Best Tent Camping near Ellinwood, KS

Recent Tent Reviews in Ellinwood

155 Reviews of 5 Ellinwood Campgrounds

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  Steve

  Guide

  

  Sep. 20, 2024

  Coneflower Campground Loop

  Beautiful

  Stayed on a Thursday night 9/12 and there were hardly any people there. It was a beautiful spot but quite exposed so expect some wind.. I would definitely stay there again.

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  Bill V.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 9, 2024

  Sand Hills State Park Campground

  Nice campground

  Nice pull through & back in site just 4 miles from Kansas fairgrounds

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  Ai-Ai T.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 26, 2024

  Wilson State Park Campground

  Sunflower loop

  It was beautiful at sunset, very nice campground with good hot showers.

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  Katie L.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 5, 2024

  Mulberry Campground — Kanopolis State Park

  Cicada City

  Nice easy place to pitch a tent or hang a hammock. Primitive campground is well maintained and largely unoccupied because of the lack of hookups for RVs. Stayed on 4th of July and only one other family was in the entire campground. Close to swimming beach, but bring your own water as there is no spigot nearby. Great birds too!

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  John S.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 3, 2024

  Minooka - Wilson Reservoir

  Great I70 overnight spot

  If you are traveling I 70, this is a great spot for a night to break up the drive. Only a few miles off of the highway, clean, quiet, with water and electricity. We stop here almost every trip. Sites are spaced out nicely.

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  Liz R.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 10, 2024

  COE Wilson Lake Sylvan Park

  Beautiful camp Level pull throughs

  We stayed at this COE campground on a very stormy night in June 2024. It is a well kept Corp campground and we will stay there again as we travel through Kansas.

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  Larry E.

  Guide

  

  Apr. 23, 2024

  Eagle Point Campground — Kanopolis State Park

  Large, well kept camp atea.

  Not very crowded mid-April 2024. Level sites with water available. Many trees.

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  Kathryn S.

  Scout

  

  Mar. 29, 2024

  Venango Park

  Spring camping

  We stayed at this federal campground 3/29/24 for free. 126 sides and I think there were four RVs here. No hookups or water (That's why it's free) but it had one open pit toilet. Beautiful views, felt very safe. A bit windy. Hopefully everybody will take care of this place & not abuse the privilege of staying here in the winter for free.

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  William S.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 2, 2023

  Hayland Farm's Horse Shoe Campground

  Excellent camp spot. Excellent hosts.

  Tom and Heddy are very nice folks. Warm and welcoming. Their property is quiet and beautiful. We hope to visit again soon.

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  Sar

  Scout

  

  Sep. 10, 2023

  Minooka - Wilson Reservoir

  Beautiful sunset but windy

  Love this place. Discovered it by accident trying to avoid the loud motels off I70. Love that tent sites are free during the week. It was quiet but I wasn't alone. Sunset was amazing on the reservoir. But the wind comes up quite strong as it cools down so stake that tent down!

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  Randall K.

  Ranger

  

  Aug. 25, 2023

  Minooka - Wilson Reservoir

  What a gem!

  This place is GREAT!

  First off - Monday - Thursday this place is free if you are in a non electric standard site.

  Second, the sites are really beautiful and big with great views. We were right on thr lake and it was stunning for sunrise.

  Third, the facilities are fantastic. Clean vault toilets and clean shower facilities with perfect water temp and pressure.

  Fourth, the host was really nice and helpful!

  You can’t really go wrong here. Would love to come back and spend a few days just relaxing. Plenty of bugs (not as bad as I was expecting though) so plan to bring spray.

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  Randall K.

  Ranger

  

  Aug. 23, 2023

  Minooka Park

  This place is great!

  Perfect camping! Wide open spaces with lots of room. Beautiful views of the lake and lots of animal activity - cows, bunnies, birds and bugs. Lots of bugs! Not teeming with mosquitos but just many bugs. Some of them are HUGE.

  I didn’t think the bugs were that bad just more interesting. Been to many other places with a bug problem and that didn’t seem like this to me. But it as prob enough that I wouldn’t want to hang outside and play cards.

  Views in every direction and it’s absolutely stunning! Very peaceful and quiet and literally just perfect.

  Plus if you are on a standard non electric tent space it’s free Monday -Thursday!

  Great showers and bathrooms too! This is a hidden gem for sure!! Perfect sunrise from our site!

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  Betsy T.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 14, 2023

  Wilson State Park Campground

  Like an Oasis

  BEAUTIFUL views!!! Very windy but worth it for water front. We stayed in a loop alone that could have had 3 other sites, next to beach access. Bathrooms were a bit of a walk but again, worth it!!

  Thought I had seen a mirage once we pulled into the park after miles of Kansas greens and browns.

  Self reg station (electronic) at the park as well as reserve early online.

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  Alex D.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 10, 2023

  Minooka Park

  Lake camping meets farm life!

  What a beautiful camp site. The ground has plenty of sites, almost all that have a beautiful lake front view. We stayed during the week and it was pretty quite - cows moooin’ were the loudest noise all night! There are walking trails, beaches, a boat launch, and bathrooms. We stayed at a non-electric but there are plenty of hookups to go around too. Happy camping!

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  Suzy

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 26, 2023

  Venango Park

  Great for a stopover, reset, or water lovers!

