Kansas Rocks Recreation Park KRRP — Hotel in Fort Scott

We were invited to the Frostbite 2022 at Kansas Rocks. First, the morning temperatures were 14°. It did warm up some, but not much. 1000's of people showed up. We prepaid for the event, which included a t-shirt, raffle ticket and lunch for one. You can get a map at this time if you need one, which we did. It was an extra charge for another person. Once our group arrived, we all took off together. It was very crowed, extremely muddy, and very chilly. The trails are very well marked. I followed where we were going on the map. The black trails that are expert, were really difficult. Only experienced riders should take these. After several hours of trails, traffic jams, and rescuing people, we needed to head back because lunch was at 3. Apparently, I was the only one who got a map. Since I was following the trails, I was elected to get us back to camp. Piece of cake. Luckily, I can read a map. We cannot wait to return to Kansas Rocks. Hopefully it won't be as busy, then we can really take our time...

Great place, I'd say some of the trails need to have their values readjusted. Some greens are blues now etc...

Also, apparently I was the talk of a town for a bit as I drove my stock trail boss through some of the paths. I drove one of the hills that was nothing but loose rocks with a hard lip at the top. I forget the name of the hill.

I drove straight up and got over with no issues. All about that wheel placement and angles.

The funniest moment was when I was going back down and I saw a guy and his family come up the hill and then they become confused as to how I got up here. They were pretty much just staring at me. It was great.

I smiled and drove back down, one of the kids runs to the edge as I'm driving down and I hear them yell "yeah, he made it." Lol.

The only thing that really stopped me from doing more was the width of my truck.

All in all, the staff was friendly. Good camping spot, too.

Edit: included some pics of my friends Side by side...

I took the Off-Roading 101 class in April 2023. I would highly recommend this class to any beginner. There was a 3+ hour class on topics such as technique, types of vehicles, how to set up your vehicle for off-roading, recovery, etiquette, advocacy, and more. The staff is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the park and off-roading. We drove the trails for about 3 hours, which was unfortunately a little short because of the rainy weather. My group leader, Mike, was patient and helpful with my lack of driving skills. We stayed on mostly green trails, but did do one blue trail. There are trails in the park that would challenge 99% of off-roaders. I would have appreciated some time spent on learning how to spot for other drivers, but to be fair, usually it was me getting hung up and delaying the rest of the group.

This class is an absolute bargain at $65, and to be honest, they should probably...