It is located at the intersection of I-35 and the Kansas Turnpike in Emporia, Kansas, a city in the heart of the beautiful rangeland known as the Flint Hills and just a short distance from the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve.
These are drought-tolerant, annual herbs growing on sandy plains, dunes, deserts (Mojave desert, Sonoran desert) and rangeland, native to North America and Mexico.
The ranch encompasses rangeland, livestock and forestry operations for the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences and comprises a significant part of the community of Swanton.
Some of the notable active drivers that have each won a World Championship and/or Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Championship are Kelly Sutherland, Jerry Bremner, Hugh Sinclair, Jason Glass, Rick Fraser, Luke Tournier, Reg Johnstone, Chad Harden and Troy Dorchester.