displays. Near the pueblo are traces of shallow ditches extending from the nearby springs. Herbert Steele arrived in Scott County in 1888. He established his homestead on what is now Lake Scott State Park soon after. He and his wife Eliza Landon lived there at first in a dugout and later built a four-room house of native sandstone. The original home is now a museum and displays furniture and tools used by the early settlers of Scott County. The Steeles donated their property to the Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission in 1928. The park is including the Steele homestead. Recreation Lake Scott State Park is open for year-round recreation. There are 55 modern and 175 primitive campsites on the campgrounds. Two modern restroom facilities are provided. There is a swimming beach on the lake with a playground nearby. A concessionaire sells fishing and camping supplies and also rents out canoes and pedal boats. There are several miles of trails in the park that are open to hiking and horseback riding. The trails venture into wild areas were wildlife can be observed. Commonly seen wild animals include wild turkey, deer, beaver, and bobcat. Hunting is permitted in the wildlife area that is just west of the park. Lake Scott is open to fishing. Common game fish include Redear Sunfish, Green Sunfish, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Trout, Walleye, Bluegill and Black Bullhead. See also El Cuartelejo List of Kansas state parks List of lakes, reservoirs, and dams in Kansas List of rivers of Kansas References External links Scott State Park - Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Civilian Conservation Corps in Kansas State parks of Kansas Protected areas established in 1928 Protected areas of Scott County, Kansas Scott Scott 1928 establishments in Kansas