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Camping in Kansas

18 places to stay, each with its nearest town and where our information comes from.

On the Cimarron National Grassland near Richfield, in the far southwest corner, you can still see the ruts left by wagons on the Santa Fe Trail, the longest stretch of the trail on public land. The grassland has a small campground, and the sky out there is enormous.

Most of the Kansas list is Corps of Engineers lakes. Perry Lake near Ozawkie and Perry, Tuttle Creek near Keats outside Manhattan, and Kanopolis Lake near Marquette all have campgrounds on the water. Near Kanopolis, Mushroom Rock State Park has sandstone formations that really do look like mushrooms.

18Campgrounds
646Things to do

Data as of 2026-10-07.

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Towns with the most places nearby

  • Keats2
  • Marquette2
  • Ozawkie2
  • Perry2
  • Burlington1
  • Dorrance1
  • Eastshore1
  • Fall River1
  • Junction City1
  • Lawrence1

Places to stay

Strongest badge first, then by nearest town. The badge says where our information comes from. A badge is not permission to stay overnight.

Campgrounds 18

  • Old Town Campground (Perry Lake)near OzawkieAgency record
  • Riverside West Campgroundnear BurlingtonListed business, not yet confirmed
  • Minooka Park Campgroundnear DorranceListed business, not yet confirmed
  • Cottonwood Point Campgroundnear EastshoreListed business, not yet confirmed
  • Whitehall Bay Campgroundnear Fall RiverListed business, not yet confirmed
  • West Rolling Hills Campgroundnear Junction CityListed business, not yet confirmed
  • Stockdale Campgroundnear KeatsListed business, not yet confirmed
  • Tuttle Creek Cove Campgroundnear KeatsListed business, not yet confirmed
  • Rockhaven Park Campground and Equestrian Areanear LawrenceListed business, not yet confirmed
  • Riverside Campground (KS)near MarquetteListed business, not yet confirmed
  • Venango Park Campgroundnear MarquetteListed business, not yet confirmed
  • Farnum Creek Campgroundnear MilfordListed business, not yet confirmed
  • Riverside East Campgroundnear New StrawnListed business, not yet confirmed
  • Longview Campground (KS)near OzawkieListed business, not yet confirmed
  • Rock Creek Campground (KS)near PerryListed business, not yet confirmed
  • Slough Creek Campgroundnear PerryListed business, not yet confirmed
  • Cimarron Recreation Areanear RichfieldListed business, not yet confirmed
  • Sylvan Park Campgroundnear Sylvan GroveListed business, not yet confirmed

What the badges mean

  • Verified by a nomad A Road Wild member reported on it from the ground.
  • Agency record From an official listing: Recreation.gov, the Forest Service or the National Park Service.
  • Overnight policy sourced We have a source for whether overnight stays are allowed.
  • Access checked Someone researched how you get in. Not a confirmation that overnight stays are allowed.
  • Listed business, not yet confirmed A private campground or RV park from map data. We have not yet confirmed it is open.

Things to do in Kansas

646 places on the Road Wild map, from trailheads to laundromats.

Outdoors 34

  • Cedar Bluff Reservoir
  • Cheney Reservoir
  • Kirwin Reservoir
  • Keith Sebelius Reservoir (Prairie Dog State Park)
  • Lovewell Reservoir

Culture and history 517

  • Park Ranger Programs
  • Fort Larned Living History
  • Tour Fort Larned with a Ranger
  • Fort Larned Visitor Center
  • Discovering Life at Fort Scott

Food and drink 35

  • Wichita Brewing Company · Wichita
  • 3rd Place Brewing · Wichita
  • Aero Plains Brewery · Wichita
  • Wichita Brewing Company · Eastborough
  • Tor Brewing · Wichita

Nomad services 39

  • Discounty Cleaners & Coin Laundry · Wichita
  • Spring Clean Laundry · Minneha
  • Dana Laundromat & Dry Cleaners · Wichita
  • Lost Sock Laundromat · Wichita
  • Storage laundry · Eastborough

Check locally

A listing is a lead, not a promise. These are places we know about, not places we have confirmed you can sleep tonight. Rules, closures, seasons and fees change, and forest roads and passes close for snow. Check signs and local rules before you commit to a night somewhere, and tell us when something is wrong.

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