State Park / State Forest · Kansas campground guide
The numbers
Fee range
$20–$40/night
Season open
Year-round
RV size limit
Up to 50 ft
Reservation window
12 months ahead via KS DPWP portal
The insider read
Closest state park camp to Lawrence — KU football weekends Sept-Nov book a year out. Hickory loop has the full-hookup big-rig sites; Walnut loop is the quieter family side.
Original analysis from PickRV — synthesised from public sources you can verify, pulling the operational details competitor guides typically skip.
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Book it right
PickRV doesn't handle campground bookings — reserve direct through the official channel so policies and cancellations flow through one record.
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Every fact above is sourced from the managing agency's canonical page. Cross-check fee, season, and size limit before you depend on them.
Match the campground's size limit and hookup level to a vehicle category, then plan the rest of the trip.
Keep exploring
Near Scott City
StateInsider tip · Hidden canyon oasis in High Plains country — bluff walls + spring-fed lake. El Cuartelejo Pueblo ruins (only NE-tribe pueblo) on park grounds. Quiet alternative to busier eastern Kansas parks.
Near Great Bend
StateInsider tip · Largest wetland in interior US — spring/fall bird migration shorebird mecca. Camp gear at the dam-overflow areas. Bring binoculars; Kansas Wetlands Education Center 5 min.
Near Independence
StateInsider tip · Sandstone bluffs (the Table Mound) above the Elk City Reservoir. The trail to Table Mound is the unique scramble in flat Kansas. Squaw Creek nature trail is the kid-friendly walk.
Near Glen Elder
StateInsider tip · 12,500-acre reservoir — second-largest in Kansas. Sailing + windsurfing-friendly due to consistent prairie wind. Waconda Spring archaeological site on grounds.
Your next step
Clinton State Park (Hickory) takes rigs up to 50 ft, so what you arrive in decides whether the loop works at all. If you don't own one, the same trip runs on a motorhome rented in Kansas.
Nothing in Kansas is bookable today. Dated requests are what we take to owners, so give us the window you actually want — you get one email the day a rig covers it, and nothing else.
Nearby & related
Sourced costs, campground directories, and the places worth a detour — the next layer of Kansas trip planning.
Before you go
Kansas rules
Verified 2026-05-10
