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This roadside park is located along US-56 highway, about three miles east of Chase, Kansas, and five miles west of Lyons, Kansas.

The park features abundant shade trees and grassy areas for pitching a tent. There is also a shelter, picnic tables, and trash barrels. No water, restrooms, or electricity.

Note: This is (apparently) an unofficial campsite, with no signage that explicitly allows or prohibits camping at this roadside park.

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Fort Zarah Park is a roadside park located near Great Bend, Kansas, at the site of Fort Zarah, a historic site along the old Santa Fe Trail. The park provides opportunities for picnicking, hiking, and wildlife viewing.

The historical marker on the site reads: "In 1825 The Federal Government surveyed the Santa Fe Trail great trade route from Western Missouri to Santa Fe. Treaties with the Kansas and Osage Indians safeguarded the Eastern end of the road but Plains tribes continued to make raids. Fort Zarah at this point was one of a chain of forts built on the trail to protect wagon trains and guard settlers. It was established in 1864 by Gen. Samuel R. Curtis and named for his son, Maj. H. Zarah Curtis, who had been killed in the Baxter Springs Massacre Oct. 6, 1863. The fort was built of sandstone quarried in nearby bluffs. Fort Zarah was successfully defended against an attack by 100 Kiowas on Oct. 2, 1868. It was abandoned in 1869."

Amenities at the roadside park include a shelter, picnic tables, and shade trees, as well as grassy areas for camping or picnicking.

Note: This is an unofficial campsite. There is no signage that explicitly allows or prohibits camping at this roadside park.

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Roadside Park is a community park located in Luray, Kansas, along the north side of K-18 highway. The park is the home of the first log cabin in Russell County. The cabin was built in 1875, and moved to the park by the local community in 1960. "The cabin is open for walk-in visitors where one can only imagine life of one of the very first families to come to Russell County and the beginning of the community of Luray."

Roadside Park also provides RV and tent camping at the park, with water, electricity and shade trees. The cost is $10, paid on the honor system via a payment box in the park.

Contact: 785-698-2264.

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Old Route 66 Park is a roadside park located between Baxter Springs, Kansas and Riverton, Kansas along historic Route 66 in southeast Kansas. The park is maintained by the National Park Service, and is supported by the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which "helps states and communities provide outdoor recreation and open space for all".

There is also a historical marker at the park, which commemorates the Baxter Springs Massacre of 1863, in which nearly a hundred men died in a Civil War battle.

Old Route 66 Park provides shelters, picnic tables, grills, trash cans, and ample grass and shade trees. There is no water, restrooms, or electricity.

Old Route 66 Park is located near both the Frontier Military Historic Byway and the Route 66 Historic Byway

Note: This is (apparently) an unofficial campsite, with no signage that explicitly allows or prohibits camping at this roadside park.

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The city of St. Francis, Kansas offers free primitive camping at Roadside Park, which is located south of US Highway 36, behind the Emergency Building.

Roadside Park features restrooms, showers, electricity, water, picnic tables and shelters.

Contact: 785-332-2961.

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This roadside park is located along US-24 highway, on the western edge of Hill City, Kansas. According to the Graham County web site:

There is a very fine roadside park at the west edge of town on Highway 24 that offers free overnight camping to tourists or visitors to the area.

There roadside park contains two picnic shelters, picnic tables, an information kiosk, and plenty of grassy space for camping or picnicking, as well as a few shade trees.

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This roadside park is located along US-54 highway, on the northeast corner of US-54 and Satchel Creek Road, about two miles east of Rosalia, Kansas.

Amenities at the roadside park include picnic tables, grills, and shade trees. There are no restrooms or water available. There are nice, level, shaded grassy areas for camping or picnicking.

Note: This is an unofficial campsite. There is no signage that explicitly allows or prohibits camping at this roadside park.

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This roadside park is located along US-54 highway, on the south side of the highway at the intersection of US-54 and County Road FF50, about four miles northwest of Toronto, Kansas, and about 1-1/2 miles west of the Verdigris River.

Amenities at the roadside park include picnic tables, a covered picnic shelter, modern restrooms with water and electricity. There is plenty of grassy space for camping or picnicking, with lots of trees and shade.

Note: This is an unofficial campsite. There is no signage that explicitly allows or prohibits camping at this roadside park.

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This roadside park is located along US-56 highway, on the southeast corner of US-56 and E 2200 Road, about three miles southeast of Baldwin City, Kansas. It contains historical markers as well as a replica log cabin that is used as a community meeting place.

There are no amenities at the roadside park, but there is plenty of grassy space for camping or picnicking, with lots of trees and shade.

Note: This is an unofficial campsite. There is no signage that explicitly allows or prohibits camping at this roadside park.

The Ivan Boyd Prairie Preserve is located just south of the roadside park, and includes original Santa Fe Trail ruts. The Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park is located about 1/4 mile further south along E 2200 Road, and commemorates the Battle of Black Jack, considered by many to have been the first battle of the American Civil War. The park has picnic tables, but no other amenities, and does not allow camping.

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