Kanza View

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Council Grove Lake, 945 Lake Road
Council Grove, KS 66846

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.

Camp site features

Across 4 camp sites:

Picnic table: all 4 sites
Pets allowed: all 4 sites
Largest party: 8 people
Equipment: Tent

Directions

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

Stay Limit

Check in from 3 PM, check out by 4 PM.

Reviews

4 reviews

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Francisco F

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Reviewed 5 months ago

Nice camping spot with a great view.

Samuel M

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Reviewed 5 months ago

Overall it was fun, the campground is uneven so it was hard to find a spot for the tent but we made do. It’s a nice quiet area. There was not good fishing access but you can get down to the lake to fish if you really want to. It does have a nice spot to eat that’s covered and in good shape, so that was nice, but the grill was rusted through and unusable. We just cooked on the fire pit!

Margo K

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Reviewed 3 years ago

The view of the lake at sunset was beautiful. It was difficult to find a flat spot, but I found one, albeit covered in live plants (I prefer to camp on dirt or dead leaves). There was a fire burning on the other side of the road, to say nothing of the many other prescribed burns in the area at the time, so air quality was bad. I wore an N95 while I slept to protect my lungs from the smoke.

Jason B

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Reviewed 5 years ago

Very nice well maintained park with a very challenging disc golf course. The campsites are in need of some maintenance. Only spot to set up a tent on the sites is on a slope. The shelters are ok but bent roof tins and rotten ceiling boards. Grill is rusted through and couldn't use it no firering on our site.

Availability

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