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Middle Spring is 8 miles north of Elkhart on Kansas 27, and about 1 mile west on a dirt road through Cimarron National Grassland to a small enclosed park on the north side of the road. After Lower Spring, Middle Spring was the next reliable water source for travelers in the Cimarron Valley. This made it a major stopping point and a campsite on the Santa Fe Trail. The USDA Forest Service manages the national grassland.

Other photographs from Cimarron National Grassland:
Thumbnail of Middle Spring, Cimarron National Grassland,
Kansas, links to another view of the site.
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Thumbnail of a third view of Middle Spring, Cimarron National Grassland,
Kansas, links to another view of the site.
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