
Central Park
Hard work has gone into maintaining the natural beauty of the Central Park, located just east of our Central Business District, which has been a fixture of Marion since its founding. All improvements, including playground equipment, and a gazebo which contains public restroom and a small stage, have been strategically placed to blend with their surroundings.

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Just a short drive (30 miles) from Marion, through scenic Flint Hills vistas, is the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. The preserve, a public/private partnership with the Nature Conservancy and the National Park Service, protects a nationally significant remnant of the once vast tallgrass prairie and its cultural resources. The nearly 11,000-acre park includes 41 miles of hiking trails, a bison herd, limestone buildings from the original working ranch, and a visitor’s center.

County Park & Lake
The lake is approximately 153 acres of water. Encircled by a four-mile blacktop road, the park is an additional 150 acres and includes a swimming beach, boating and water skiing, a free 18-hole disc golf course, biking, camping and picnic facilities, playground, recreational hall, shelter houses, shady groves, fishing, a bait & tackle shop, heated fishing dock, restrooms and more.

Marion Reservoir
A special treat for wildlife observers is the 1-mile Willow Walk Nature Trail located at Cottonwood Point. Anglers have bright opportunities at Marion Reservoir. The lake is noted for its walleye, crappie, white bass, wipers and channel catfish. Boaters will find boat ramps located around the lake. Hunters at Marion Reservoir will find pheasants, quail, rabbits, turkeys, and white-tail deer, Canada, snow, and white-front geese and many species of ducks.

East Park
In 2015 the City of Marion was one of 49 Kansas communities to receive a community improvement grant through the Kansas Small Cities Community Development Block Grant program, which was used to begin renovations to the park.

Marion Historical Museum
The museum is open from the 1st of May until the middle of October on Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M., Sundays 12:00 P.M. until 2:00 P.M., or by appointment with a 24-hour notice.

Santa Fe Depot
The building sat unoccupied for many years and then was owned by numerous individuals for different purposes, including a youth center and finally a flour mill. The City Commission purchased it in 1998, and in 1999, the decision was made to apply for a grant to restore and renovate the Santa Fe Depot into the new facility for the Marion City Library, which is how it is used today.