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Places near Great Bend by type
All 224 places by distance →One day from Great Bend
5 stops, one loop, back by 8:24 pm
136 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Great Bend
- Quivira National Wildlife Refugenature spot · 2 hrs
- Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Areanature spot · 2 hrs
- Cheyenne Bottoms Preservenature spot · 2 hrs
- Fort Zarahfort · 1.5 hrs
- Walnut Creek Bridgeheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Great Bend
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Great Bend?
Great Bend Zoo (nature spot, about 1 km), Brit Spaugh Park (park, about 1 km), First Congregational United Church of Christ (church, about 3 km), Veteran's Memorial Park (monument, about 4 km), Fort Zarah (fort, about 6 km), Walnut Creek Bridge (heritage site, about 17 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Great Bend?
162 places on Spotwander: 99 churches, 19 parks, 5 museums, 12 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 5 forts & heritage.
Which is the nearest church to Great Bend?
First Church of God, about 1 km by road; Prairie Foursquare Church (0 km) is next.
Which is the nearest park to Great Bend?
Bypass Park, about 1 km by road; Brit Spaugh Park (1 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Great Bend?
Start in Great Bend, visit Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, then Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area, then Cheyenne Bottoms Preserve, then Fort Zarah, then Walnut Creek Bridge, and drive back — about 136 km by road in all.