Keiger Creek

Clark County, US-160 9 miles west of
Ashland, Kansas 67831 or
2 miles east of US-283

Keiger Creek Map

Big Basin Prairie Preserve   Gypsum or Red Hills

Keiger Creek - Ashland, Kansas
Keiger Creek - Ashland, Kansas
Keiger Creek - Ashland, Kansas

Keiger Creek is an intermittent stream, which flows from the 1,818 acre Big Basin Prairie Preserve Wildlife Area, and passes under US-160, about 9 miles west of Ashland, Kansas. The red stone bluffs along the creek and along ravines a half mile farther west are a striking contrast to the surrounding High Plains. 

The stone bluffs along Keiger Creek are more characteristic of the Gypsum or Red Hills which are predominantly farther east in south central Kansas.

Although these bright red stone faces jump right out at travelers driving east on US-160, it would be easy for an inattentive westbound driver to miss them entirely.


Bluff about a half mile east of Keiger Creek


The 293' Keiger Creek Bridge caries US-160 over the creek.


 


 


 

Keiger Creek red bluffs
Keiger Creek

Keiger Creek Map - Ashland, Kansas
Keiger Creek Map

Big Basin Prairie Preserve   Gypsum or Red Hills

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