Corondao Heights Castle
Coronado Heights is a hill northwest of Lindsborg. It remembers, at where Francisco Vásquez de Coronado gave up his search for the seven cities of gold and turned around to return to Mexico.
Coronado Heights is one of seven sandstone bluffs in the Dakota Formation and rises approximately 300 feet.
in 1915 some armor from a Spanish soldier were found near an Indian village.
In 1936, a stone shelter resembling a castle was built on top of the hill as a project of the Works Progress Administration.
The hill is now Coronado Heights Park, operated and owned by the Smoky Valley Historical Association. It is possible to see for miles from the summit, and wildflowers bloom on the hill in spring and summer
Name of the Roadside Attraction: | Corondao Heights Castle |
Parking: | in front |
Time required: | 30 minutes |
Descripton: | Coronado Heights is a hill northwest of Lindsborg. |
Next town: | Lindsborg, KS |
Findable: | off main Road, near town |
Fee area: | no - open for puplic |
Giftshop: | no |
Food or drinks: | no |
Kind of attraction: | Castle/ Park |
Best time to vistit: | all year - in winter maybe snow |
Address: | Corondao Heights Castle |
Directions: | From I-135 South take exit 78. Follow Hwy 4. Take a right on Coronado Heights Road Follow the road to the end on the hill. |
Opening Hours: | 24/7 |
Last visited: | October 2017 |