Kanza View

USACE US Army Corps of Engineers · Council Grove , KS · Developed

Conditions

Road Access Gravel
Driveway Surface Gravel
Season Open Year Round
Campfires Campfires Allowed

Features

Rig Size Pull Through
Hookup Water Hookup
Style Vault Toilet Reservable

Campground Stats

Total Sites5
Tent-Only Sites4
Group Sites1
Overnight Sites4
SurfaceGravel

Location

38.6865278, -96.49225 · Council Grove Lake, 945 Lake Road , Council Grove , KS 66846

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Description

Overview

Kanza View Picnic Shelter is located at the east end of Council Grove Dam just off Kansas Highway 177. It offers some of the most scenic views of the lake.

Recreation

Although Council Grove Lake has excellent fishing and boating opportunities, access to the water limits these activities at Kanza View. Picnicking and tent camping at Kanza View's primitive sites are this location's primary activities.

Facilities

Kanza View offers five undeveloped campsites most suitable for tent camping. The roofed day-use picnic pavilion has six picnic tables seating 40 people. The picnic pavillion is the only facility that may be reserved in advance. There is no electricity. A single water hydrant for shared use is located near the pavillion. Bathroom facilities are masonary vault toilets.

Natural Features

The park sits on top of a hill adjacent to the lake offering breathtaking lake views. Although the park has many open grassy areas interspersed with large Cottonwood and Oak trees, access to the lake is limited due to the steep, rocky terrain.

Nearby Attractions

Multiple developed campgrounds surround Council Grove Lake in the near vicinity. The town of Council Grove affords an array of historic sites and the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is 18 miles south on Highway 177.

Directions

1 mile north of Council Grove, Kansas on Highway 177. Then west 200 yards on Lake Road (goes across dam).

Activities

CAMPING HISTORIC & CULTURAL SITE

Details

Phone(620) 767-5195
Email[email protected]
ADA AccessN
ReservableYes

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