Columbus Living

Apparel/Gifts:

Auto:

Hobbies:

Home:

There are several options to eat in town and  also a few that are a hop and skip away!

These options are local and within a 30-minute drive of our downtown.

V.F.W Memorial Park – V.F.W. Memorial Park is located ¾ mile from City Park and the swimming pool. The campground has 6 pull through stations on a paved pad with 220v electrical hookups, sewer hookups, and a dumpster on site.  Located next to a stocked pond the park also has picnic tables and a small covered shelter.  No reservations are required all stations are on a first come first serve basis with a $20/per day fee that can be paid at City Hall Monday – Friday from 8:00 am-4:30 pm or by calling (620) 429-2159.

City Parks  One of our biggest sources of pride is our beautiful City Parks system. Our parks provide world-class amenities and activities for residents and visitors alike. The City of Columbus/Parks and Recreation Commission strives to create an environment where children and families can safely play and interact with nature. In Summer 2020, a state-of-the-art bicycle park called “Ian’s Place” was installed at Reeves Park. In addition to this exciting development, the city offers an 18-hole disc golf course, tennis and basketball courts, a regulation-size soccer field, horseshoe pits, sand volleyball, numerous playgrounds, and many shelters that may be rented for special events including family reunions and birthday parties. For more information on our City Parks, please visit our Parks page.  During the summer months, our municipal pool is a cool and refreshing place for the entire family. Once you are finished having a picnic in the park, you can go for a dip in our pool which is equipped with a kiddie pool, diving boards, water slide, and a concession stand. For more information, please visit our City Pool page.

Brush Creek Golf Course– Brush creek is a 9-hole course that spans 2,919 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 36. The course rating is 35.5 and it has a slope rating of 125. For more information, please visit https://www.facebook.com/brushcreekgg/

Columbus Museum- For more information, please visit our Columbus Museum and Genealogy Library page.

Columbus Public Library- For more information, please visit our Columbus Public Library page.

Clock tower- This 1919 Seth Thomas Clock is housed in a 40-foot climate controlled tower on the NW corner of the Cherokee County Courthouse lawn. Visitors may stand and look through the three picture windows and watch all the mechanisms whirl and work. The Face is marble and hands are made of walnut. All original from 1919. The clock Gongs on hour and half-hour and can be heard all over town. The clock was purchased in 1918 as a memorial to WWI veterans and installed in the old courthouse tower. When the new courthouse was built in 1954 the clock faces were incorporated into the new building, but the mechanisms were thrown in a county barn, in gravel, left to rust until it was rescued in the late 1980s, put back together so the community would once again hear its gong and know the time of day.

Claythorne Lodge- Claythorne is ranked among the best shooting and hunting preserves in the United States. Claythorne provides its clientele a choice of guided and unguided, upland style quail, pheasant and chukar hunts. The hunting season runs from September through March and requires a Kansas hunting license. For out-of-state hunters, a special rate, Kansas hunting preserve license is available and can be purchased at our facility. For more information, please visit https://www.claythornelodge.com/

Carona Train Depot & Museum-   The Carona Depot and Railroad Museum in Scammon, KS is operated by the Heart of the Heartlands Railroad Club.  The club was formed in 1991 and is dedicated to preserving railroad history, providing short passenger train rides and motorcar excursion.  The depot is located at  6769 NW 20TH, SCAMMON, KS 66773, and for more information call (620) 396-8594 or visit their website https://www.heartlandstrainclub.org.

Big Brutus-  Big Brutus is not just a symbol of the past, but an eternal tribute to the mining heritage of Southeast Kansas and to miners across the nation.  Big Brutus is an American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a Regional Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.  Big Brutus is a museum and is open year round, hours vary with the season.  For more information call (620) 827-6177 or visit https://www.bigbrutus.org/paint.html.

Rainbow Curve Bridge- Route 66-  The Rainbow Curve Bridge was built in 1923 and is a single-span concrete Marsh arch bridge.  It is the sole surviving bridge of this type on the entire length of the former highway, located on Historic Kansas Route 66 over Brush Creek.  Traveler’s can both drive and walk over the single lane bridge.  The main highway no longer travels this quarter mile of road. In fact a small parking area is next to the bridge with an informational sign stating the bridge’s history. Rainbow Bridge is located at SE Beasley Rd, Baxter Springs, KS 66713.

Three Corners– Want to stand in three states at once?  A stand-here plaque was embedded into the ground in October of 2004, marking where Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma meet.  The spot is marked at 118th St, Quapaw, Ok and has free admission.

For more information about the attractions listed and more, please visit

TravelKs.com

These options are local and within a 30 minute drive of our downtown.

Columbus Farmer’s Market – Visit our special events page for more information or visit their page on Facebook.

Columbus takes great pride in our high school sports teams. Columbus High School participates in the Cherokee-Neosho County (CNC) league for athletic events and competes in wrestling, cross-country, football, soccer, boys’ and girls’ basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball, boys’ and girls’ golf, boys’ and girls’ tennis, and track & field. Go Titans! For more information, visit https://www.usd493.com/.

Columbus Saddle Club – Columbus Saddle Club promotes good horsemanship and encourages youths in arenas of fair play and caring for animals.  They provide Show-de-O and Youth Rodeo events that include poles, barrels, ring-around-pole, flag, Texas barrel, and keyhole timed events.  For more information on the Columbus Saddle Club please visit https://www.facebook.com/Columbussaddleclub/.

The Columbus Recreation Commission plans and organizes several youth sports for Columbus.  They offer basketball, cheerleading, junior golf, and soccer.  Baseball & Softball operate through Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth leagues but are organized by local parent groups. Football and Wrestling are run by separate organizations as well.  Information on Columbus Youth Football can be found on their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ColumbusMiniFootball.  Details for Columbus Youth Wrestling are available on their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ColumbusMiniWrestling.

For more information on activities in Columbus visit our Rec Commission page.

Visit our Special Events pages for more information.