Facilities

DeWeese Park
  • Type of Facility: Primitive Camping
  • Location of Facility: N37 48.913 W97 53.253
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    Also located at DeWeese Park is a boat ramp and vault toilet.

Yoder Fishing Jetty
  • Type of Facility: Jetty
  • This facility is ADA accessible
  • Location of Facility: N37 48.038 W97 52.711
Fish Cove
  • Type of Facility: Primitive Camping
  • This facility is ADA accessible
  • Location of Facility: N37 48.110 W97 51.959
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    Also located at the Fish Cove Camping Area is a parking lot, boat ramp, toilet, dock, and a jetty.

Red Bluffs
  • Type of Facility: Boat Ramp
  • This facility is ADA accessible
  • Location of Facility: N37 46.610 W097 48.454
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    Also located next to the Boat Ramp is a parking lot, vault toilet, dock, and jetty.

    The Red Bluffs Area will be closed to the public from September 11 thru the 12 to allow for the training of department personal.

Cheney Shooting Range
  • Type of Facility: Shooting Range
  • This facility is ADA accessible
  • Location of Facility: 1001 E Parallel Rd. Pretty Prairie, KS 67570
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    The Cheney Shooting Range is currently closed while we await lead testing results. 

    UPDATE MAY 2025: The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks is committed to protecting natural resources while providing shooting sports opportunities. This includes taking steps to prevent and monitor potentially harmful lead contamination. We will re-open the Cheney range only when we know it is safe to do so.

    Range Amenities:

    Shooting benches, target backers, and target tacks are provided for the two ranges: a 100-yard and 25-yard range. An accessible bench and vault toiled are provided on each range.

    Rifles and pistols may be used on either range, but shotguns are not allowed. Users of the range need only bring firearms, ammunition, and paper targets. Adult shooters must fill out a registration form once per season. All adult shooters must sign the daily log in sheet. Permits are available at the range.  

    Rules

    Law Enforcement certified officers operate the range when open.

    Please read and understand all posted range rules before shooting.

    • This is a marksmanship range, no rapid fire allowed.
    • .50 BMG rifles/rounds and exploding targets are not allowed.
    • Muzzleloaders are allowed
    • Armor-piercing and tracer rounds are prohibited. Armor-piercing ammunition includes but is not limited to: M2 .30-06 163gr., M61 7.62 NATO 150.5gr., M993 7.62 126.6gr., M995 5.56x45mm NATO 52gr., FNP80 7.62 150gr., AP485 .338 Lapua Magnum 248gr., S.m.K. 7.92x57 Mauser 178.25gr..
    • When open, the range is only available Friday through Sunday.  Public access to the range is strictly prohibited Monday through Thursday. 
    • Target practice anywhere else on the wildlife area is strictly prohibited and heavily enforced. This includes BB guns, paint ball guns, and archery equipment.
Wenzel Cove
  • Type of Facility: Boat Ramp
  • This facility is ADA accessible
  • Location of Facility: N37 45 46.37 W97 52 29.78
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    Located next to the Boat Ramp is also a parking lot, vault toilet, docks, and jetty.

Area Office
  • Type of Facility: Office
  • This facility is ADA accessible
  • Location of Facility: N37 48.365 W097 51.763