Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area

As a stopping point on the central flyway for millions of birds, this Kansas wetland is a bird lover's paradise. It is the largest wetland in the interior US. Cheyenne Bottoms is part of the National Wetlands & Wildlife National Scenic Byway drive. It is a complex of marshy basins in a 41,000-acre lowland area containing the largest system of wetlands in Kansas and is the richest wetland feeding grounds in the central flyway. It is critical to the survival of many species. Some 320 species of birds frequent Cheyenne Bottoms, including the Bald Eagle, Whooping Crane, Peregrine Falcon, Least Tern and Piping Plover. Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area is found along the Wetlands and Wildlife National Scenic Byway. Along the byway, you'll encounter landscapes and communities shaped by the powerful forces of motion and change. You're entering a region formed by ancient and ongoing geological movement, a land of stunning bird migrations, of wild winds, and weather, and of richly layered human history. The road moves through radiant wetlands exploding with wildlife; prairie vistas with immense blue skies; and seven rural communities shaped by nature and the entrepreneurial spirit. The inland salt marshes that anchor this drive, Cheyenne Bottoms and Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, are international birders treasures nestled in the heart of America and the Central Flyway. Plan your other stops along the Wetlands and Wildlife National Scenic Byway here.