Devil's Lake State Park

At a glance

Visual character

“500-foot quartzite bluffs rise from the shores of a 360-acre glacially-carved lake in the Driftless Area — one of the most dramatic inland landscapes in the Midwest. Balanced rock formations, ancient geology, and sweeping bluff-top views over forest and water.”

About

Fort Larned National Historic Site near Larned, Kansas is the best-preserved Indian Wars-era frontier military post in America—nine original 1860s sandstone buildings arranged around a parade ground on the treeless Great Plains horizon, exactly as they stood when the fort protected travelers on the Santa Fe Trail. The extraordinary integrity of this remote Kansas location—barracks, commissary, officers' quarters, bakehouse, and blockhouses all original and unaltered—creates an authentic 1860s Plains frontier military environment requiring no set construction. Exterior and interior filming available across all original structures with NPS authorization. The sweeping Great Plains landscape with no modern intrusions delivers genuine 1860s frontier atmosphere unmatched in the Midwest. Perfect for Old West military frontier productions, Indian Wars-era drama, and authentic Santa Fe Trail narratives. A premier Kansas film location. Filming permits available through Fort Larned NHS Superintendent. NPS Special Use Permit required.