Best Tent Camping near Elk City, KS

Recent Tent Reviews in Elk City

133 Reviews of 11 Elk City Campgrounds

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  David H.

  Traveler

  

  Nov. 28, 2024

  Rollin RED Vandever Memorial Park

  Antique equipment show grounds

  I was here in November, not sure that it's even open. 8 sites with electric and water

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  Jake S.

  Guide

  

  Nov. 19, 2024

  Wilson State Fishing Lake Dispersed

  Nice spot

  When I got here it was very windy and the spot directly across the lake from here ended up being better and a little more out of the wind since there were more trees. Couldn’t find any rules for camping for camping in this area but ended up staying for several days without a problem. Had between 5-10 cars drive by each day so barely any traffic. Most of the spots on this lake are good in size and some have a nice open view of the sky for solar and Starlink which was great.

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  John G.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 25, 2024

  Wilson State Fishing Lake Dispersed

  Nice spot

  Nice area plenty of room with our 5th wheel

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  Susan

  Guide

  

  Oct. 19, 2024

  Buckeye RV Park

  Good eletricity

  The electricity worked. We had to bail out green water from our water hookup and the drinking water had a green tinge. We couldn't dump because the sewer was full.

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  James B.

  Ranger

  

  Oct. 17, 2024

  Montgomery State Fishing Lake Dispersed

  Overnight on the way home

  Stopped for an overnight on the way home. The spots are pull offs, circles and small lots of gravel. No toilets or trash pickup. The area was actually very clean. Saw several deer across the lake at dusk, eating grass.
  Beautiful spot not far off Highway 75.

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  Wendy L.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 6, 2024

  South Owl Lake

  Great stop with hookups and wifi!

  This campground was a nice surprise for the area. Near a golf course, allowed fires and had restrooms (no showers). Also had a boat ramp and dock along with playground. WiFi, even though we didn't use, was a nice bonus.

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  Chad A B.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 20, 2024

  Toronto Point — Cross Timbers State Park

  Toronto Lake Full Hookups

  We have family in this area. This lake is packed during holidays. Any other time it is first come first serve lots. $27 a night for full hookups.

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  Chad A B.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 20, 2024

  Blackjack Holiday Hill — Cross Timbers State Park

  Water and electric hookups only

  There were only about 3 other campers there with host. First come first serve sites. Large enough for larger campers and the roads are easy to navigate.

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  Chad A B.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 20, 2024

  Mann's Cove — Cross Timbers State Park

  Nice Boondocks Sites

  This area is filled with trees. It blocks the full lake view you could have and probably blocks the sun from helping you with Solar power, but it very beautiful and quiet. Noone was there when we were. Completely empty.

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  luke S.

  Traveler

  

  Apr. 25, 2024

  Hillside RV Park

  Passing through

  This place was very quiet. We arrived and the owner was extremely helpful and nice. We were passing through town and found this place. Full hookups and level spots. Would recommend.

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  James B.

  Ranger

  

  Apr. 15, 2024

  Norman No.1 Museum RV Park

  Overnight stop

  Overnight stop on way from Texas to Nebraska. Full hookup sights for $25. Have 37 foot 5th wheel and fit fine. Pads are gravel but level. Nice quiet stay with minimal traffic noise, etc. there are trash cans with water and sewer.

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  John M.

  Scout

  

  Apr. 12, 2024

  Kamp Siesta

  Nice, quiet campground with lots of parking spots

  We camped here in October 2021 to close out our season and as a waypoint to Beaver Lake. This is a very nice, quaint little municipal campground. The shower house was clean enough, the spots were all well-maintained, and everything worked as advertised. There is a city park right around the bend that has all kinds of stuff, and there are basketball courts, volleyball courts, and horseshoe pits within short walking distance. 

  It may have been because of the time of year since the campground was about to close, but we were the only campers there for the whole week, which was totally awesome. There are 42 spots at Kamp Siesta, three of which are pull-through, so you cannot possibly beat this place for $10 a night. 

  Oh, and I forgot to mention the wooded trail right behind the campground. You definitely forget you're in Kansas back there!

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  Jennifer O.

  Legend

  

  Nov. 5, 2023

  Osage Hills State Park Campground

  Probably one of my favorites!

  Very pretty and quiet campground. Spots spaced nicely apart, new comfort stations, dump station, playground, group spots, and overall just really enjoyable place to stay.

  Water turns off to sites on Nov 1 but restrooms and showers are still on.

  Great stargazing on a clear night.

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  Angie A.

  Ranger

  

  Oct. 17, 2023

  Quarry Bay Campground — Fall River State Park

  Awesome find!

  What a beautiful, peaceful place! Toilets, fire pits, picnic tables, and dumpsters for trash on site. We had the whole place to ourselves! Easy to get off from Rt 400. Sites pretty level. Glad we found this place! Great view of the lake!

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  Janice B.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 1, 2023

  Whitehall Bay

  A little unknown gem

  It's absolutely beautiful. I camp here often because of the serenity. The best part of Whitehall Bay is the sewer is directly at your campsite, so no dumping afterwards. A big plus for me!!! Camp Hosts are awesome. You won't be disappointed

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  Lynzie T.

  Guide

  

  Apr. 23, 2023

  Osage Hills State Park Campground

  WOW!

  What an AMAZING campground. From the office personnel, to the cleanliness of the sites, to the sheer beauty of them as well. 12/10 and would absolutely visit again!

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  John R.

  Legend

  

  Apr. 18, 2023

  Big Hill Lake Mound Valley Recreation Area

  Corps Hideaway.

  Park hidden away. Spots can be a bit narrow for bigger rigs but not too bad Some gorgeous spots.

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  Levi H.

