Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
If you take the Katy Trail, for overnight I suggest:
- Turner Katy Trail Shelter - Tebbetts. Do an internet search first to find the phone number to call. It is like a hostel with low fee. No staff onsite so you have to call ahead.
- Katy Roundhouse Campground - New Franklin. Fee structure is friendly to bikers, has showers. But no restaurant in town.
- Clinton Community Center. Near trailhead at west end of trail. Free showers and a place to set up the tent. Very helpful staff.
Things change over time, the above was valid late October and early November 2010 but is subject to change.
We did not look hard for campstove fuel or groceries so I can't say if such items were available within a mile of the trail, but I was surprised that such items were not commonly available at locations within sight of the trail. I suggest planning ahead.
Thanks Tourist. Tentatively we're planning the first night at Steamboat Junction CG, Bluffton, then Catfish Katy's in Huntsdale. Day three on the Katy would be Sedalia where there is a lot to chose from, then to Clinton and perhaps the community center as you suggest. Clinton might be a rest day as well, so a motel would also be a choice. The day we arrive in St Charles would be a motel...the RV CG has no tent accomadations.