Rich in history, this park provides an ideal setting for camping, boating, swimming, hiking, hunting, fishing, and wildlife observation. Hunting is allowed at the adjacent public hunting area. The Steele home, the dwelling of the original settlers on the area, has been preserved much as it was 100 years ago. The park also boasts the northernmost pueblo in the U. S. - El Cuartelejo. Lake Scott State Park is located west of Highway 83 between Oakley and Scott City on K-95. Hidden within a western Kansas prairie, the park is a startling oasis of natural springs, deep wooded canyons, and craggy bluffs. A 100-acre lake, created by a dam constructed in 1930, is nestled among the picturesque hills. Groves of hackberry, ash, elm, willow, walnut, and cedar trees complement its banks, and several majestic cottonwoods as old as the lake also accent the area. Rich in history and scenic splendor, Lake Scott State Park and Wildlife Area provides a perfect recreational setting for boating, swimming, camping, hiking, hunting, fishing, and wildlife observation.