Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Custom Search On November 12, 1996, legislation was passed creating Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in the Flint Hills region of Kansas. A new superintendent was assigned to the site in February 1997, and planning activities for the preserve are now underway. The preserve protects a nationally significant example of the once vast tallgrass ecosystem. Of the 400,000 square miles of tallgrass prairie that once covered the North American Continent, less than 1 percent remains, primarily in the Flint Hills. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve will be a new kind of national park. It is approximately 11,000 acres in size, but most of that land will remain under the ownership of the National Park Trust, which purchased the land in 1994. The National Park Service will own up to 180 acres, yet the legislation calls for the entire acreage to be managed cooperatively by the National Park Service and the National Park Trust.     CONTACTS Email - TAPR_Interpretation@nps.gov Fax- 620-273-6099 Write to P.O. Box 585 Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845 Phone Ranch Visitor Center - 620-273-8494 Headquarters - Admin - 620-273-6034 Park Superintendent - 620-273-8494   Map Detailed Map Contact Info Phone, Email, Address, GPS coordinates Campgrounds Nearby List of Nearby Campgrounds Weather Local weather forecast These outdoors activities are available near Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve.   Campgrounds Near Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: White Memorial Camp, Council Grove, 18 miles away   Marinas Near Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: Council Grove Marina, Council Grove , 17 miles away   Hotels Near Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: Knights Inn Emporia, KS, Emporia , 22 miles away Best Western Hospitality House, Emporia , 22 miles away Americas Best Inn and Suites Emporia, Emporia , 22 miles away Days Inn Emporia, Emporia , 22 miles away Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites EMPORIA, Emporia , 22 miles away Comfort Inn Emporia, Emporia , 22 miles away Fairfield Inn Emporia, Emporia , 22 miles away   Public Lands Near Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: El Dorado State Park, Kansas , 32 miles away   Golf Courses Near Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: Cottonwood Falls Country Club, Cottonwood Falls , 1 miles away