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Travels With Nellie from Braintree Vermont on 3/8/2026 3:03:22 PM:
We are going to ride sections of the Katy trail in early April.
We can't do long sections - no ebikes. And we need to have a campground close by to the trail.
We could go out and then shuttle as I see some shuttle service is available.
We like historic sections and rural sections and small town sections - no cities.

Please advise.

Thanks so much.

Travels with Nellie

 
Kim Henderson - Kim's Cabins from Windsor on 3/9/2026 9:46:11 AM:
Many enjoy Windsor as we're the crossroads of the Katy and Rock Island Trails so you can ride out three directions! A beautiful rural area with great lodging, restaurants, coffee shop and stores! We're surrounded by a large Amish community with two bulk food stores and Tues/Fri produce auction. There are two campgrounds - Katy-Rock Junction next to the trail and Farrington Park which has RV hook ups also. Enjoy your Katy adventure!

 
Anonymous on 3/9/2026 3:14:55 PM:
The Hermann area, east and west of McKittrick is a peaceful small town area. Hermann itself is a nice town with a rich German heritage. The wine cellar tour at Stone Hill winery offers a throwback prohibition era cellar. For camping options along the trail, check out the trip planner on this site to locate options.

 
Bill in Columbia (was Houston) on 3/10/2026 2:39:55 PM:
Maybe 3 days in Windsor to do both directions on the Katy, then one way on the Rock Island.
Then 2 days at Cooper's Landing.
Then 2 days at the campground at Portland.
Then 2 days at Klondike Park.

If I had to cut back, the first cut would be to skip Portland.

If you have any idea how far out from your overnight spot you'd want to ride, then I could sharpen up the recommendations.