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Get Outside

Going outside has many benefits for children and adults. Getting fresh air rejuvenates your energy and offers a chance for exercise and connection to nature. Discovering local ecology and the processes of natural cycles will give you a better understanding of our region and greater awareness of how our human activities can help or hinder our natural surroundings.

On Campus
At Home

On Campus

• Outdoor Pursuits offers a variety of camping equipment and a bike repair shop to help you get moving outside.


• The KU Cycling Club is one way join fellow jayhawks to get outside check for more KU organizations that lead to exciting outdoor activities.


• Tag, watch and learn about Monarch butterflies with KU's Monarch Watch program.


• Between classes on a stressful day, take a stroll through the Sensory Garden or to Potter's Lake.

At Home

If you're ready to explore Kansas here are some of the most valuable resources around

• Lawrence Mountain Biking and Hiking Trails. This site has maps for the Clinton Lake, Perry Lake, and Kansas River trails. Also has information about volunteering to help with trail maintenance.


• For more information on trails and even trail building see the International Mountain Biking Association.


• The Kansas Biking Guide has more information on state trails and roadway etiquette.



• Lawrence's Parks web site includes a state"rec-finder" which is a searchable database of over 450 trails, 3,500 parks and 12,500 recreation amenities for places to participate in your favorite outdoor activities. You can search for parks and facilities by name, location, park type or facilities. It also includes maps.


• Get to know our local ecology through the Prairie Park Nature Center, the Haskell Baker Wetlands, the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, or Konza Prairie.


• Want to know even more? This site is a large bibliography of guides from geology to birds in Kansas.


• Bird watching information can be found with the Jayhawk Audubon Society.

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