park LA PP BR TR PA LD-1 6 Maple Hill Bridge For more information about LD-4 the Kansas River and its access, contact 7 Willard Bridge LD-4 Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks Region 2 Office 8 Seward Avenue GP BR LD-1 300 SW Wanamaker Rd. Topeka, KS 66606 9 Rising Sun (785) 273-6740 GP BR TR LD-1 kdwp.state.ks.us 10 Lawrence River Front PP BR TR LD-1 Friends of the Kaw 11 Mud Creek Tributary PO Box 1612 GP BR LD-1 Lawrence, KS 66044 12 Wakarusa Tributary (785) 312-7200 GP BR LD-1 kansasriver.org 13 De Soto City Park BR PA LD-1 14 Cedar Creek Tributary GP BR TR LD-1 15 Edwardsville River Park PUBLIC ACCESS LA PP BR TR RR PA LD-1 TO THE KANSAS RIVER 16 Mill Creek Tributary Equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from programs de- PP BR TR RR PA LD-1 scribed herein is available to all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gen- der identity, political affiliation, and military or veteran status. Com- 17 Kaw Point Park plaints of discrimination should be sent to Office of the Secretary, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, 1020 S Kansas Ave., LA PP BR TR RR PA LD-1 Topeka, KS 66612-1327. 04/09 1 River Mile 173.0 JUNCTION CITY Republican River Tributary Access-Grant Public 7 River Mile 101.9 WILLARD Willard Bridge (undeveloped and very difficult to Park, East edge of Junction City. use-not recommended). 2 River Mile 149.2 MANHATTAN Hwy 177 bridge, Fairmont Park boat ramp. 8 River Mile 77.4 TOPEKA Seward Avenue. CAUTION: A low-head dam is located upstream at River Mile 87, 3/4-mile below 3 River Mile 147.5 MANHATTAN Blue River Tributary Access-Lanier Park. Hwy 75 bridge. Must portage around this hazard 4 River Mile 137.0 ST. GEORGE Boggs Landing. at river left only. Portage planned for 2009. 5 River Mile 128.3 WAMEGO Wamego Bridge, Hwy 99 bridge south of Wamego. 9 River Mile 64.2 LECOMPTON Perry-Lecompton Rising Sun Access Park, north side of Kaw River Bridge outside of Lecompton. 6 River Mile 106.7 MAPLE HILL Maple Hill Bridge (undeveloped but useable). 10 River Mile 54.1 LAWRENCE Lawrence River Front Access Park, Junction of Hwys 24, 40, and 59. CAUTION: A hydraulic dam is located 1.5 miles below this access point. Must portage around this hazard. POTTAWATOMIE RILEY 77 62 Holton 16 16 JEFFERSON Westmoreland 7 4 192 63 Leavenworth 82 177 13 75 92 59 24 Wamego LEAVENWORTH St. George JACKSON 92 5 Oskaloosa WYANDOTTE 113 3 SHAWNEE Manhattan 2 4 16 5 18 6 24 40 19 7 17 177 Maple Hill 18 Kansas 8 City Willard 32 16 Shawnee 1 40 70 Lecompton 9 Junction 470 10 13 14 15 Edwardsville City Alma 11 12 Topeka 10 De Soto 4 Lawrence 57 99 Eudora 77 Olathe DOUGLAS 150 GEARY
59 69 JOHNSON 31 56 WABAUNSEE
11 River Mile 51.1 LAWRENCE “Oak Street Ramp” North Lawrence River Front Park 16 River Mile 16.5 EDWARDSVILLE Edwardsville River Park Access Ramp. 12 River Mile 47.3 LAWRENCE Mud Creek Tributary Access, five miles east of 17 River Mile 15.5 SHAWNEE Mill Creek Tributary Access Park canoe Lawrence. Need key from Lawrence City Hall to launch only. Wilder Road Park. access (785) 832-3450. 18 River Mile 14.8 KANSAS CITY Water One Lowhead Dam at I-435 Bridge 13 River Mile 42.0 EUDORA Wakarusa Tributary Access, Eudora City Park. Portage being built in 2009 at river left only. CAUTION: Dangerous low water notch on 14 River Mile 31.3 DE SOTO De Soto City Park Access Ramp. right bank. Scout this area before attempting it. 15 River Mile 26.1 DE SOTO Cedar Creek Tributary Access Park, 3 miles east 19 River Mile 0.0 KANSAS CITY Kaw Point Park Access Ramp Fairfax District. of De Soto on Hwy 10.