USDA Forest Service · Kansas
Cimarron Campground
USDA Forest Service · Kansas, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $7 per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,340 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · Verizon weak · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- CIMARRON PONDS ACCESS (NFSR 603.B) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Elkhart, Rolla, Hugoton, Kansas
- Activities
- Bird Watching, Fishing
About
US Forest Service campground. Located in the Cimarron Recreation Area and surrounded by tall cottonwood trees, this scenic campground has 12 campsites. A great variety of birds provide excellent wildlife viewing opportunities. The Cimarron Fishing Ponds are nearby. Open season: Open Year Round . Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 28° | -2° | 74° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 55° | 29° | -21° | 84° | 9 of 11 |
| March | 64° | 38° | 24° | 87° | 8 of 11 |
| April | 74° | 46° | 28° | 94° | 3 of 11 |
| May | 80° | 55° | 42° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 92° | 68° | 52° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 93° | 71° | 60° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 91° | 69° | 60° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 89° | 65° | 38° | 105° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 72° | 49° | 30° | 97° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 64° | 39° | 17° | 83° | 5 of 10 |
| December | 53° | 30° | 17° | 81° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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