Dodge City Roadside Park

We stayed at this park for two nights beginning 05/01/2022. Commercial trucks shared this roadside rest area throughout both nights, but nearly no one was there during the days. Nearby trains rolled through regularly, including nighttime. Very windy on the second night. My wife, who is often the cautious one, felt safe here. Free ... more

I parked here in the afternoon with the intent to do some work, nap, and push on to Colorado. Constant semi noise up to one parking behind me with their engine on killed that plan.

There's a state fishing park 8 minutes away. If you need quiet, go there.

Not a bad spot right off the highway for a free night of sleep. Even has a gas station right across the road. There's picnic tables and grills bit the noise from the trains and trucks are the main downfall.

As an inexperienced boondocker this was acceptable and easy, especially after a long day of driving. The location was easy to find, especially in the dark. It's a paved lot next to a grassy area, basically a highway rest stop. There was a lone semi when I got there; plenty of room for me to park and easily get out in the morn. I coul... more

We were heading to Mt Rushmore from our week in Oklahoma. Got a late start and my wife found this nugget so decided to check it out. Traffic on Highway 50 but was not bad.

As the previous reviewer wrote, no frills but easy in and out. We were here on a weeknight and one truck pulled in behind us pretty late. There is some noise from the traffic going by, but it didn’t bother us. Garbage cans, picnic tables, and the gas station across the street had inexpensive diesel. Happy travels.

Across from gas station. Can't miss it. No frills. Place to park.