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Cedar Bluff State Park

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47: 262: 253: 31: 244: 54: 207:. The Bluffton Area—300 acres (120 ha) on the north shore—is the most developed and receives extensive use. The Page Creek Area—500 acres (200 ha) on the south shore—offers primitive camping as well as 36 utility sites. West of the Page Creek Area are the 90: 552: 474: 436: 766: 739: 280: 46: 408: 519: 322: 457: 429: 466: 509: 445: 377: 565: 313: 481: 422: 337: 486: 524: 491: 701: 514: 318: 761: 621: 218:
from which the reservoir's name was derived (junipers were often misidentified as "cedars" by early settlers).
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is divided into two areas, comprising 850 acres (340 ha), straddling the 6,800-acre (2,800 ha)
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Threshing Machine Canyon, the site of an 1850s Native American attack on a wagon train bearing a
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is a public recreation area located 21 miles (34 km) southeast of
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one can find carvings dating back to the mid-19th century.
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Map showing the location of Cedar Bluff State Park
Kansas
United States
38°48′41″N 99°43′57″W / 38.81139°N 99.73250°W / 38.81139; -99.73250
Cedar Bluff State Park
WaKeeney
Ellis
Trego County
Kansas
United States
state park
Cedar Bluff Reservoir
juniper
limestone
bluffs
threshing machine
canyon



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"Cedar Bluff State Park Office"
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United States Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior

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