Cimarron National Grassland USA Postcard

The Cimarron National Grassland is located in the southwestern corner of Kansas, near the borders of Colorado and Oklahoma, and is the largest area of public land in the state. Historically part of the Dust Bowl, this vast expanse was restored as a national grassland, offering a starkly beautiful landscape of shortgrass prairie, yucca, and sagebrush. It is a critical habitat for wildlife, including the lesser prairie-chicken, and is crossed by the Santa Fe Historic Trail, which pioneers once traveled. The beauty of the Cimarron Grassland lies in its raw, open, and rugged simplicity. The gently rolling hills stretch endlessly to the horizon, providing a dramatic sense of scale and solitude under the vast high-plains sky. The Cimarron River, often a shallow, braided stream, provides a vital ribbon of life through the arid landscape. This remote grassland offers a powerful experience of the historic and resilient natural character of the American Great Plains.