  Traveler

  

  Mar. 21, 2023

  Big Hill Lake Mound Valley Recreation Area

  Clean, Spacious & Weekenders Paradise

  Stayed 22 days in Site 21 in the NLOO Loop, close to bathrooms, in July and August 2022. No Showers in this loop so beware. Bathrooms were clean. Showers in the other two loops were always clean and rarely used. 

  I was working in the area, so I needed to stay an extra eight days beyond the COE 14-day limit. Ranger was easy going and granted me an extra 10 days no problem. 

  This place is pretty busy with locals on the weekends between June and August. Completely clears out Sunday evening and it is mostly dead empty until around Thursday. Clearly a popular camping spot for people in the region, but really didn't see a lot of out-of-county or even out-of-state tags camped. 

  Cherryvale is about 6 miles west of the lake and has a Dollar General and Casey's Convenience Store as well as a Redbox, and Parsons is about 20 minutes northeast of here if you need something more substantial than DG or Casey's offers. 

  My AT&T signal didn't work here at all until I set up my WeBoost.

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  jw G.

  Scout

  

  Dec. 27, 2022

  Camp Hunter Park

  Nice little place!

  Shower houses, trees, easy to find, and the locals are amazing!!!

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  Justin S.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 9, 2022

  Quarry Bay Campground — Fall River State Park

  Great, relaxing location!

  We stayed in mid-October and while chilly, we had an amazing time. We chose the Quarry Bay Area, which is located on the far side of the dam from the rest of the park. It's about a 5-6 minute drive back to the main park area which is were you'll need to pay fees, but in our opinion, very much worth the drive for the seclusion. The spaces on this side of the park are very spread out and create a lot of privacy. 6 of the sites in this area (401-406) have 'mushroom' shelters that provided a nice area to prep food and escape a brief rain shower. Our location (site 405) also provided direct access to the Cat Claw trail head, was near the end of a dead-end road, and had great views of the lake framed in by a very well kept grassy area and mature trees. Cell service on Verizon was consistent, allowing basic web browsing and social media, but loading video was spotty at best. T-mobile service was a step down from Verizon and varied between 1 bar and no-service based on where you sat at the site. Not a big deal for us as we were there largely to disconnect, but if you need to entertain kids, make sure you download content before leaving home! We had a wonderful time and look forward to returning again!

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  Fabienne H.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 9, 2022

  Damsite Campground — Fall River State Park

  Perfect stay

  It was a very quiet night, awesome temperature for a good sleep! The camphost is an amazing person! We had some onteresting conversations! Thank you!

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  J M.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 16, 2022

  Whitehall Bay

  Isolated

  I stayed at site #19 for 2 nights. My site had 30/50+water+sewer. The sites are gravel and fairly level. There is a boat ramp and a roped-off swimming area. There were two small playgrounds and two bath+shower houses. There is one old-fashioned unisex pit toilet.

  The people behind me sounded like they were running a sawmill and mechanic shop all weekend. All the other campers were quiet.

  The women's restroom I visited had 1 of 2 flushing toilets working. It also had two shower stalls. The spiders went running went I turned on the water, which was warm. One spider ran up my leg, lol.

  The main issue with this campground, I found, was the drive to get here. Google will take you across the dam where you will hit a gravel road for 0.5 miles before getting back on the pavement. The last 4-5 miles are very narrow, with the vegetation growing right up to the pavement. I was lucky enough to only cross paths with oncoming traffic once, and right at a low-water bridge that was wider than the road. The last 2-3 miles are riddled with potholes. Was gear was scattered inside by the time I got to my site.

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  Brandon B.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 10, 2022

  Whitehall Bay

  Disappointed

  We had high hopes for Whitehall Bay. But our trip was about as bumpy as the road was coming into the campground.

  Our site was a group of three that were tightly grouped together in a full hook up area. This was our first time with full hook ups so that could have been the issue but we felt like we were right on top of our neighbors.

  There is not a lot to do for kids which is unfortunate, the beach looked extremely steep, however we did not use it.

  The area itself is very beautiful and the lake had a great rocky shoreline worth exploring. But that is about as much of the good things I can speak of when it comes to Whitehall Bay.

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  Cari W.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 5, 2022

  Washington Cove

  Lots of shade

  Beautiful campground. Lots of trees for shade during the day. Power at most sites. The water situation is a little weird. Spigots are shared and not very convenient on many sites. (Hoses going through other peoples sites). For $22/nights you really can’t complain. We had a site on the water and it was wonderful!!!

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  Sarah

  Scout

  

  Jun. 28, 2022

  Card Creek

  Great river family camping!

  Great camping with and without electricity (both rv and plug) clean water spouts and hiking trail. Clean(ish) bathrooms and shower with hot water and changing area! Man was very nice making sure I had everything I needed. Riverside with dock and boat ramp, basketball court and play area for kids. Concrete picnic table, grill, and mini bar with lantern hook. Some spots have steps down to food area.

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  Jeff A.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 6, 2022

  Fredonia Bay — Fall River State Park

  NNice, Quiet Flooded

  Nice quiet state park nice sites shaded on the lake unfortunately the area has had a lot of rain and part of the park was flooded bathrooms were nice and clean

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  Maurice H.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 3, 2022

  Santa Fe Safari RV Campground

  2 free days with amenities is hard to beat

  I just got here and set up. Its a partly cloudy day high 78 and moderate wind for Kansas. I have only put my screen shelter up so far. Your by the road and a business so you will here them till they close later in the evening and traffic going by. Yet beautiful lake and lots of things to do. Free for 2 days with hook ups. Showers and toilets. But only one shower to share so do that during the day while its not occupied is my advice. Yes RVers their is a dump station. 10 bucks a night if you stay longer. Im gonna pay just because.