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Ripgut Prairie NA Access

Ripgut Prairie NA Access provides public access to the Bates County Drainage Ditch in a 280-acre natural area featuring 140 acres of native wet prairie. The area is open daily from 4 a. m. to 10 p. m.

, with hunting, fishing, and paddling opportunities available along the drainage ditch corridor.


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