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Road trips in Kansas
3 road trips and 21 hand-picked places in Kansas, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.
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Trip guides
Road trips through Kansas
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Kansas Flint Hills
© Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0Scenic byways
Kansas chalk badlands
© Balon Greyjoy · CC0Themed road trips
Kansas on the Santa Fe Trail: space museum, salt mine and Dodge City
| Route | Suggested days | Distance | Driving | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Flint Hills | 2 | 101 mi | 1 h 48 min | 4 |
| Kansas chalk badlands | 3 | 178 mi | 3 h 10 min | 8 |
| Kansas on the Santa Fe Trail: space museum, salt mine and Dodge City | 3 | 217 mi | 3 h 53 min | 9 |
Editor's picks
Places worth the detour in Kansas
© James St. John · CC BY 2.0Nature
Monument Rocks
© Balon Greyjoy · CC0History
Cosmosphere
© jimbowen0306 · CC BY 2.0History
Fort Larned National Historic Site
© Kim Newell · CC BY-SA 3.0Oddities
World's Largest Ball of Twine
© olekinderhook · CC BY 3.0Nature
Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
Photo by Sung Jin Cho on UnsplashHistory
Sternberg Museum of Natural History
© Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0Nature
Castle Rock
© Mufasa2414 · CC BY-SA 4.0Nature
Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park
© Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0History
Lake Scott State Park
© Wljacks5 · CC BY-SA 4.0Oddities
Strataca
© No place like here · CC0History
Pawnee Rock State Historic Site
© NOAA NSSL · CC BY 2.0History
Boot Hill Museum
© Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainNature
Konza Prairie Biological Station
© Lylegentry · CC BY 4.0Nature
Mushroom Rock State Park
© Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainViews
Coronado Heights
© RuralResurrection · CC BY 4.0History
Lindsborg
© The All-Nite Images from NY, NY, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0History
Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum
© RuralResurrection · CC BY 4.0History
Chase County Courthouse
© Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 4.0History
Fort Scott National Historic Site
© Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 4.0History
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
Nature
Cheyenne Bottoms
FAQs
What are the best road trips in Kansas?
Popular routes include Kansas Flint Hills, Kansas chalk badlands and Kansas on the Santa Fe Trail: space museum, salt mine and Dodge City. CampingSpirit has 3 trip guides that pass through Kansas, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.
Which places in Kansas are worth a detour?
Our editors recommend Monument Rocks, Cosmosphere and Fort Larned National Historic Site.