More people than ever have visited Kansas state parks in recent years. Those parks saw more than 8 million visitors for the first time in 2020, the COVID year. That total fell in 2021 to 7.6 million, then rose last year to 7,892,316, said Linda Lanterman, parks director for the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. That department maintains 28 state parks. It will soon add one more, as Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill Wednesday establishing Lehigh Portland State Park near Iola.
Source: Salina Journal
