Split Rock Retreat Cabins in the Woods
Quick Facts
Why Toronto Lake & Cross Timbers
Toronto sits on Toronto Lake, a 2,800-acre Army Corps reservoir in the Verdigris River valley surrounded by Cross Timbers State Park’s ancient post oak and blackjack oak forest, some trees dating to the 1720s. The lake’s south shore holds Kansas’ only granite outcrop, site of a short-lived 1887 gold rush, while more than 12 miles of trails wind through the park’s Chautauqua Hills.
Split Rock Retreat is a genuinely peaceful lakeside cabin retreat well-suited for family reunions — each cabin has its own private outdoor space, and a short walk gets you to two fire pits right by the water.
What Makes It Special
- Location: Toronto, on Toronto Lake
- Setting: Genuinely peaceful, well-suited for reunions
- Site type: Cabins
- Amenities: Private fire pits and picnic tables per cabin, lakeside walking path, outdoor showers
- Recreation: Water activities and fishing
Pro Tips for Booking
Walk to the lakeside fire pits. A short walk from your cabin gets you right to the water for evenings by the fire.
Visit the granite outcrop. Kansas’ only one sits at the lake’s south shore, the site of an 1887 gold rush and the most photographed spot in the area.
Hike the Chautauqua Hills Trail. With trees dating to the 1720s, it’s a genuinely ancient forest right in the park.
What to Do Around Here
- Fishing for white bass, crappie, and walleye on Toronto Lake
- Kansas’ only granite outcrop, site of an 1887 gold rush
- Hiking and mountain biking Cross Timbers State Park’s 12-plus miles of trails
- Evenings by the lakeside fire pits
- Wildlife viewing throughout the Toronto Wildlife Area
