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Recent Tent Reviews In Fort Scott

69 Reviews of 7 Fort Scott Campgrounds

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  I W.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 26, 2024

  Prairie State Park

  Tent camping

  Lots of ticks. Good clean campground. Bathroom. Bison roam the park. Ticks also roam the park. Found a burnt guitar. Wooden pole hit truck. Prarie walk had lots of ticks, but no tick dogs.

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  Jim W.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 11, 2024

  Osage Prairie RV Park

  Lovely little campground. Old but well kept bathrooms & laundry.

  Delightful office staff.  We did not make advance reservations, but called when we were about an hour away and insured they had sites available.  Long pull-thrus with full hookups.  For an overnight stay, this is a nice campground.

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  Mychele B.

  Scout

  

  May. 2, 2024

  Camp Mi Casa on the Route RV Park

  Adorable campground that feels cozy and friendly

  I love everything about this campground from the open space, to the front manager to the friendly guests.  Near enough to town to enjoy the museum and pop in for lunch, far enough away to feel detached.  There's also an old Drive in movie next door!  Makes you want to get an airstream and cruise down Route 66

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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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  DAVE

  Scout

  

  Oct. 8, 2023

  Lamar City Park

  Free city park campground

  1st night free, $20 donation after. register with Holly, 30 & 50 amp at only 3 poles, free water and dump on site. The only problem was train traffic 200' away 24/7.

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  Rhonda D.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 1, 2023

  Crawford State Park

  Huge Sites

  This place was easy, pretty and well appointed. Great site next to river, across from bath, laundry and showers. Quiet and easy access. Highly recommend.

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  Les W.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 18, 2023

  Osage Prairie RV Park

  So nice stayed two nights

  Stopped for the night and stayed two!

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  rick K.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 6, 2023

  Pony Express RV Park LLC

  An Outstanding RV Park

  100 glorious acres. A little rustic but beautiful. Pull-Through and Back-In sites. MOST shave Electric, Water and Sewer. Tent Sites are available. Terri Karper is a wonderful Hostess.

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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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  Ryan H.

  Scout

  

  Dec. 21, 2022

  Crossroads RVs and Cabins

  Upgraded RV & Cabins campground - very peaceful!

  I stayed in one of the airbnb cabins this past summer and it was super comfortable. Everything I needed for a great stay. Awesome managers and such a peaceful surrounding. I know there are new pedestals and hookups for RVs and they have been working on the swimming pool for 2023. The A-frame cabin is being renovated for a new laundry facility and new showers/bathrooms too.

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  Dan & Penny F.

  Guide

  

  Nov. 18, 2022

  Rock Creek Lake

  Nice campground on Lake Perry

  Enjoyed a nice fall camping trip at Rock Creek (COE) park in Kansas

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  Russ G.

  Ranger

  

  Oct. 22, 2022

  Jayhawker RV Park

  Decent stay over spot

  The Jayhawker has well laid out spots and is off season friendly. Hosts are good honest people and will work with you around your schedule. Great place for a stopover or extended stay for work.

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  Lisa E.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 2, 2022

  Big Brutus

  Nice quiet place

  This was one of the best campgrounds that we have stayed at! Big Brutus is a must see if you are traveling through Kansas. The sites are level and on nice grass.The grounds are well kept, the scenery is beautiful! There are only 10 sites (all with power and water) tenting available. it is remote and extremely quiet and peaceful! Clean bathrooms and showers. No one is onsite at night but all emergency numbers provided. friendly welcoming staff!

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  Michelle B.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 11, 2022

  Show-Me Rest RV Park

  Quiet and friendly

  Very friendly and accommodating owners. Low rates!

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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.

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  Hanna T.

  Scout

  

  May. 31, 2022

  Prairie State Park

  Primitive accomodations but beautiful land!

  The tiny campground is located in a wooded hollow at the edge of the prairie and has 4 primitive sites, no electric or water at sites, no showers and one vault toilet only. You can drive up the hill to the maintenance area to get water and there is a sign for this. 2 sites have paved pads and the others are gravel/dirt. The 2 outer gravel sites back up to a curved stream that runs along the perimeter of the campground but are lower and more shaded and more prone to hovering clouds of bugs. They are all have a picnic table and fire ring and are relatively private and well distanced. Since you have to drive through this stream to get to the campground beware when there has been heavy rain as it may not be accessible. The center paved sites are more open and grassy and get more wind but also don’t have as much shade. I think I stayed in site 4 and it was great for my solar panel. I did have steady cell service with AT&T while here.

  Since it’s pretty primitive you will likely have the place to yourself, but be prepared to have guests of the state park driving through all day to check it out. Lots of deer around, beautiful to see but this also means ticks! There is also significant poison ivy along the roads but there are signs warning about that. Best to keep to the maintained roads and paths. As far as dogs, they are not allowed on any of the trails because of the bison but they can walk the entire main gravel road of the state park (no shade). Nature center was closed due to covid when I was there but looks interesting. There were a couple bison about 20 feet from the center when I was there. My parents visited once and ended up on the road for about an hour while an entire herd of bison meandered across the road around their vehicle! The bison roam free here, although the small campground area has fences and/or cow grates to keep them out. The land is stunning and open and takes you back to a bygone era of this country. The sunrises here over the prairie are gorgeous.

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  Jason T.

