About Us:

Great Bend, Kansas, the city that is "Open for Business." Take a stroll through our website, see what Great Bend has to offer. Come join some of the friendliest people at our beautiful downtown square. The square is the focal point for many local festivals scheduled throughout the year including concerts, dances and ice skating in the winter.

Our parks are second to none. There are picnic areas, a fishing lake, pedal boats/kayaks, waterfall features, lighted softball and baseball diamonds, tennis courts, horseshoe pits, a BMX bike park, one of the best skate board parks in Western and Central Kansas and our renowned local zoo. If you visit us in the summer, you can enjoy The Wetlands at Great Bend Aquatic Center. This exciting waterpark feature will be unique to this area and will continue to grow and expand in years to come.

Great Bend is located next to two of the world's most important wetlands; Cheyenne Bottoms and Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. A wide variety of birds including geese, ducks, shore birds and eagles stop here during their annual migration. We are truly a bird watcher's paradise. Along with the ducks and geese, a large number of pheasants and quail make us a sportsman's delight.

We also have one of the most diverse economic bases you will find. We have oil and agricultural related industries. We have manufacturers for large equipment; we make tarps, gymnastic mats and arrows. We have a cleaning supply manufacturer and distributor and also have a large pension plan employer. We are high tech, with high speed internet capabilities.

We have been telling you what we have to offer, better yet come and see the sites for yourself and discover what a great place Great Bend is.