Weekend availability at Outlet(Melvern)
Live from Recreation.gov · checked Sep 17, 10:43 PM PT- Fri, Sep 18Open49/137 sites
- Fri, Sep 25Open38/137 sites
- Fri, Oct 2Open41/136 sites
- Fri, Oct 9Open41/136 sites
- Fri, Oct 16Limited2/89 sites
- Fri, Oct 23Limited2/89 sites
Friday + Saturday nights, sites bookable both nights. Counts come from a rotating sweep and can lag a cancellation by up to a day — alerts watch your exact dates within minutes.
Campsites & amenities
Site-level details from Recreation.gov's official catalog.
- Campsites
- 152
- Electric sites
- 152
- Water hookups
- 150
- Sewer hookups
- 89
- Pull-through
- 89
- Max rig length
- 80 ft
About this campground
Overview Outlet Campground is situated below the Melvern Lake Dam on the eastern edge of the Flint Hills of Kansas. Visitors enjoy the area's wide range of recreational activities, including boating, fishing, hiking and hunting. Find a virtual tour of Melvern Lake at http://www.photographyoptions.net/images/melvern/tour.html Recreation Melvern Lake impounds nearly 7,000 acres of water on the upper reaches of the Marais des Cygnes River Valley. Boating and swimming are popular activities on the lake. Anglers will find walleye, crappie, channel and flathead catfish, as well as black, striped, white and smallmouth bass. The 18,000 acres of land surrounding Melvern Lake provide plentiful hiking and hunting opportunities. Several trails wind around the lake, including the 4-mile Tallgrass Heritage Trail, which begins in the campground. Hunters may find deer, quail, turkeys, ducks, rabbits and squirrels throughout the area.Facilities This large campground offers 140 family sites, many of which have full hookups for electric, water and sewer. Two group day-use picnic shelters with electrical hookups are available as well. Several family picnic sites can be used on a first come, first served basis. Amenities include flush and vault toilets, showers, drinking water and a dump station. A boat ramp, accessible dock and fish cleaning station are located on-site. Younger campers love the park's swimming beach, playground and stocked fishing pond, which is open year-round. Laundry facilities are no longer available to all campers. Click Here for a Virtual Tour (http://www.photographyoptions.net/images/melvern/tour.html) Natural Features The Flint Hills represent America's last expanse of intact tallgrass prairie, made up of big bluestem, switchgrass and Indian grass. The rolling hills on the south side of the lake are wooded, and the campground has scattered trees and limited shade. Contact Info For local information, please call (877) 444-6777 or call (785) 549-3318 for general information.
Getting there
From US-75, take the Melvern exit. Turn west onto Melvern Lake Parkway and continue 1/4 mile to the cut-off road, then another 1/4-mile west to River Pond Parkway and follow into the campground.
Activities
- FISHING
- KAYAKING
- CAMPING
- BOATING
- MOUNTAIN BIKING
- WATER ACCESS
- SWIMMING
- DAY USE AREA
- HIKING
- BIRDING
- BIKING
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