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Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
Located in Osage County
Pawhuska, Oklahoma

Originally covering over 142 million acres in 14 states, the Tallgrass Prairie was one of North America's major ecosystems. Today, the ecoregion is confined to Oklahoma and Kansas, canvasing 37,000 acres of the only protected ecosystem of its type in the world. 

Sweeping vistas of the open prairie landscape, along with incredible sunrises and sunsets are just some of the many natural attractions of this ecoregion. A driving tour through the Nature Conservancy's Tall Grass Prairie Preserve near Pawhuska, conveys the same images of namesake tallgrasses - big bluestem, Indiangrass and switchgrass, each of which can reach up to eight feet in height in moist, deep soil sites - and herds of grazing bison that greeted pioneers as they crossed the plains in covered wagons over a century ago. 

For a scenic retreat, book a cabin at Osage Hills State Park, a densely wooded park nestled in lush, rolling hills.

Wildlife

• More than 1,800 Bison
  
• Bobcats
• Greater Prairie Chicken
• Badgers
• Armadillo
• White-tailed deer
• Beaver
• Coyote
• 243 Native Vertebrate species
  

Also visit the near-by towns of Kaw City, Burbank, Webb City and Shidler

Outdoor Activities:

• Camping
• Fishing
• Sailing
• Boating
• Water skiing
• Horseback riding
• Cycling
• Hiking
• Hunting
• Gardens