Ulysses: Discover Parks, Trails, and Golf

For a stay in Ulysses, you can explore a range of recreational interests: trails and a lake at Frazier Park, public golf, parks with playground and picnic amenities, or camping. If you’re looking for a hotel, it helps to first decide what you want to focus on during your trip. The options differ in the activities and facilities they emphasize.

Trails and a Lake at Frazier Park

Frazier Park has approximately four miles of hiking and biking trails. This approximate length gives you an idea of the opportunities for outdoor activities, so you can enjoy the park by hiking or biking. Frazier Lake is the park’s main attraction. The trails and lake therefore offer two different starting points for planning: outdoor exercise on the one hand, and the park’s main attraction on the other.

Parks with Different Features

Barb Dye Park combines a large climbing structure with a picnic shelter, nine tables, and a basketball court. Russ Binney Park has a pavilion, playground equipment, picnic tables, a drinking fountain, and hopscotch. Both parks offer play and picnic opportunities, but their other facilities differ. If a basketball court or shelter is important to your plans, you’ll find these at Barb Dye Park; Russ Binney Park complements its play and picnic facilities with a drinking fountain and hopscotch.

Large elm, blue spruce, and oak trees define the character of Memorial Park. It also has park benches and planted flower beds. In terms of the features described, this sets it apart from parks with climbing structures, playground equipment, or basketball courts. If you’d like to factor benches and landscaping into your plans for a break, Memorial Park offers another point of reference when choosing a park to visit.

Golf and Camping

Bentwood Golf Course is a public municipal golf course in Ulysses. It offers 18 holes of golf and is open to everyone. For a trip that includes golf, this is a clearly identified option in the city. The number of holes and its public status can help you consider golf as a focus of your plans.

The camping facilities at Frazier Park include six campsites. Two have water and electrical hookups, and another has electricity only. Sewer hookups are also part of the camping facilities. The sites have concrete pads, grills, and picnic tables; you also have access to a playground, restrooms, and a shower. Since camping facilities may change, check them before you arrive. This will help you take the available facilities into account when planning your stay.

Getting Oriented and Other Interests

For getting oriented on arrival: Ulysses Airport is one mile north of Ulysses on Highway 25. This information connects the airport to a direction and a road. You can use it as a geographic reference when planning your trip.

The Ulysses Stampede Board also has a specific focus: it aims to promote and host Western lifestyle events, preserve Western heritage, and promote agricultural education. If a particular event date matters for your trip, check the event dates in advance.

First decide what matters for your stay, then focus your search on hotels in Ulysses.

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