Turkey Trail (FR 798) in KS -- Camping Rules & Access
Turkey Trail (FR 798) in KS
Road corridorPike and San Isabel NFs, Cimarron Ranger District
8.0 mi from Elkhart
5.1 mi off US 56 (straight line)
Maps 3,392 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Pike-San Isabel National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 20 mi
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Road Access
Rough
- 6.2 of this road’s 6.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 6.2 miles of it dirt.
- Near Cottonwood Picnic Ground.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 5 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- A river runs 0.2 mi off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 41–71°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.