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Kansas Rocks Recreation Park
Mapleton, Kansas

Kansas Rocks Recreation Park

Riding AreaSxS / UTV4x4 / JeepTruck
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Kansas Rocks Recreation Park is a 140-acre private off-road park in Crawford County, Kansas: near Farlington in the southeast corner of the state, approximately 15 miles north of Pittsburg and within the 90-minute drive radius of Kansas City, Joplin MO, and the northeast Oklahoma border. The park occupies a tract of limestone and sandstone country that gives it the terrain feature most associated with its identity: exposed limestone ledges, natural rock gardens, and the kind of bedrock-heavy topography that supports serious technical rock crawling rather than the mud and sand terrain that defines most of the broader region's OHV riding. The 4WD focus is intentional and central to the park's identity: Kansas Rocks was built around full-size 4x4 trucks, Jeeps, rock crawlers, and competition-grade buggies rather than the ATV/UTV mix that dominates other regional parks. Rated trails span difficulty levels from stock-build capability routes to expert-only rock features that require lockers, lift kits, and winching capability. UTVs with adequate clearance work on the easier and intermediate trails. The park hosts a regular calendar of organized events including rock crawling competitions, manufacturer test events, and club rides that draw serious technical off-road enthusiasts from Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Membership is the primary access model, with scheduled public events supplementing member access. Primitive camping and RV hookups are available on the property. Contact the park (620-362-2600) for current event schedule, membership structure, and visiting member policies.

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Vehicle Types
SxS / UTV, 4x4 / Jeep, Truck
Access
Privately operated

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Around Kansas Rocks Recreation Park

5 mi

Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)

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CloudyHigh 48°F, low 44°FRain 0%Wind 9 kt, gusts 16

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Chanute monitor, 41 km

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