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Liberal Tourist Information Center
1 Yellow Brick Road
Liberal, KS 67901
800-LIBERAL
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Dodge City CVB
400 W Wyatt Earp Blvd
Dodge City , KS 67801
620-225-8186 or
800-OLD-WEST
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Finney County CTB
1511 E Fulton Terrace
Garden City, KS 67846
800-879-9803
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Day 1


7:30AM In Liberal, have breakfast at the Pancake House, 640 Pancake Blvd, open Tues-Sun, 6am-1pm.
8:30AM Depart for Meade, taking Hwy 54 heading NE-38 mi.
9:15AM Arrive in Meade, take Hwy 23 south to Meade Lake, 12 miles.
9:30AM Arrive at Meade Lake - kick your shoes off and stick your toes in this beautiful little lake or cast your fishing line in the water. (Don't forget to buy a permit! Daily fishing permits are available at the lake office.) Camping hookups available.
11:15AM Depart for Meade, on Hwy 23, heading east 4 miles then north for 8 miles.
11:30AM Arrive in Meade. Lunch at Lakeway Hotel, 115 N. Fowler; Bob's Drive-in, E. Hwy 54; Chuckwagon Restaurant, W. Hwy 54; or Diner 54, W. Hwy 54.
12:30PM Browse through the local antique and gift shops, and tour the historic Lakeway Hotel.
1:15PM Depart for Meade County Historical Society Museum, 200 Carthage, a stroll down the boardwalk for a look at the past.
2:15PM Depart for the Dalton Gang Hideout; Eva Dalton Whipple House and Heritage House, 502 S. Pearlette (one block east of museum on Carthage, turn south 4 blocks.) Escape down the tunnel the outlaws used. Browse the gift shop.
3:30PM Depart for Plains, Hwy 54 traveling west, 13 miles.
3:45PM Arrive in Plains. Drive down their famous wide Main Street once featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Check out Itsabird Co., Emu Oil natural products, Southwest Tortilla Company or see what's ripe for picking at the Apple Hutch Orchard.
5:00PM Depart for Liberal, Hwy 54 traveling west, 27 miles.
5:30PM Arrive in Liberal.

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