Clinton State Park, KS to Lake Fort Smith State Park, AR


Lake Fort Smith State Park, AR, Oct 2024

The total drive is about 311 miles.

Driving Directions

  1. (0.0 miles) Head to the camp loop exit
  2. (0.7 miles) Right on N 1415 Rd
  3. (2.6 miles) Right on E 900 Rd leaving the park
  4. (2.7 miles) Left on Clinton Parkway
  5. (2.7 miles) Immediate Right on US-40 / KS-10 / South Lawrence Trafficway
  6. (35.0 miles) Stay in left two lanes to merge onto I-435 East
  7. (48.6 miles) Take exit 71 A by staying in the right lanes for I-49 South / US-71 South towards Grandview / Joplin
  8. (49.3 miles) Take exit 1 by staying in right lanes for I-49 South / US-71 South towards Joplin
  9. (303 miles) Take exit 34, on right, to East Front Avenue/AR-282 towards AR-282 / Chester
  10. (304 miles) Left on East Front Avenue / AR-282
  11. (305 miles) Sharp left on US-71 N
  12. (309 miles) Right on Shepherd Spring Road
  13. (311 miles) Right on Becky Wright Lane
  14. (311 miles) Second left into parking at park office, RV parking in front of entrance.

Rest Stops

  • 54.7 miles, Exit 177, QuikTrip (left, small)
    • Right on W Frontage Rd, left on KS-150 E, right on White Ave, right on E 147th st
  • 65.5 miles, Exit 167, Flying J Travel Center (left, pull-thru, Dennys), (near: Sonic)
  • 74.3 miles, Exit 158, Loves Travel Stop (right, McDonalds, Subway)
  • 75.7 miles, Exit 157, Sapp Brothers Travel Center (right, pull-thru)
  • 101 miles, Exit 131, Walmart (left). Caseys (new, unknown), (near: Burger King, Taco Bell, McDonalds, Sonic)
  • 130 miles, Exit 101, Pilot Travel Center (right, small), n(near: Burger King, Taco Bell,
  • 154 miles, Exit 77, Caseys (left/right, small, some pull-thru), Walmart (right, right), (near: DQ, McDonalds, Taco Bell, Sonic)
  • 195 miles, Exit 39, Flying J Travel Center (left, pull-thru, Dennys), QuikTrip (right, small)
  • 206 miles, Exit 27, Loves Travel Center (left, McDonalds)
  • 243 miles, Exit 91, Lowes Home Improvement (left, large), (near: McDonalds)
  • 260 miles, Exit 78, Workmans Travel Center (right, small), (near: McDonalds)
  • 280 miles, Exit 58, Tobo Travel Plaza/Phillips 66 (right, few pull-thru, McDonalds)

General Notes


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