Gear A No. 1 (FR 681) in KS -- Free Camping & Overnight Parking in Kansas
Gear A No. 1 (FR 681) in KS
A 0.1-mile stretch of dirt National Forest road in Morton County, KS. The road serves Cottonwood Picnic Ground.
Pike and San Isabel National Forests, Cimarron Ranger District allows dispersed camping here -- 14-day limit in any 30 days. Camp at least 100 ft from water.
All 0.1 miles in are maintained only for high-clearance vehicles. Dirt the whole way in (0.1 miles). Level ground alongside most of its length. Dead-end road -- no mapped turnaround; expect to back out or unhitch.
Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.0 miles off. Open country -- nothing named rises within 30 miles of here. A canal runs 0.4 mi off. The nearest town, Elkhart, is 8.1 mi off.
September normals 55–84°F, 1.4″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by Pike and San Isabel National Forests, Cimarron Ranger District. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
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