Kansas City West-Lawrence KOA, near Lawrence, Kansas, is a family-friendly spot that caters to a variety of camping styles, whether you’re in a tent, RV, or looking for a cabin experience. The campground is known for its clean facilities and helpful staff, making it easy to settle in and enjoy your stay.

You’ll find a range of amenities here, including electric hookups and a sanitary dump station, which are particularly handy for RV travelers. Many visitors have enjoyed the convenience of pizza delivery right to their campsite, adding a nice touch to the camping experience. As one camper noted, “The campground was very clean and the staff is very helpful!”

While the campground has its perks, be prepared for some noise from nearby trains that run through the night. This has been a common theme in reviews, with some campers mentioning it as a minor inconvenience compared to the overall experience. 

For those traveling with kids, there are fun activities available, including a playground and a pool, ensuring that younger campers stay entertained. Plus, the beautiful views around the campground make it a pleasant place to relax after a day of exploring the area. Whether you’re just passing through or planning a longer stay, Kansas City West-Lawrence KOA offers a solid base for your adventures.

Kansas City West-Lawrence KOA

Join the fun near Lawrence. With tons of outdoor activities and scenic camping, this is an excellent vacation spot for all kinds of travelers. Enjoy the scenic camping, fun activities, and sights and sounds of Lawrence. You're sure to find the perfect spot for your Kansas camping adventure.

Lawrence

The Best Camping Near Lawrence, Kansas

We missed a KOA in Kansas City because of construction. Went to Lawrence KOA instead. Glad for the misfortune. The park has all you need for short or long term camping and RV trips. 

Nice quiet park

Great place to get off the highway and spend the night. Other campers are very friendly. Really enjoyed the park.

Very quiet 

I’m in my 30s traveling solo and this stop was a great place to regroup and take advantage of their amenities like shower, laundry, etc. The bathrooms were clean and the staff was very friendly. If you are traveling with kids this is a terrific place to stop because there are lots of things to keep kids busy like a playground and pool. The sites aren’t very private and road noise from the nearby highway can be heard throughout the night if you’re tent camping but it didn’t really bother me. 

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Nice stop with amenities

This is a lovely campsite but we’ll sadly never stay here again - because trains passed by really loudly all night long - 
it finally stopped at about 5am. 🤬
We stayed on a Friday night



Trains all night

This is a good KOA but the trains run ALL NIGHT long.  I only go to KOA if I am camping with the kids.  It is worth the price if only because of the clean bathrooms and  kid friendly activities.

Good KOA but...TRAINS!

It’s not the best I’ve ever been to, but it’s a as great family campground with beautiful views. We travel with two adorable rescues and appreciated the awesome dog park where they could run a bit.  The restrooms are adequate and clean. Views are beautiful as you will see for yourself. Would definitely return. Tastes are $56-60

Great family campground and awesome dog park!

Most KOA campgrounds I have been to are exceptional with great sites for all types of camping. However, there are a couple of them that have one or two sites that leave you scratching your head. We were supposed to camp at site 18, but it was not level and had tire ruts all the way to the back of the site. There was nowhere to set up our tent without it being uncomfortable throughout the night. With that said, we moved over to site 19, which was level. The tent sites are small for the tenters and there is little to no shade. 

  

The good things about the sites are that they have water and electricity. There is even a night light and a place to charge your electronic devices. There is a fire ring but no lantern hanger. 

  

The bath house is modern and up to date; however, the shower dressing area has got to be the smallest I have EVER seen at a campground. I estimated the dressing area to be about 18” x 24”. I’m not a math whiz, but even I can figure out that an average sized person would have difficulty moving around in the dressing area. 

  

I might give it a higher rating if we were camping in an RV or even in our teardrop camper, but another problem was the noise. I was warned that there would be a train passing through, and the person I spoke to offered to throw in a pair of ear plugs and a night mask. Now I know why. There was a light from a nearby cabin lighting the whole tenting area, and the trains were one right behind the other… ALL NIGHT LONG!!!!! Every thirty minutes or so(could have been every twenty minutes, but I’m not sure), a train passed by. It wouldn’t be so bad, but it was LOUD!!!!!!! 

  

We were on our way to Colorado, and the next time we are passing through, I will make sure to skip this campground.

Campground Too Close to the Railroad Tracks

This is a good place for a night while on the road. The staff were great!  They have a pool &amp; plenty of activities. They do pack you in like sardines.  And the bathrooms are not handicapped accessible. I have some mobility challenges, the door to the bathroom is on a VERY tight spring, there is a step up into it. And none of the stalls have grab bars.  

Good for a night while traveling

Clean, has fun activities for children, and easy to make reservations via phone.

Clean and Easy

Camp ground was very clean and the staff is very helpful! Drive you right to the campsite so no need to have to look for it. Pizza delivery a d wood was a nice touch. Laundry room was nice and easy to use. Everything is very close in the campground. Close to downtown 

Great get away 

Great place to stay,  only down side- train horn. But we have been here 3 weeks. What train horn?

3 weeks, and still loving it

Had to call numerous times to acully get thru. Asked about 6 weeks of staying. Inquired about long term. Was told that it would cost me $3400.00 to stay a mo th here. That's insane 

Ridiculous 

Nice level sites. Clean facilities and friendly staff. Cost was a little steep for off season.

Good but pricey for overnight

The staff is very nice, the camp is clean the bathrooms are clean the laundry is clean the pool is clean overall a very pleasant little camp. Please see attached video and pictures for more details.

The only two negatives are one there are probably not enough shade trees and two there is a train that comes by every couple of hours.

A great little KOA campground with lots of amenities. 

Easy check in friendly folks. Level site.  Pull through FHU everything worked as expected.  Would stay her again.  

Good overnight.

This campground is about 35-40 mins outside Kansas City City. The town that it is located in has a lot to do as well! Campgrounds is clean and well kept! We visited in November so not many people. 

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