Prairie Star Parkway Access Park
Shawnee Mission Lake–Argentine Limestone Outcrop, 4 beaches
7.6 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Shawnee Mission Lake–Argentine Limestone Outcrop, 4 beaches is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Prairie Star Parkway Access Park near Craig, KS. The route passes Argentine Limestone Outcrop and Shawnee Mission Park Beach before reaching Shawnee Mission Lake at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 260 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Shawnee Mission Lake–Argentine Limestone Outcrop, 4 beaches
7.6 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 809–1,008 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Star Parkway Access Park
Trailhead: 38.94063, -94.79779
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Gary L. Haller Trail;Mill Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miPass Argentine Limestone Outcrop.
- 50 ftPass Shawnee Mission Park Beach.
- 50 ftPass Shawnee Mission Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Shawnee Mission Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Gary L. Haller Trail;Mill Creek Trail 8.9 mi · ▲ 355 ft
- Gary L. Haller Trail;Mill Creek Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Gary L. Haller Trail;Mill Creek Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 139 ft
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