Rock City is a park located on hillsides overlooking the Solomon River in Ottawa County, Kansas. It is 3.6 miles south of Minneapolis, Kansas and just over 0.5 mile west of Kansas highway K-106 and the Minneapolis City County Airport on Ivy Road.

Rock City in Minneapolis, Kansas is a five acre park which contains about 200 huge Dakota sandstone concretions. The spheres are up to 27 feet in diameter and you are encouraged to climb on them and do pretty much whatever you want.

For a mere $3, you are allowed the adventure of discovery, Kansas history, how rough the surfaces are, walking trails, picnicing in a gazebo and jaw dropping amazement.

Feb 13, 2013 · A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.

You can find Rock City Park just a few miles Southwest of Minneapolis, Kansas at 1051 Ivy Road. Walk among and climb on huge boulders, rest in the shade of the gazebo, picnic under the trees or enjoy our recently added and renovated picnic shelter.

Huge sandstone spheres ranging up to 20 feet in diameter cover an area roughly the size of two football fields at Rock City, about four miles south of Minneapolis in Ottawa County. Known as concretions, the spheres weathered out of a sandstone layer in the Dakota Formation.

Sep 15, 2016 · Rock City is a park in north-central Kansas that features more than 200 spherical rock formations, some with diameters that are up to 27 feet (8 meters). The site, which covers an...

Apr 11, 2024 · If you’re traveling in North Central Kansas, just outside Minneapolis, Kansas, I have the ultimate pitstop for you: Rock City, Kansas! Here, you’ll find a bunch of massive sandstone spheres, called “concretions,” scattered around, kinda like giant marbles.

Rock City Minneapolis, Kansas This geologic oddity struck us as more of a rock town than a city (though we see only an upside if nearby Minneapolis decides to re-incorporate as "Boulder, Kansas"). As an attraction, this Rock City predates the other Rock City by many decades.

Rock City is one of only three National Natural Landmarks in Kansas. It features roughly 200 huge sandstone rock formations called concretions — masses of sandstone cemented together millions of years ago by calcium carbonate borne by seeping underground water, then exposed as wind and water eroded softer surrounding sandstone.