Best Tent Camping near Iola, KS

Recent Tent Reviews in Iola

124 Reviews of 15 Iola Campgrounds

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  John G.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 25, 2024

  Wilson State Fishing Lake

  Nice spot

  Nice area plenty of room with our 5th wheel

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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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  Teresa D.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 4, 2024

  Outlet(melvern)

  Our favorite local hangout

  Beautiful well-kept park with gorgeous trails, beach, lots of shade, and quiet camping. We’ve been here three times now and just love it. Outlet park is below the dam. If you’re into fishing/boating the giant lake has a marina with everything you need to get out on the water as well as a kitchen where they serve hamburgers and other food items. The Marina is currently closed as of 8-2-24 due to weather damage but will reopen.

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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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  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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  Amy W.

  Traveler

  

  Feb. 13, 2024

  Coeur D'alene

  Off season Free Camping

  Stayed here off season for free. They do not close the gates so you can enter but no access to facilities, water or electric. Campground slopes to the river so very few level sites. Some noise from the road but otherwise peaceful as nobody was there.

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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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  Rhonda D.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 1, 2023

  Crawford State Park Campground

  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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  Ryan M.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 4, 2023

  COE John Redmond Reservoir Riverside East

  Great Camping!

  It’s very quiet. Trails are nice and plenty of critters.

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  Teresa R.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 1, 2023

  Sun Dance

  ???Is it really closed for good??? Would make a great dispersed campground.

  Herd this campground is closed even though I read it's 10$ a night no hook ups. Anyone knows different it would be nice to know. My son lives in Lebo and he said it's closed due to flooding a few years ago. Emailed the lake and COE and got no response.

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  Alyssia D.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 23, 2023

  Arrow Rock - Melvern Reservoir

  beautiful views

  easy access to the lake. facilities can be dirty

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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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  Wendy

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 28, 2023

  Turkey Point

  Hidden gem

  We camped in our RV at Turkey Point. The grounds are well-maintained, bathrooms were clean, hosts were friendly. No problems with water and electric hookups. Sites are well spaced, include fire rings, and almost all have shade. Gravel hiking trail, too. This was our very first trip in our brand new r v. It is only about an hour away from our house, but we will be back!

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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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  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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  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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  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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  Cindy K.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 2, 2022

  Eisenhower State Park Campground

  Beautiful views and lots to do

  Beautiful campgrounds with so many activities available! The general store is super helpful, as they sell firewood and ice, and have kayak and canoe rentals. There are a few swim beaches, and plenty of sand to sit in and relax. Our actual campsite was great and came equipped with a firepit and picnic table, and we could walk to the lakeshore. We will be back!

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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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  Anna P.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 26, 2022

  Outlet(melvern)

  Melvern Camper - Outlet Park

  We had a great family trip to Melvern Lake. Fishing at the Dam release was fun but pretty difficult to reel in fish. Camp was pretty quiet, and bathrooms were pretty good (toilets, showers, and sinks with warm water). The water was pretty gross for swimming and rocky. Saw deer and turkey.

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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.