There is some great fishing in the Dodge City area at Ford County Lake, Clark State Fishing Lake and Coldwater City Lake. The Horse Thief Reservoir is an ideal place to take a camper van rental and enjoy the great outdoors with activities like camping, boating, skiing, swimming, picnicking, fishing and hunting.

Stroll down the street of old Dodge City and get a taste for its authentic atmosphere. With shops that are unique to this location, you'll find everything from metal art banners with custom designs on them or museum quality pieces like handmade jewelry made by local artists.

Time travel back to the dusty streets of Front Street in the 1870s and 1880s during any season. You will be transported into an exciting era that you can only imagine, just as it was centuries ago.

Dodge City was founded in 1872, just five miles west of Fort Dodge on the edge of military reservation. Like many new towns during that era it grew quickly with bases for Union Pacific Railroad and army soldiers who needed supplies nearby as well.

Dodge City, famous for its rich history as a frontier cow town, became rowdy and famous for saloons, outlaws and Boot Hill Cemetery. Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp earned their fame as lawmen during their time there.

Dodge City is a town that has been called many things like the Cowboy Capital of America, Queen Of The Cowtowns and Beautiful Bibulous Babylon On The Frontier.