Kansas Off-Road Trails

Rattlesnake Alley, a Jeep Badge of Honor Trail introduced in 2023, is a spirited drive through Kansas Rocks Recreation Park. It winds down through a wooded and rocky ravine offering several different terrain features that will thrill new and experienced drivers alike. The mysterious old barn, with no known story behind it, provides a perfect spot for a lunch break with wheeling buddies. Combine this with C2 for both BOH Badges to make a great day in the park.

C2 is a Jeep Badge of Honor Trail added in 2023. It's no wonder, as it provides a fun drive for those looking to push their limits. Located within the Kanas Rocks Recreation Area, the trail follows through a picturesque tight ravine, and for those looking for more severe or extreme challenges, the fourteen different short off-shoots are a challenge for even the most experienced drivers with built rigs.

Main Loop, or trail 72, is the main entrance into Kansas Rocks Recreational Park. The road starts at Tomahawk Road, where you can find a large park sign. Head north, passing the entrance gate and another park sign designed for Jeep selfies and flex shots. Continue past the parking and camping area to the park office, where you sign in and pay your daily fee. Across from the office is a large, man-made playground made of rocks, concrete tubes, and mud holes. The trail then heads past a picnic shelter and takes riders into the heart of the trail system. As you descend a steep, rutty hill, you'll pass Gina's Giggle Gulch to the east and Labyrinth to the west before finally intersecting trails 111 and 112 next to Kansas Rocks Lake. This trail is suitable for any high clearance vehicle, and 4-wheel drive will likely be necessary during wet weather.

Kansas Rocks Recreation Park is open on weekends, with varying hours depending on the day and the time of year. Annual passes can be purchased online, while day passes must be purchased at the time of visit.

Camping is not permitted on the trails, but camping is permitted near the office with 24 primitive camping sites, 24 RV slots, and cabin rentals. You can make reservations directly online. Amenities include fully plumbed bathrooms, a shower house, fire pits, covered pavilions, picnic tables, and electricity in the RV area.

Wagon Trail is trail number 102 within the Kansas Rocks Recreational Park. The trail is part of the main loop and is an easy road with small exposed rocks in a few sections. There are no significant hills along this trail, so it retains its easy status during wet periods. Wagon Trail passes many other great trails but is primarily used to access and exit the Carnage Canyon Area. This trail is suitable for any high clearance vehicle.

Kansas Rocks Recreation Park is open on weekends, with varying hours depending on the day and the time of year. Annual passes are available online, while day passes must be purchased at the time of visit.

Camping is not permitted on the trails, but camping is permitted near the office with 24 primitive camping sites, 24 RV slots, and cabin rentals. You can make reservations directly online. Amenities include fully plumbed bathrooms, a shower house, fire pits, covered pavilions, picnic tables, and electricity in the RV area.

Bear Tracks, trail number 119 within Kansas Rocks Recreational Park, is a straight-through, one-way trail that might as well be a continuous RTI ramp as you cycle your suspension to its max over and over again over the course of 0.12 miles. The trail starts at 113 and travels east to an intersection with 121 and 114. The trail is often obstructed with sticky, cloudy mud holes that hide the true depth of the holes and cause an immediate stop to any forward momentum. The trail does not have any rock obstacles, just hard-packed woop-de-doos that love showing off tire lifts. This trail is best suited for modified vehicles with larger tires and big suspension travel.

Kansas Rocks Recreation Park is open on weekends, with varying hours depending on the day and the time of year. Annual passes can be purchased online, while day passes must be purchased at the time of visit.

Camping is not permitted on the trails, but camping is permitted near the office with 24 primitive camping sites, 24 RV slots, and cabin rentals. You can make reservations directly online. Amenities include fully plumbed bathrooms, a shower house, fire pits, covered pavilions, picnic tables, and electricity in the RV area.

West Bottoms is trail number 111 within Kansas Rocks Recreational Park. The trail is part of the main loop and travels the park's western edge past the Turkey Hill, Rocky Ridge, and Labyrinth areas. The trail is mainly packed dirt with small exposed rocks. One small hill along the trail will likely require 4-wheel drive during wet periods. During normal conditions, this trail is suitable for any high clearance vehicle and is primarily used to access and exit other trails within the park's northern edge.

Kansas Rocks Recreation Park is open on weekends, with varying hours depending on the day and the time of year. Annual passes can be purchased online, while day passes must be purchased at the time of visit.

Camping is not permitted on the trails, but camping is permitted near the office with 24 primitive camping sites, 24 RV slots, and cabin rentals. You can make reservations directly online. Amenities include fully plumbed bathrooms, a shower house, fire pits, covered pavilions, picnic tables, and electricity in the RV area.

Buckeye Boonies is trail 103 within Kansas Rocks Recreational Park. The trail is part of the main loop and is an easy, bumpy dirt road with small exposed rocks. The trail traverses one steep hill and often has a shallow but sticky mud hole during wet periods. During dry conditions, this trail is suitable for any high clearance vehicle. The trail creates a complete loop with trail 102 within the park's northeast corner and passes many great hill climb trails.

Kansas Rocks Recreation Park is open on weekends, with varying hours depending on the day and the time of year. Annual passes can be purchased online, while day passes must be purchased at the time of visit.

