One of the most important shorebird migration stopover points in the Western Hemisphere, Cheyenne Bottoms is the largest interior marsh in the United States. It is here that hundreds of thousands of shorebirds and waterfowl rest and refuel on their migration journeys. While your visiting Cheyenne Bottoms, make sure to stop in at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center for some interactive learning, and family fun.

• Motion and Change. The huge basin of Cheyenne Bottoms was formed 8 million years ago, and the geology of the wetlands continue to shape the bottoms today. It is the largest natural body of water between the Rockies and the Appalachians.   

• Migration Basin. Cheyenne Bottoms consists of 41,000 acres of lowland marshy basins that host hundreds of thousands of foraging birds during seasonal migrations. Along with a quarter million waterfowl, nearly one half of all North American shorebirds visit the Bottoms each year, making this the top migration staging area in the contiguous United States.

• Birding Stop. Enjoy a birding stop along one of Cheyenne Bottoms' unpaved roads. Because Cheyenne Bottoms is such a diverse, large, and unique marsh, bird watching is one of the most popular activities on the Bottoms. 

To download a map of the Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area, click here.
For current water conditions, please call 620-786-7456 or visit the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Webpage for Cheyenne Bottoms.