507 East 560th Avenue
Pittsburg
Kansas, 66762
(620) 231-3173
www.kdwp.state.ks.us/news/KDWP-Info/Locations/Wildlife-Areas/Region-5/Mined-Land
Mined Land Wildlife Area is a campground or RV park located in Pittsburg.
The property is 14,500 acres in size, comprised of 1,500 acres of water and 13,000 acres of land. All but 2,000 acres of the property was surface mined for coal during the 1920’s through 1974. The property is rugged country dotted with over 1,000 strip-mine lakes, steep-sided hills and dense vegetation. Unmined areas consist of mature bottomland woodland and small crop fields. The strip-mine lakes vary in size from ¼ ace to 50 acres in size with depths to 60 feet. Primary terrestrial use on the property includes hunting, hiking, camping, wildlife viewing and mushroom/berry picking. Species hunted include whitetail deer, eastern turkey, mourning dove, bobwhite quail, fox squirrel, cottontails and waterfowl.
Places to eat within 10km of Mined Land Wildlife Area include Lotus Chinese Restaurant, Fifth Street Bar & Grill located at 111 West 5th Street, Chicken Mary's approximately 7.5 km away, Cafe Del Rio located at 202 East Centennial Drive, and Long John Silver's.
Other nearby accommodations options close to Mined Land Wildlife Area include Big Brutus Inc Campground, Americas Best Value Inn approximately 3.1 km away, Holiday Inn Express located at 4011 Parkview Drive, Holiday Lodge, and La Quinta Inn & Suites.