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Lyon County State Fishing Lake & Wildlife Area is situated on the eastern edge of the Flint Hills region in Kansas. The lake is located 13 miles north of Emporia on Kansas Highway 99 then two miles east on County Road 270. The 135 acre lake is surrounded by 442 acres of state owned public wildlife area. Fourteen hundred acres of native tall grass prairie comprise most of the lake's drainage basin and contribute greatly to its average 66 inches of water clarity. The 441 acre wildlife area is dominated by tall grass native prairie with small wooded draws interspersed.
The area includes primitive campgrounds, a boat ramp, fishing piers, a pit toilet and a shelter house. The Clinton Eubank Memorial trail system runs along the southeast side of the lake, ideal for any wildlife viewing.