This recreation area is part of Clinton Lake

Woodridge

One of my favorite not the typical slice of pie camping great for hammocks

One of my favorites

This place is definitely a weekend destination for my little family and I. The trail is probably easy to moderate and there are an endless number of areas to explore. There are several campsites in the parking lot area and then there are 15 more primitive sites along the trail. It's highly suggested that you explore off the trail though so that you can 1) see all the creative campsites that campers have built and established and 2) you can create your own living space. Woodridge is never over crowded unless it's a holiday, so more often than not you could camp the whole weekend and potentially not see another person. I highly recommend you to take a little vacation at this park and enjoy what nature has to offer!

Home away from home

The campground is very well groomed, lots of amenities and it is really close to the lake via a short hike in the woods. #lovenature

Kansas beauty! 

Camping spots along trail are really spread out and even if every spot is full you still feel secluded. 

great primitive camping 

Best campsite we’ve been to since moving to KS 7 years ago—wooded, private, spacious, feels very secluded. It our first time hiking in to a site (lots of work with our regular gear for a family of four, but worth it!). We went mid-June, and there had apparently been some type of butterfly hatching. They were small but quite aggressive (who knew!?), constantly swarming us. At one point there were seven perched on my husband’s back, and one landed in a pancake cooking on the grill (no surviving that). We still had fun, but we’ll go earlier or later next time. We also love hiking the trail through the woods and by the lake even when we aren’t camping—best trail I’ve been on in Lawrence.

Awesome (free!) sites & trail

-clean bathroom (toilet only)
-clean water access
The gravel circle allows car camping and the trail loop allows hike in camping. Both are free.

Great free car camping

Beautiful free camping. There’s a gravel loop with some picnic tables and a couple hike-in sites dispersed along a trail. I was here over Labor Day weekend and didn’t see a single other person on the the 1/2-ish mile hike to Primitive Site 4, where I spent the night. Site 4 is right on the lake and had a beautiful view of the sunrise. The main loop/parking area had some pit toilets that are very basic but honestly no worse than what I’ve seen at some paid campsites. Highly highly recommend.