Park Kansas Map

About Park, Kansas

Park is a locality in Gove County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 112. The population density is 137.3 people per km². Park is located at 39.1125°N, 100.3587°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Park is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 67751.

Park remains a quiet expanse of high plains where the sky asserts its dominance over a horizon defined by the persistent, rhythmic swaying of wheat. It lies 57.7 miles west-northwest of Hays, KS (from Hays, KS: bearing 287°T), and is situated 27.1 miles east of Oakley. The land here holds the stillness of the deep interior, broken only by the subtle shifts of Gove Creek, which carves a modest, winding path through the soil just a mile from the center of the grid. To the west, the gentle depression of Midway Draw softens the geometry of the fields, while the light at dusk settles in long, amber layers that turn the stalks of grain into a shimmering, metallic sea of amber. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the landscape opens into a vast, unadorned theater of grass and earth, where the Sheridan Wildlife Area provides a sanctuary for the local fauna to navigate the changing seasons.

Park carries the weight of a history rooted in the iron determination of early settlers who sought to tame the unforgiving prairie for the sake of the harvest. The local economy persists as a reflection of this legacy, centered on the cyclical demands of dryland farming and the steady labor required to move grain across the expansive plains. Life in Park moves with the patient momentum of a slow-turning season, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs, yet connected to the broader world through the iron rails and the quiet industry of its residents. For those seeking the solitude of the open air, Sheridan County State Lake remains a distant, quiet destination, a place where the water mirrors the vast, cloud-streaked canopy that defines the character of this corner of the state.

About This Park Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Park, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.112507, -100.358747. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Park includes the ZIP code (67751), telephone area code (785), county seat of Gove County (Gove City), and school district assignment (Wheatland Unified School District 292).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.