Driving Directions

1. (0.0 miles) Head to campground loop exit
2. (0.3 miles) Left on park road towards park exit
3. (0.8 miles) Right at park entrance/exit
4. (0.8 miles) Left on NW Lake Dr
5. (1.1 miles) Right on IA-415 / Polk City Dr
6. (1.8 miles) Left on NW 44th St
7. (3.8 miles) Right on NW 118 Ave
8. (7.9 miles) Left on US-49 N / N Ankeney Blvd
9. (9.0 miles) Right on NE 126th, towards I-35, at second turn lane on right
10. (10.4 miles) Right on I-35 South, toward Des Moines
11. (213 miles) Take exit 8 B, on right, to I-29 N / US-71 N towards KCI Airport
12. (217 miles) Take exit 3 B, in left two lanes, to I-635 S towards Kansas
13. (225 miles) Take exit 4 B, on right, to I-70 W towards Topeka. (Note: Toll road uses the Pike Pass) (AKA Kansas Turnpike / Dwight D. Eisenhower Hwy)
14. (261 miles) Take exit 197, on right, to KS-10 / US-40 also called South Lawrence Trafficway
15. Note: It appears KS-10 is being widened, so exits might change. Verify.
    • (265 miles) Take Clinton Pkwy Exit
    • (266 miles) Right on 1400 Rd
    • (266 miles) Right on E 900 Rd
    • (266 miles) Left into park on N 1415 Rd
    • (267 miles) Check-in at office on right. Should be room for the RV.
    • (271 miles) Left into Prairie Clover Campground

Rest Stops

• 50.7 miles, Exit 56, Kum & Go / Maverick (right, small, few-pull-thru)
• 73.4 miles Exit 34, Pilot Travel Center (right, small)
• 75.7 miles, Rest area on I-35
• 101 miles, Rest area on I-35
• 110 miles, Missouri Welcome Center on I-35
• 116 miles, Exit 106, Loves Travel Stop (right, pull-thru, Subway), Eagleville Travel Center (Avoid)
• 141 miles, Truck parking on I-35 (No facilities)
• 161 miles, Exit 61, TrexMart (left, small)
• 170 miles, Exit 52, Loves Travel Stop (left, pull-thru, Arbys)
• 187 miles, Truck parking on I-35 (No facilities)
• 196 miles, Exit 26, Pilot Travel Center (right, pull-thru, Arbys), (near: McDonalds)
• 200 miles, Truck parking on I-35 (No facilities)
• 250 miles, Center Toll Plaza, Loves Travel Stop (pull-thru, McDonalds)