Camping is not permitted on the trails, but camping is permitted near the office with 24 primitive camping sites, 24 RV slots, and cabin rentals. You can make reservations directly online. Amenities include fully plumbed bathrooms, a shower house, fire pits, covered pavilions, picnic tables, and electricity in the RV area.

Takanoah's Hill follows trails 113 and 123 to the northeast reaches of Kansas Rocks Recreational Park. The trail can be run as an out-and-back or combined with a couple of moderately steep trails to create an entire loop around the scenic northeast boundary of the park. Starting at trail 103, Takanoah's Hill crosses a small creek, passes the popular Bear Trks trail, and then snakes its way through small pine trees and grass fields before turning east and sharply climbing a long gradual grade covered in golfball-sized rocks. At the top of the incline, you will encounter the only obstacle along the trail, a short 14'' ledge with a complete bypass around one side. This is an excellent trail for beginners and highly recommended for any high clearance 4-wheel drive vehicle.

Kansas Rocks Recreation Park is open on weekends, with varying hours depending on the day and the time of year. Annual passes can be purchased online, while day passes must be purchased at the time of visit.

Camping is not permitted on the trails, but camping is permitted near the office with 24 primitive camping sites, 24 RV slots, and cabin rentals. You can make reservations directly online. Amenities include fully plumbed bathrooms, a shower house, fire pits, covered pavilions, picnic tables, and electricity in the RV area.

Shredder, trail number 157 within Kansas Rocks Recreational Park, is a steep hill climb with a 6'-8' vertical ledge. This ledge is a tricky obstacle as you must straddle the small notch in the center of the ledge, forcing your driver's side tires about 2 feet higher than your passenger side. A narrower vehicle could potentially stay farther right, where the wall is shortest. However, it leans you significantly off-camber to the inside of the trail. This is an extreme obstacle and should only be attempted by highly modified vehicles with rollover protection. The risk of rollover on this obstacle is extremely high.

Kansas Rocks Recreation Park is open on weekends, with varying hours depending on the day and the time of year. Annual passes can be purchased online, while day passes must be purchased at the time of visit.

Camping is not permitted on the trails, but camping is permitted near the office with 24 primitive camping sites, 24 RV slots, and cabin rentals. You can make reservations directly online. Amenities include fully plumbed bathrooms, a shower house, fire pits, covered pavilions, picnic tables, and electricity in the RV area.

Foosball, trail number 160 within Kansas Rocks Recreational Park, is a steep hill climb out of C-2. The trail is a consistent slab of limestone rock that leans slightly off-camber to the downhill side and pitches your vehicle nearly 40 degrees as you attempt to claw your way over a 4-foot vertical ledge. Short-wheelbase vehicles will struggle with this obstacle due to the vertical face, and even long-wheelbase vehicles will struggle due to the break-over angle once cresting the ledge. The trail is best suited for a highly modified vehicle with large tires, skid plates, and lockers.

Kansas Rocks Recreation Park is open on weekends, with varying hours depending on the day and the time of year. Annual passes can be purchased online, while day passes must be purchased at the time of visit.

Camping is not permitted on the trails, but camping is permitted near the office with 24 primitive camping sites, 24 RV slots, and cabin rentals. You can make reservations directly online. Amenities include fully plumbed bathrooms, a shower house, fire pits, covered pavilions, picnic tables, and electricity in the RV area.

Ho Hummer, trail number 104 within Kansas Rocks Recreational Park, is a two-way, straight-through trail that climbs and follows along the Buckeye Boonies Ridge. The trail climbs a steep hill at a 23-degree angle and is made up of mainly packed dirt and small, flat rocks the size of dinner plates. Along the ridge line, the trail snakes its way between tight trees, making this trail not suitable for extremely wide or extremely long vehicles. The trail is not technical, but the steep pitch along the northern end of the trail requires 4-wheel drive to climb and a low-end transfer case to help with descending. The trail is suitable for any high clearance 4wd vehicle.

Kansas Rocks Recreation Park is open on weekends, with varying hours depending on the day and the time of year. Annual passes can be purchased online, while day passes must be purchased at the time of visit.

Camping is not permitted on the trails, but camping is permitted near the office with 24 primitive camping sites, 24 RV slots, and cabin rentals. You can make reservations directly online. Amenities include fully plumbed bathrooms, a shower house, fire pits, covered pavilions, picnic tables, and electricity in the RV area.

Liebers Ledges, trail number 150 within Kansas Rocks Recreational Park, is a long hill climb trail that begins at C-2 and ends at Spring Rattler. The trail can be run in either direction, but it is best to travel uphill. The climb is comprised of loose dirt and chunky limestone, with a few serving plate-sized rocks near the top. The largest ledge along the trail is roughly 10-12''. Although possible in an aggressive stock vehicle, this trail is best suited for modified vehicles with lifts and larger tires.

Kansas Rocks Recreation Park is open on weekends, with varying hours depending on the day and the time of year. Annual passes can be purchased online, while day passes must be purchased at the time of visit.

Camping is not permitted on the trails, but camping is permitted near the office with 24 primitive camping sites, 24 RV slots, and cabin rentals. You can make reservations directly online. Amenities include fully plumbed bathrooms, a shower house, fire pits, covered pavilions, picnic tables, and electricity in the RV area.