KCS Car Shops

KCS Car Shops: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit KCS Car Shops

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach KCS Car Shops — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.42242, -94.69158. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near KCS Car Shops

• Prairie State Park · sanctuary · Barton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mined Land Wildlife Area · park · Cherokee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Bridge · attraction · Cherokee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Jasper County Courthouse · fort · Jasper · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort Baxter · museum · Ottawa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Tanyard Hollow · viewpoint · Ottawa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Neosho State Fishing Lake · lake · Neosho · ~56 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Church Carthage · church · Jasper · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lunette Blair-Blockhouse · fort · Bourbon · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fort Scott National Historic Site · fort · Bourbon · ~59 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Marker · fort · Ottawa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Parsons Arboretum · park · Labette · ~65 km · Must-see
• George Washington Carver National Monument · sanctuary · Newton · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Parsons · lake · Neosho · ~72 km · Must-see
• KCS Roundhouse and Turntable · fort · Crawford · ~0 km
• KCS Pittsburg Depot Site · fort · Crawford · ~1 km
• ArtForms Gallery · museum · Crawford · ~2 km
• Methodist Church · church · Crawford · ~5 km

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Other forts & heritage near KCS Car Shops

• Jasper County Courthouse · fort · Jasper · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lunette Blair-Blockhouse · fort · Bourbon · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fort Scott National Historic Site · fort · Bourbon · ~59 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Marker · fort · Ottawa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fort Crowder · fort · Newton · ~91 km · Must-see
• Arkansas-Missouri-Oklahoma Tri-State Marker · fort · Delaware · ~129 km · Must-see
• Fort Belmont · fort · Woodson · ~133 km · Must-see
• Anderson County Courthouse · fort · Anderson · ~134 km · Must-see
• KCS Roundhouse and Turntable · fort · Crawford · ~0 km
• KCS Pittsburg Depot Site · fort · Crawford · ~1 km

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