Wild Pitch Camp

Free & dispersed camping in Kansas

We currently track 56 dispersed and free-camping locations in Kansas, drawn from public OpenStreetMap data and cross-referenced against National Grassland and Cimarron management units. Kansas sits in the Plains and offers some of the most generous public-land access in the country for self-reliant campers. Unlike the reservation-driven world of state-park and KOA-style campgrounds, the sites listed here are largely first-come, first-served, with minimal infrastructure and a 14-day stay limit on most federal parcels. Expect dirt roads, no hookups, and zero cell service — that's the appeal. The trade-off is that you carry the responsibility for water, waste, fire safety, and respectful land use. Browse the directory below by name, then click into any listing for facility detail, GPS coordinates, and field notes specific to that pitch.

Directory
56 named campsites
 Regions
1 curated zones in Kansas
 Rules
Permits, fire, stay limits
56 documented sites Region: Plains

Curated regions in Kansas

The dispersed-camping inventory in Kansas concentrates in a handful of regional zones. Each one has its own brief — managers, named pull-outs, season, elevation.

October–May

Cimarron National Grassland

USFS Cimarron NG (Comanche/Cimarron RD)

Region brief →

All documented campsites in Kansas

Sorted alphabetically. Tap any row for facilities, GPS coordinates, and a 300+ word field-grounded write-up.

  1. Bagheera

    Basic · 39.083, -94.852

    Fee: unspecified

  2. Baloo

    Basic · 39.083, -94.851

    Fee: unspecified

  3. Beard

    Basic · 39.072, -94.851

    Fee: unspecified

  4. Best Camping Spot on lake

    Basic · 37.785, -95.073

    Fee: unspecified

  5. Boone

    Basic · 39.070, -94.854

    Fee: unspecified

  6. Bowie

    Basic · 39.072, -94.853

    Fee: unspecified

  7. Camp 1

    Basic · 38.927, -95.429

    Free

  8. Camp 10

    Basic · 38.931, -95.422

    Fee: unspecified

  9. Camp 11

    Basic · 38.933, -95.420

    Fee: unspecified

  10. Camp 12

    Basic · 38.935, -95.416

    Fee: unspecified

  11. Camp 13

    Basic · 38.938, -95.424

    Fee: unspecified

  12. Camp 14

    Basic · 38.929, -95.437

    Fee: unspecified

  13. Camp 15

    Basic · 38.928, -95.437

    Fee: unspecified

  14. Camp 2

    Basic · 38.927, -95.428

    Fee: unspecified

  15. Camp 3

    Basic · 38.926, -95.427

    Fee: unspecified

  16. Camp 4

    Basic · 38.926, -95.426

    Fee: unspecified

  17. Camp 5

    Basic · 38.927, -95.426

    Fee: unspecified

  18. Camp 6

    Basic · 38.928, -95.424

    Fee: unspecified

  19. Camp 7

    Basic · 38.928, -95.424

    Fee: unspecified

  20. Camp 8

    Basic · 38.928, -95.424

    Fee: unspecified

  21. Camp 9

    Basic · 38.929, -95.424

    Fee: unspecified

  22. Camp Conestoga

    Basic · 39.362, -94.931

    Fee: unspecified

  23. Camp Miles

    Basic · 39.365, -94.933

    Fee: unspecified

  24. Camp Wood

    Deluxe · 38.345, -96.652

    Fee: unspecified

  25. Carson

    Basic · 39.070, -94.847

    Fee: unspecified

  26. CherryVale Park

    Basic · 37.280, -95.472

    Fee: unspecified

  27. Chickasaw

    Basic · 39.073, -94.853

    Fee: unspecified

  28. Cimarron Group Site

    Basic · 37.137, -101.820

    Fee: unspecified

  29. Cody

    Basic · 39.070, -94.850

    Fee: unspecified

  30. Free camping

    Basic · 37.824, -99.921

    Fee: unspecified

  31. Geremy's Point

    Basic · 39.492, -95.687

    Fee: unspecified

  32. God's Country

    Basic · 39.491, -95.690

    Fee: unspecified

  33. Iola RV Park & Storage

    Basic · 37.921, -95.417

    Fee: unspecified

  34. Island of Adventure

    Basic · 39.086, -94.850

    Fee: unspecified

  35. KAA

    Basic · 39.083, -94.851

    Fee: unspecified

  36. Lost Mine

    Basic · 39.084, -94.851

    Fee: unspecified

  37. Louis P. Gartner Recreation Area

    Basic · 37.142, -95.287

    Fee: yes

  38. Main Camp Site

    Basic · 39.488, -95.690

    Fee: unspecified

  39. McDonald

    Basic · 39.069, -94.848

    Fee: unspecified

  40. Miami State Fishing Lake Free Primitive Camping

    Basic · 38.418, -94.791

    Fee: unspecified

  41. Mowgli

    Basic · 39.084, -94.853

    Fee: unspecified

  42. Navajo

    Basic · 39.075, -94.855

    Fee: unspecified

  43. Osage

    Basic · 39.076, -94.855

    Fee: unspecified

  44. Pawnee

    Basic · 39.076, -94.854

    Fee: unspecified

  45. Quivira Scout Ranch

    Basic · 37.243, -96.197

    Fee: unspecified

  46. Scout Campsite #1

    Basic · 38.988, -94.811

    Fee: unspecified

  47. Scout Campsite #2

    Basic · 38.992, -94.811

    Fee: unspecified

  48. Seaton

    Basic · 39.071, -94.855

    Fee: unspecified

  49. Shawnee

    Basic · 39.074, -94.852

    Fee: unspecified

  50. Sioux

    Basic · 39.075, -94.856

    Fee: unspecified

  51. Staff Area

    Basic · 39.077, -94.853

    Fee: unspecified

  52. Tepee 1

    Basic · 39.086, -94.850

    Fee: unspecified

  53. Tepee 2

    Basic · 39.086, -94.850

    Fee: unspecified

  54. Tepee 3

    Basic · 39.086, -94.849

    Fee: unspecified

  55. The Labyrinth

    Basic · 39.092, -94.848

    Fee: unspecified

  56. bing

    Basic · 37.058, -97.026

    Fee: unspecified

Rules at a glance

  • Stay limit: 14 days on Cimarron NG
  • Trust permit: Not required
  • Fire authority: Kansas Forest Service

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