A forested campground near fishing. RV fit varies by site.
The setting is a working outdoor-recreation landscape, so the day's rhythm here tends to follow the lake: anglers come for channel catfish, walleye, white bass and wipers, and the boat ramp puts you on the water for fishing, water sports or long shoreline runs. Wildlife is abundant across the surrounding public lands; deer, upland game and a variety of waterfowl frequent the reservoir margins, and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks manages large swaths of hunting ground and a waterfowl refuge nearby stop by the project office for maps and regulations.
Length limits vary by campsite.
Check dates on Recreation.gov.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 standard electric | – | – | $12 |
| 2 standard electric | – | – | $12 |
| 3 standard electric | – | – | $12 |
| 4 standard electric | – | – | $12 |
| 5 standard electric | – | – | $12 |
| 6 standard electric | – | – | $12 |
| 7 standard electric | – | – | $12 |
| 8 standard electric | – | – | $12 |
| 9 standard electric | – | – | $12 |
| 10 standard electric |
Hookups (individual campsites): 20 electric individual sites.
2105 N. Pawnee
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“Clean and quiet. The area is mowed and the fishing is good”
“In April we stayed for 3 days. I called the ranger 3 times asking for toilet paper for the vault bathrooms. None was brought to the vaults. In June during our visit the grass needed to be mowed, about 8 inches tall.”
“One of the very rare places in Kansas, that I could paddle my canoe without having to worry about being hit by a motorboat.”
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| $12 |
| 11 standard electric | – | – | $12 |
| 12 standard electric | – | – | $12 |
| 13 standard electric | – | – | $12 |
| 14 standard electric | – | – | $12 |
| 15 standard electric | – | – | $12 |
| 16 standard electric | – | – | $12 |
| 17 standard electric | – | – | $12 |
| 18 standard electric | – | – | $12 |
| 19 standard electric | – | – | $12 |
| 20 standard electric | – | – | $12 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights26 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights55 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every nightAn idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.
Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 55 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.
Travel trailer · 37 ft · sleeps 8 · 50 mi from campground
$129/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 20 ft · sleeps 4 · 162 mi from campground
$80/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 34 ft · sleeps 8 · 162 mi from campground
$109/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
View rentalPaid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.
Missouri area · 1.5 hr · from $20/person
Missouri area · 45 min · from $35/person
Missouri area · 1 hr · from $13/person
Missouri area · 4 hr · from $214/person
stays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).
Seasonal loop closures in this window: Main (Nov 2026).
For May weekends, book about 3 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 2 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.
| Arrival month | Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least | A quarter at least | Other days: half booked at least | A quarter at least |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 0 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 2 days ahead |
| May | 2 days ahead | 3 days ahead | 3 days ahead | 4 days ahead |
| June | 1 days ahead | 3 days ahead | 2 days ahead | 4 days ahead |
| July | 1 days ahead | 3 days ahead | — | — |
| September | 1 days ahead | 2 days ahead | — | — |
| October | 0 days ahead | 1 days ahead | — | — |
Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.
Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (731 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.
Missouri area · 1 hr · from $60/person
Missouri area · 50 min–1 hr · from $8/person
Missouri area · 2.5 hr · from $15/person
Missouri area · 9 hr · from $129/person
20 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
Tent or RV, with power
20 sites · $12/night
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15