  Guide

  

  Dec. 27, 2021

  Gunn Park

  Perfect spot for the price

  This place is a small park that has lots of hiking trails it is five dollars for tents $10 for RVs with electric the bathrooms are Porta potty but for five dollars you can fish and you can have a campfire permit pretty much anything you wanna do you can purchase by the day here for about five dollars each item is really a nice place for the family to come they had a super decorated for Christmas

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  MickandKarla W.

  Legend

  

  Nov. 26, 2021

  Osage Prairie RV Park

  At Best an Overnighter

  We read raving campground (CG) reviews on Osage Prairie, especially how nice the owners were. Based on reviews, we decided to spend three nights here to break up our way south for our annual RV maintenance appointment. Check in was easy and the lady was very friendly with a sense of humor. We were then escorted to pull through site 14 with FHUs. The way the long pull throughs work is that another trailer can back up to you. It was nice that the utilities and picnic tables were on opposite sides. We were told we probably would not get anyone in behind us. About 30 minutes after arrival, a small trailer came in without reservations and was placed right up behind us. We concur that the lady owner who checked us in was very nice. The other owner who escorted us to our site was, in our opinion, a little on the sarcastic side, especially after we had cut our turn on their grass getting into our site. This CG is an A-Typical overnighter where they cram you in. The park filled up every night after our Thursday arrival but we do realize they are in the business of making money. Good news is there were grass areas between sites so you can get slides and awnings out. WiFi was below average for a CG this size. No cable or OTA but after moving our satellite dish around to avoid trees we got it to connect. We got three bars on Verizon. The park is convenient to get on/off I-49 (exits 203 and 202A are both fine) but you’re going to get highway noise day and night. The CG is about 1/2 short termers and 1/2 long timers, and several of the long timer rigs gave the CG that “trailer park” look. I picked up numerous cigar and cigarette butts off our site to include trash in the little grill. We did not enjoy the older Dodge diesel trucks starting up at 5:00 AM to head out to work or wherever they were going. On a more positive side, they have a nice stable with one horse, which you can pet but not feed or ride (guess someone tried to ride him once upon a time). Shower and laundry facility looked clean. They have a little gift shop in the office containing a few camping supplies and leather goods. Again, from previous camper reviews, we thought Nevada (Nee-vay-dah) would be worth touring around but we were not impressed. We grocery shopped at Woods and Walmart and both were on the low side of okay. Our final “not impressed” came when we saw long timers letting their dogs do #2 in the tent area and not pick it up. Then they locked their 3 dogs in their trailer and left early Saturday and had not returned by the time we left the following Monday morning. Their poor dogs barked on and off all day and night. We informed the owner and he said he had told them in the past to not do that anymore. This place is definitely about the frosting, not the cake. We should have just stayed one night and moved on, but we stayed too long and experienced too much. We won’t be back.

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  Dexter I.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 22, 2021

  Lamar City Park

  Just a grassy parking area with restrooms

  Lamar City Park RV campground is as bear bones as it gets.  The area is just a grassy area where RV/Tent camping is allowed.  A restroom is available as well as one water faucet.  If you want a picnic table to use you can take a short walk over to the park as one is near the RV campground.  The park is quite nice.  The city swimming pool is next door if you want to swim or possibly shower.  The park is a 5 star park, but the camping area is not much to talk about.  Camping is free the first night then it is $20 a night after that.

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  april W.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 15, 2021

  Pony Express RV Park LLC

  Beautiful grounds

  Owner is great. Open year round. In the country but a short trip to a small town or an hour to Kansas City.

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  Kristen

  Guide

  

  Oct. 15, 2021

  Lake Parsons

  Calm vibes

  Simple place, naturistic

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  Rick G.

  Legend

  

  Sep. 26, 2021

  Bourbon County Fairgrounds Campground

  Convenient Location in Fort Scott

  We were guided to a large grass area and backed in next to an electric panel with multiple outlets. The 30amp worked well and we only had one other camper while we were there. Peaceful and quiet during the evenings and nearby to the downtown and historic fort. Verizon signal was good for streaming. Water spigot was located near the gravel access road and we filled our freshwater tank on the way out. The dump station has easy access and allowed for a good black tank flush.

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  Kristen

  Guide

  

  Sep. 23, 2021

  Marvel Park

  Marvel park RV site

  Located on the east side of town by football stadium and baseball diamonds. Dog park on site. Electric hookups. Shelter area with picnic benches

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  Kristen

  Guide

  

  Sep. 23, 2021

  Labette County Lake Parsons Campground

  Lake Parsons

  Beach, shelter areas, boat ramp, camping areas, RV hookups, showers. Not well maintained, but free. Industrial fans across the beach are an eye sore

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  Kristen

  Guide

  

  Sep. 19, 2021

  Lake Parsons

  Neat spot, besides the industrial fans in view

  Beach, camping, boat ramp, fishing

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  Samuel D.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 31, 2021

  Santa Fe Safari RV Campground

  CHANUTE!

  This place is FREE for the first two days then $10 a day after that. FHU, beautiful walking trails. Walmart across the street.

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  Homer

  Scout

  

  Aug. 24, 2021

  Deer Run RV Park & Campground

  Nice campground

  When I was there, had called ahead to reserve a spot. When I got there, there was no one to help me, one of the campers came and directed me to a campsite. The grass was knee high, trash had not been picked up and the firepit had trash in it from the previous campers. I never did meet the owners, but I had great neighbors and enjoyed my stay. Don't think I would go back.