The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) tracks the traffic levels on its highways. The entire length of K-95 is part of the Western Vistas Historic Byway, which runs from US-83 at Scott City to US-40 at Sharon Springs. The roadway continues through flat rural farmland for about 1.8 miles (2.9 km) before reaching its northern terminus at US-83 south of Elkader. K-95 advances another roughly 0.75 miles (1.21 km) then curves east. The highway then turns to the east and passes through a rock cut for roughly 0.1 miles (160 m) then veers to the north. K-95 crosses Ladder Creek and continues in northeast direction through mostly open land with some scattered trees for about 0.5 miles (800 m) then enters an area with scattered houses before intersecting East Scott Lake Drive.
The highway begins to head northeast as it intersects West Scott Lake Drive, which travels west then north to Lake Scott State Park. K-95 begins to curve in a northwest direction and soon crosses a creek that drains Epler Canyon, then Barrel Spring Trout Pond. The roadway continues for about 0.3 miles (480 m) then begins to run along Ladder Creek, which the road continues to follow for about 0.15 miles (240 m), before the creek curves to the east. K-95 continues for about 0.7 miles (1.1 km) through flat grassland, passing by White Womans Grave, before crossing Morgan Draw, which flows into Ladder Creek. The highway soon intersects a road that leads west to the Battle of Punished Woman's Fork monument, then passes through a rock cut made through Devils Backbone. The roadway continues for 0.45 miles (720 m) then curves in a northeast direction and crosses Ladder Creek. K-95 then passes through a rock cut, as it descends in elevation slightly into the Ladder Creek Valley. The highway travels in a northwest direction through mostly flat prairie for 0.4 miles (640 m) before intersecting West Road 250. K-95's southern terminus is at US-83 north of Scott City. K-95 first appeared on the 1969 State Highway Map, and its alignment has not changed since. This alignment was altered in a resolution on May 10, 1967, and was designated as K-95. The route that K-95 follows was planned to become a state highway in a resolution on July 27, 1966, to link US-83 to Lake Scott and Lake Scott State Park. The highway passes about 0.6 miles (970 m) east of the area of the Battle of Punished Woman's Fork, the last Indian battle in the state.
It is the remains of a structure thought to have been built by Taos Pueblo Indians who left New Mexico in 1664 to escape Spanish rule. Within Lake Scott State Park, just west of K-95, is the El Cuartelejo ruins. K-95 travels through mostly rural land, and is a two-lane highway its entire length. The highway forms a section of the Western Vistas Historic Byway. Route 83 (US-83) north of Scott City, and the northern terminus is at US-83 south of Elkader. K-95 is an approximately 6.6-mile-long (10.6 km) state highway in the U.S.
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