Cottonwoods and yucca plants at Middle Spring Site near Elkhart, KS
Cottonwoods and yucca plants at Middle Spring Site near Elkhart, KS
Middle Spring is 8 miles north of Elkhart on Kansas Hwy 27, about 1 mile west on a dirt road to a small enclosed park. After Lower Spring, this was the next reliable water source, making it a major stopping point along the trail.; https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/13000151.htm;
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Elkhart ; Cimarron National Grassland ; Middle Spring Site, Morton County, Kansas
Santa Fe National Historic Trail Latitude: 37.9892997741699, Longitude: -99.3414993286133