The boat launch with the deepest channel. The trail to the gorge. The farm stand that takes Venmo. The icon you've heard of and the one you haven't.
Over 12 miles of trails on the lake's southeast shore, including the 6.3-mile Eagle Ridge Equestrian Trail, the 2.2-mile Crystal Trail past an old quarry where small geodes can be found, and the Waterfall Pond Trail.
A working dairy farm with a retail store selling glass-bottled milk, cheese, eggs, and locally raised meat, about three miles west of Route 77.
A downtown outdoor market established in 2023, requiring at least half of vendor products to be fresh produce or seedlings.
A weekly farmers market in a church parking lot on S. Washington St.
A full-service marina inside Milford State Park with boat slips, a convenience store selling gas and bait, fish-cleaning stations, and self-operated pontoon rentals. A state park entrance pass is required.
A lakeside resort renting pontoon boats, kayaks, canoes, and paddleboards alongside its cabins, RV sites, and yurts.
A small, family-run boat rental operation based in Milford.
A free Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks facility near the dam with native-species aquarium displays, a fish hatchery, and a seasonal butterfly house.
The Army Corps of Engineers dam that created Kansas's largest lake, built for flood control after the damaging 1951 Republican River flood, completed and dedicated in 1968.