Outlet(Melvern)
Outlet Campground is situated below the Melvern Lake Dam on the eastern edge of the Flint Hills of Kansas. Visitors enjoy the area's wide range of recreational activities, including boating, fishing, hiking and hunting. Find a virtual tour of Melvern Lake at http://www.photographyoptions.net/images/melvern/tour.html
This large campground offers 140 family sites, many of which have full hookups for electric, water and sewer. Two group day-use picnic shelters with electrical hookups are available as well. Several family picnic sites can be used on a first come, first served basis. Amenities include flush and vault toilets, showers, drinking water and a dump station. A boat ramp, accessible dock and fish cleaning station are located on-site. Younger campers love the park's swimming beach, playground and stocked fishing pond, which is open year-round. Click Here for a Virtual Tour (http://www.photographyoptions.net/images/melvern/tour.html)
Need to Know
Special creel and length limits are enforced on the park fishing pond
Failure to be on site within 24 hours of your reservation check-in time will result in a no-show status.
A poilicy of the Corps of Engineers is to require all campers, including camping units, that camping at one or more campsites at any one water resource project for a period longer than 14 days during any 30-consecutive-day period is prohibited.
Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site within a fire ring. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
- Call the Melvern Lake Project Office at 785-549-3318 with additional questions
Melvern Lake virtual tour available at: http://www.photographyoptions.net/images/melvern/tour.html
Reminder that campsites in B-loop do not have firerings, if you would like to bring your own make sure it is off the ground.
Natural Features
The Flint Hills represent America's last expanse of intact tallgrass prairie, made up of big bluestem, switchgrass and Indian grass. The rolling hills on the south side of the lake are wooded, and the campground has scattered trees and limited shade.
Recreation
Melvern Lake impounds nearly 7,000 acres of water on the upper reaches of the Marais des Cygnes River Valley. Boating and swimming are popular activities on the lake.
Anglers will find walleye, crappie, channel and flathead catfish, as well as black, striped, white and smallmouth bass.
The 18,000 acres of land surrounding Melvern Lake provide plentiful hiking and hunting opportunities. Several trails wind around the lake, including the 4-mile Tallgrass Heritage Trail, which begins in the campground. Hunters may find deer, quail, turkeys, ducks, rabbits and squirrels throughout the area.
Contact Information
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30442 River Pond Parkway MELVERN KS 66510
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: 785-549-3318
Rental Options
Learn more about gear rental options for your trip
Driving Directions
From US-75, take the Melvern exit. Turn west onto Melvern Lake Parkway and continue 1/4 mile to the cut-off road, then another 1/4-mile west to River Pond Parkway and follow into the campground.
Available Campsites
- Site 044, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 144, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 119, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 034, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 136, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 085, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 097, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 138, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 134, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 050, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 051, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site Outlet Pavillion, Loop B, Type Group Shelter Electric
- Site 098, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 106, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 024, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 060, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 083, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 059, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 025, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 037, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 131, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 065, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 043, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 115, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 108, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 142, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 110, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 005, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 019, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 021, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 053, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 045, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 009, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 149, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 112, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 109, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 036, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 048, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 121, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 111, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 137, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 133, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 090, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 046, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 140, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 039, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site Outlet Shelter, Loop Day Use, Type Group Shelter Electric
- Site 096, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 122, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 001, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 143, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 120, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 026, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 148, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 040GC, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 128, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 088, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 141, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 075, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 047, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 107, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 146, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 077, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 099, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 130, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 103, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 073, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 127, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 089, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 117, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 049, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 094, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 100, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 035, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 002, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 018, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 102, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 056, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 139, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 150, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 071, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 116, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 062, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 027, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 126, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 125, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 017, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 135, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 072, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 074, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 064, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 123, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 061, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 086, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 087, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 011GC, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 012GC, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 020, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 038, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 113, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 082, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 029GC, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 054, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 076, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 070, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 004, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 028GC, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 079, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 084, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 124, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 114, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 052, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 104, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 092, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 003, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 147, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 078, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 093, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 132, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 091, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 095, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 058, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 069, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 080, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 055, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 118, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 101, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 145, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 063, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 023, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 066, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 067, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 068, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 129, Loop C-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 081, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 057, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 105, Loop B-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 022, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 010, Loop A-LO, Type Standard Electric
