Road Trip Planning| Miles Kms | Item | Summary |
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| 0.0 0.0 2841 ft. |
Junction of U S Highways #400 US #83 & US #50. - Garden City |
City of Garden City, Kansas. Attractions in and around Garden City: Lee Richardson Zoo, the largest zoological facility in western Kansas, the zoo has over 300 animals. - Finney County Museum - Buffalo Game Preserve, one of the largest bison herds in the world. West to communities of Holcomb, Kansas, Deerfield, Kansas. West access to Hamilton, Kansas State Fishing Lake, facilities: primitive camping, hiking and bird watching, hunting, fishing.
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| 17.2 27.7 2707 ft. |
N Hund Road |
North access to Concannon Kansas State Fishing Lake, facilities: primitive camping. NOTE: this lake is presently dry - 2010. |
| 22.2 35.7 2749 ft. |
State Highway #23 North |
North to Dighton, Kansas, Amy, Kansas, Alamota, Kansas. |
| 27.2 43.7 2707 ft. |
N Zeim Grade Road |
North access to Finney Kansas State Fishing Lake, facilities: primitive camping, boat ramp, fishing for large mouth bass, channel catfish, redear sunfish and blue-gill. - Hunting for mule deer, white-tailed deer, doves, cottontail rabbit, pheasant, coyotes, raccoon, ducks and geese. |
| 28.1 45.3 2677 ft. |
State Highway #23 S |
South to communities of Cimarron, Kansas, Ingalls, Kansas, Dodge City, Kansas. |
| 31.1 50.0 2657 ft. |
Kalvesta, Kansas |
Access from highway |
| 54.0 86.9 2280 ft. |
Junction of U S Highway #283. - Jetmore |
Community of Jetmore, KS. North to communities of Ness City, Kansas, Goodman Kansas State Fishing Lake, facilities: Primitive camping, picnic shelters, tables, boat ramp, dumpster, toilets, fishing.
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| 64.7 104.2 2162 ft. |
Community of Hanston, Kansas |
South of highway. |
| 76.2 122.7 2129 ft. |
Community of Burdett, Kansas |
Access to Rucker Burdett Airport, south of highway. |
| 82.8 133.3 2073 ft. |
Rozel, Kansas |
North of highway. |
| 86.9 139.9 2044 ft. |
Point of information |
Crossing Pawnee, Creek, Kansas. |
| 87.8 141.3 2060 ft. |
U S Highway #183 |
South to community of Sanford, Kansas, Kinsley, Kansas, attraction, The Edwards County Historical Museum.. - North to Rush Center, Kansas, Nekoma, Kansas, La Cross, Kansas, attraction, The Barb Wire & Post Rock Museum. |
| 93.1 149.8 2034 ft. |
State Highway #242 |
South access to Fort Larned National Historic Site, KS. Features nine restored buildings. One of the Calvary units stationed here was the Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th U.S. Cavalry. |
| 96.8 155.7 2057 ft. |
State Highway #264 |
South access to Larned State Hospital |
| 100.4 161.6 1995 ft. |
Junction of U S Highway #56, - Larned |
City of Larned, Kansas. Attractions: - The Santa Fe Trail Center, features history from 1820's to the 1870's,of the Santa Fe Trail from Missouri and New Mexico. - Central States Scout Museum, shows Scouting memorabilia. - Larned Fishing Pond, picnic areas, no admission fee. NOTE: State Highway #156 overlaps US Highway at this point.south to Garfield, Kansas. |
| 101.8 163.8 1982 ft. |
Larned- Pawnee County Airport |
West of highway. |
| 108.1 173.9 1949 ft. |
Pawnee Rock, Kansas |
Attractions in Pawnee-Rock, attractions: The Pawnee Rock State Historic Site, pioneers on the Santa Fe Trail,viewed this sandstone citadel as the halfway point, there is a picnic site. - Pawnee Rockin' Days, second weekend of August. |
| 113.8 183.2 1903 ft. |
Community of Dundee, Kansas |
North of highway. |
| 117.1 188.4 1877 ft. |
North Bend Municipal Airport |
Access to airport, north of highway.. |
| 120.7 194.2 1860 ft. |
State Highway #96 |
City of Great Bend, Kansas - Attractions in and around Great Bend, Kansas: - Cheyenne Bottoms Center Wildlife Area - Great Bend Zoo / Raptor - The Barton County Historical Society Museum and Village, KS. features 10 pioneer buildings, schoolhouse, church, depot, post office, blacksmith shop, and other buildings.- Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. North vis State #96 to Heizwe, Kansas, Albert, Kansas, Timken, Kansas Rush Center, Kansas |
| 122.5 197.1 1847 ft. |
U S Highway #281 |
City of Great Bend, Kansas. South to communities of Seward, Kansas, Hudson, Kansas, St. John, Kansas. North to Hoisington, Kansas, Russell, Kansas. NOTE: For highway travel via US Highway #281 - See Free RV Road Map - US Highway #281 - Kansas/Nebraska State Line to Oklahoma/Kansas State Line for driving directions |
| 125.3 201.6 1831 ft. |
Fort Zarah Kansas State Park Historic Site |
North of highway. The fort was established in 1864 built on the trail to protect the wagon trains, heading west. |
| 126.3 203.2 1824 ft. |
Junction of US Highway #56 & State #96 |
NOTE: Over lap of #56 and #96 ends at this point and they head east to Ellinwood, Kansas, Chase, Kansas, Lyons, Kansas, attraction in Lyons; The Coronado- Quivira Museum. |
| 141.5 227.7 1814 ft. |
State Highway #4 |
West to Claftin, Kansas, Odin, Kansas, Hoisington, Kansas - East to Bushton, Kansas, Frederick, Kansas, Geneseo, Kansas |
| 148.3 238.7 1808 ft. |
Holyrood, Kansas |
South of highway. |
| 161.2 259.4 1565 ft. |
State Highway #14 |
North access to Ellsworth, Kansas. South to Geneseo, Kansas. |
| 162.0 260.7 1512 ft. |
Point of information |
Crossing the Smoky Hill River, KS |
| 163.5 263.1 1598 ft. |
Kansas route #140 - Ellsworth |
City of Ellsworth, Kansas - East access to Ellsworth County Medical Center, KS. Attractions: Ellsworth County Museum - West to Wilson, Kansas, Dorrance, Kansas - East to Carneiro, Kansa East to Mushroom Rock Kansas State Park, facilities picnic park, toilets. |
| 174.2 280.3 1516 ft. |
Interstate Highway #70 |
West to Hays, Kansas Colby, Kansas. East to Salina, Kansas, Abilene, Kansas, Junction City, Kansas Topeka, Kansas, Kansas City. NOTE: for highway travel via Interstate Highway #70 - See Free RV Road Map I#70 Highway Guide - Kansas/Colorado State Line to Missouri/Kansas State Line for driving directions. - Start/Finish of Highway Guide -e10 |