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  3. Outlet(Melvern)

Camping at Outlet(Melvern)

Public campground · Melvern · 135 campsites

A forested campground near fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

Outlet Campground sits immediately below Melvern Lake Dam on the eastern edge of Kansas's Flint Hills, where the rolling, largely treeless tallgrass prairie gives way to wooded hills along the lake's southern shore. The campground is a good base for a wide variety of activities on Melvern's roughly 7,000 acres of water and 18,000 acres of public land: boat ramps and an accessible dock put you on the water for boating, water sports and swimming; anglers can expect walleye, crappie, channel and flathead catfish, and several bass species; and hikers can pick up the 4-mile Tallgrass Heritage Trail right in the campground.

5.0 on Recreation.gov · 699 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 60 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • Electric hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Flush toilets

    Dump station on site.

OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

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0 open of 135 sites
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No site is open for every night of your stay

You book directly on Recreation.gov. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

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Amenities & location

  • Accessible Fishing Dock
  • Accessible Trails
  • Accessible Vault Toilets
  • Beach Access
  • Boat Ramp
  • Boat Trailer Parking
  • Dock
  • Dump Station
  • Emergency Services
  • Entrance Station
  • Fishing
  • Fishing Dock
Check-in
04:00 PM
Checkout
04:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 135 electric individual sites.

Location

30442 River Pond Parkway
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Outlet(Melvern): questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Outlet(Melvern)?
Longest RV site listed: 60 ft (133 of 137 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Outlet(Melvern) have RV hookups?
135 electric individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Outlet(Melvern)?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Outlet(Melvern)?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 60 ft (133 of 137 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 135 electric individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 79 pull-through, 61 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 140 paved site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 3 (259 reports), AT&T 3 (170 reports), T-Mobile 3 (129 reports)
Water
Listing Water at 140 sites
Shade
Listing 137 of 138 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $26/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing 30442 River Pond Parkway (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Themes from recent written reviews on Recreation.gov. Quotes are verbatim.

Clean bathrooms and showers · 2 reviews

“Well kept, facilities clean and stocked.”

Thomas S · Oct 2025

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (699 reviews, ★ 5.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Nicest campground I've been to. Well kept, facilities clean and stocked. Just beautiful!”

Thomas S 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov

“We love the Melbourne Park outlet. We drive 380 miles from Western Kansas to spend two weeks there. The scenery is beautiful and the facilities are top-notch.”

Bruce B 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov
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✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights16 sites open for every night

Eisenhower State Park

2.7 mi from Outlet(Melvern) (straight-line)
Rates & availability from Kansas State Parks · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night

Pomona State Park

12 mi from Outlet(Melvern) (straight-line)
Sites from $70/night
$140 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Kansas State Parks · you book on their site
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No sites offered for these dates

Coeur D'alene

1.3 mi from Outlet(Melvern) (straight-line) 4.0 · 85 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · Full-hookup RV sites
Recreation.gov isn't offering sites Nov 13–15
Rates & availability from Recreation.gov · you book on their site
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Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 135 sites take tents. See open sites ↑
  • Electric sites: 135 sites have power.

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 60 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2021 Forest River Cherokee Grey Wolf Black Label
2021 Forest River Cherokee Grey Wolf Black Label

Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 8 · 46 mi from campground

$120/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Brand New ( Delivery Available) 2022 Dutchmen Coleman Lantern LT
Brand New ( Delivery Available) 2022 Dutchmen Coleman Lantern LT

Travel trailer · 30 ft · sleeps 8 · 61 mi from campground

$138/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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20' V-Cross Vibe, EZ Pullin' Lux Tent on Wheels!
20' V-Cross Vibe, EZ Pullin' Lux Tent on Wheels!

Travel trailer · 20 ft · sleeps 4 · 85 mi from campground

$80/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season Apr 1–Oct 30: RV & Tent $26–$78, Tent $25–$50 per night
  • Peak season Apr 1–Oct 30: RV & Tent $26–$78, Tent $25–$50 per night

stays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Outlet(Melvern)

For September weekends, book about 159 days ahead. Three in four September Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 40 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
April69 days ahead152 days ahead73 days ahead160 days ahead
May76 days ahead158 days ahead113 days ahead180 days ahead
June49 days ahead149 days ahead91 days ahead171 days ahead
July28 days ahead122 days ahead46 days ahead161 days ahead
August23 days ahead108 days ahead45 days ahead174 days ahead
September40 days ahead159 days ahead55 days ahead175 days ahead
October34 days ahead108 days ahead44 days ahead145 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 (43,214 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.

Compare site types

135 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites with electric

Tent or RV, with power

135 sites · $28, $30/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15