Take US Hwy 83 south at Oakley, Kansas exit from I-70, driving south 20 miles. Turn east onto gravel road at the sign, go 4 miles, then 2 miles south from the "T" intersection. Roads to this site are good.

See also:
Geology of Western Kansas
This Site, KS Photo Tour
The Window, Roger's Skypix
Rock City, Minneapolis, KS
Mushroom Rock State Park
Castle Rock, Gove Co.

West of Castle Rock area in Gove County, Kansas, erosion has carved these chalk pyramids from what was once the floor of a vast inland sea. Also called Monument Rocks this site is the first natural landmark chosen by the US Dept. of the Interior as a National Natural Landmark. This landmark in on private land. The owners are generous to share this site with the public. Treat it with respect.

These limestone formations, originally formed 80
million years ago, stretch to 70 feet in height.

Having heard about these wonderful rocks for most of my life, I have always hoped to visit. "Awesome" is barely adequate as a description of this site.

Visiting during the last hour of daylight at Spring vernal equinox, our day was clear, mild and still--perfect weather! (The stillness is very unusual for this area.) Our mild weather changed drastically overnight. The following day's low was 7 degrees, with a minus-zero wind chill index. Weather in early spring can be very unpredictable in Kansas!

Seeing these 70-foot projections is a religious experience. The quiet, the beauty, the scale and the naturalness of the site will be a lifetime memory.

Visitor's Comment:
   I just happened to look up your site and was pleased to find it since my husband and I took a mid-west trip a few years ago and looked up this "monumental site". Wow! and Awesome! just barely touch the feeling you get when you see these giants for the first time, reaching to the sky from the flat land of Kansas. We took the back way in, not knowing there were two ways to get to them. After miles of dusty road, we got to the rocks...no one was in site for miles and I really had to relieve myself. The moment I dropped my drawers, a vehicle with 2 men came out of nowhere. They foiled my plan for they parked in such a way that I could not hide, even with all the formations around. My husband drove to the next group and thinking I was safe this time, I again dropped my drawers when another car full of family bounced out. Somehow I managed to lighten my bladder and learned from that experience that I will never get lost....all I need to do is to drop my pants.
    Thansk for sharing the beautiful pictures. I hope they will be protected from vandals and graffitti artists. —Sandra      12/3/2005