Hays

Tucked along Big Creek on the High Plains of western Kansas, Hays is a place whose character is shaped by the region’s open, semi-arid grasslands. Big Creek flows east toward the Smoky Hill River, bringing a narrow green corridor to a landscape defined by broad horizons. The city developed beside Fort Hays, a U.S. Army post established in 1865; its historic site recalls the period when military routes, railroads and settlement were transforming the plains. Fort Hays State University gives Hays a lively academic presence, while the Sternberg Museum of Natural History displays fossils from the ancient inland sea that once covered Kansas. Volga German traditions also remain part of the area’s identity. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of Hays and western Kansas.

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