Kansas State University Parent Guide
Welcome to Manhattan!
We love to say the words, “Every Man a Wildcat!” This Wildcat community is just waiting for your student to settle into their new home. It doesn’t take long for new students, residents and visitors to fondly refer to Manhattan, Kansas, as The Little Apple® and to understand why our pride is Purple!
With Big XII excitement, great shopping and historic adventures, there is plenty to do in this college town. Located in the beautiful Flint Hills, beauty surrounds us year round. We offer a wealth of arts and entertainment, art galleries, theatrical productions, and more. Practice your swing at one of Manhattan’s many golf courses, explore the ocean of Tall grass hiking trails, bike the Linear Trail or go off-roading in designated areas at Tuttle Creek. The fish are waiting to be lured away, and the outdoors enthusiast will find an abundance of deer and wild turkey in the public hunting grounds surrounding Tuttle Creek.
