Mitchell County Kansas 9 towns 719 square miles

Live, work, visit

Visiting

Waconda Lake and Glen Elder State Park, the twine ball, limestone architecture from the courthouse to a castle gas station, three golf courses, and pheasant, walleye, and deer in season.

Waconda Lake from the air, campers and shelters along the state park shore
Glen Elder State Park from the air Glen Elder

  • Waconda Lake and Glen Elder State Park

    12,586 water acres, 13,000 acres of wildlife area, 121 modern campsites on the north shore, a beach at Osage, and the Waconda Springs replica. 2131 180 Road, Glen Elder, 785-545-3345.

  • The World's Largest Ball of Twine

    On US 24 in Cawker City since 1953. Stop and add a length.

  • Limestone architecture

    The 1901 courthouse, St. John's Catholic Church, the Castle Service Station, the Cawker City museum, and the Waconda Springs replica.

  • Golf

    Beloit Country Club, Lakeside Park and Golf in Cawker City, and Tipton Oaks, a sand-green course.

  • Hunting and fishing

    Pheasant, quail, turkey, dove, geese, duck, deer; catfish, walleye, crappie, white bass, wipers. Licenses through Kansas Wildlife and Parks.

  • Parks and pools

    Chautauqua Park's water park and 18-hole disc golf in Beloit, the Glen Elder pool on the square, parks in every town.

Hikers approaching Hopewell Church in winter fog
Hopewell Church on the First Day Hike Glen Elder State Park
The limestone Cawker City Museum, the old library, with a gazebo beside it
Cawker City Museum Cawker City