  Pros: 

  - easy to get to from I-70

  - friendly camp hosts 

  - lots of grass to walk dogs 

  - beautiful sunsets 

  Cons:

  - 35 minutes one way to the nearest town with major stores like Walmart and Petco

  - people did not care about walking through my waterfront site to get to the water (there were other ways)

  - site was pretty sloped back to front and side to side but just bring leveling blocks and you're fine

  - dump station didn't provide a water hose for cleaning the sewer hose after dumping even though it had water connection but must provide own hose 

  I didn't use the bathroom facilities and forgot to test speed but I had zero issues with Verizon or AT&T.

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  Jay B.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 8, 2023

  Minooka Park

  Fantastic campground

  Pleasantly surprised at pulling into this great spot after many hours driving cross country. Pick your site then pay online, super easy. Verizon service was great. Very well kept grass and stone site pads. Got a spot right on the lake. We were tempted to spend a second night it was so nice.

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  Wendy O.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 7, 2023

  Minooka Park

  Beautiful

  Best site I’ve had on my 2 week road trip! Would for sure come back here if I’m ever needing a campsite in Kansas.

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  Mike D.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 4, 2023

  Wilson State Park Campground

  Great Camping a Few Miles Off the Interstate

  We've camped at Wilson State Park three times now on eastbound road trips and I can't recommend it enough! There are sheltered sites on green lawns where tent campers can spend a quiet night. Trees provide shelter from wind and thunder storms. Depending on where you camp you can walk to swim in the reservoir. And the Switchgrass MTB is surprisingly fun! Just be careful to let it dry out before you ride since that wet sand can wreak havok on your drive train. I've only camped at Wilson on weekdays and it's never crowded.

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  Victoria S.

  Guide

  

  May. 10, 2023

  Sand Hills State Park Campground

  Quiet simple park

  We stayed a night and it was everything we needed. Showers were nice. They were over run with bugs but that was to be expected since it's early May. Park was a little unlevel so definitely need to bring extra wood to level correctly. We paid $12 for the night since we got in super late otherwise it's $25 a night. Also saw a dump station that was free.

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  Kami J.

  Scout

  

  Apr. 16, 2023

  Kanopolis State Park Campground

  My Favorite

  Every spring I look forward to getting out of the city and relaxing peacefully at this beautiful Lake! I love the gorgeous sunsets, the beach area, the hiking trails, and picking guitar with my besties! There's nothing better than being submerged in mother nature and I can't think of a better place to do it!!

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  Holt and Sam L.

  Traveler

  

  Jan. 6, 2023

  Eagle Point Campground — Kanopolis State Park

  Incredible Park and Trails

  Trails with cliffs, creeks and caves, campsites with incredible views and Bald Eagles soaring overhead. No other campers in the grounds. What’s not to love?

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  Justyn R.

  Scout

  

  Nov. 20, 2022

  Triple J RV Park

  Great for a night!

  Awesome little stop on my X-Country route, host was very sweet, I told her I know the spots are close but I like to be isolated when I can and she gave me a great site away from everything with a fire-ring. Just what I wanted. T Mobile service is Very Good opposed to the rating I saw of Poor

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  GP

  Guide

  

  Oct. 7, 2022

  Triple J RV Park

  Good for overnight

  We called ahead to see if they had sites available for the night. Arrived just before the office closed at 7pm. Got a pull-through full-hookups site. The campsite pads are level, nice and wide, gravel like the roads, with wide grassy/dirt/gravel areas between and beautiful mature shade trees everywhere. Also several friendly cats acting as camp hosts, welcoming us at the office when we checked in, greeting us every time we stepped out of our rig, and checking out all the campsites and trees regularly. ☺️ Our site had a picnic table and a clay/Terra cotta statue of a bear eating honey, with a hole in his belly as a small fire ring. Most sites had a covered picnic table. Full hookups worked fine.

  Bathrooms were ok; dead crickets on the floor.

  We would stay here again.

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  Diane G.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 24, 2022

  Lovegrass — Wilson State Park

  Hidden gem

  Native Kansan who is a first timer here! Beautiful views of the lake with nice concrete pads and nice bathrooms! Want to return soon!

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  Beverly W.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 23, 2022

  Big Bluestem — Wilson State Park

  Oasis in the middle of KS

  Great stop for a night or more! Nice campsite on lake’s edge, level, concrete pad and spacious, staggered sites. Would give it a 5 with full hook-up (elec. & water here).

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  Dave H.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 17, 2022

  Riverside - Kanopolis Reservoir

  COE camping at Kanopolis Lake

  Stayed at the Riverside location. Nice and quiet only a few campers and it was a weekend in September. Clean bath/showers. This is on the outflow side of the lake so no simple access to the lake but just a short hop to the lake. Marginal cell service.

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  Shelby R.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 8, 2022

  Triple J RV Park

  Nice Stop But Loud Next To Interstate

  This is a nice spacious campground off of 70, very easy access to the interstate. The sites are roomy and have full hookups and covered picnic areas. The staff is very friendly and helpful! The cons are that it is right next to the interstate, thus, the noise is exceptionally loud and it was difficult to get a good nights sleep. The grounds could be cleaned up as well as there are pieces of trash and dog poop in the grass. It is a nice little place to stay for the night passing through but could use some improvements.