Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Free camping
Drive-up · public land · KS · 37.82386, -99.92084
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Ask about this camp →A mapped lead, not an agency listing. Somebody marked this as a campsite; we could not match it to a land-manager record. Worth checking rather than counting on. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Free camping
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,473 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Free campingNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Free camping · public land · KS
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail3 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- HHardware29 mi
- LLaundry50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 6 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Water, Dump, Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Free camping
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
2,473 ft
State
KS
Coordinates
37.82386, -99.92084
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Free camping · public land · KS (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureFord County Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townWright · ~3.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFlying J · ~5.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesFarmers Country Market · ~6.5 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~18.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicCommonSpirit - St. Catherine Hospital - Dodge City · ~5.9 mi
EV charging — from Free camping · public land · KS — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.1 mi straight-line SW — Lewis Chevrolet of Dodge City - DCFC · Blink Network · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 9 within 100 · 46 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)27.0 mi — MCFADDEN MCFADDEN 1, Bloom
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO81.4 mi — Walmart 664 (Hays, KS), Hays
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)51.6 mi — Lewis Nissan, Garden City, KS (at a car dealership) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-01-13 · hours: Dealership business hours
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — The Big Well Museum Visitor Info Center Greensburg - Tesla Destination, Greensburg, 37.4 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 457557 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Free camping · public land · KS — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 31 · ~23.0 mi S
Open Free camping elsewhere
Other camps near Free camping
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Hain State Fishing Lake~4.1 mi
- Hodgeman State Fishing Lake~16.3 mi
How we know this — Free camping
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.
What we don’t know about Free camping
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Free camping
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