Larned, KS

united states

Larned sits along US-56 in central Kansas, about 25 miles west of Great Bend and 45 miles east of Dodge City. The town serves as Pawnee County's seat amid rolling prairie farmland. Most visitors arrive via US-56, which connects to major routes like US-50 near Great Bend. The Fort Larned National Historic Site preserves nine original 1860s sandstone military buildings from the Santa Fe Trail era.