State park slated for spring opening

A state official said work continues on a visitors center at Lehigh Portland State Park, with completion set for early next year. Plans are for the park to be open for visitors next spring.

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September 22, 2025 - 2:53 PM

Work continues on the visitor’s center at Lehigh Portland State Park south of Iola. Officials hope to have the center complete by January. Photo by Ethereal Lens Media for The Iola Register

Lehigh Portland State Park hopes to welcome its first official visitors next spring. 

Kansas State Parks Director Connor O’Flannagan said work at Kansas’s newest state park was advancing at a steady clip. “Overall, we’re shooting for the end of January to be completely done with construction,” he said. “We should have the park open no later than April 1, 2026 for peak camping season.” 

“The sewage lagoons are complete and passed a work test with KDHE last week,” O’Flannagan told the Register. The lagoons are located east of 1650 St. and will…

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