The people at the Camp Office (August 19, 2019) were incredibly helpful when our truck started…read moreoverheating on the interstate and we ended up getting our camper towed to the state park - in the morning, they made sure we had a ride into town. They went above and beyond. The park is beautiful and spacious. We will be back!

Best kept secret! We stayed here for two nights in Appaloosa cabin. Cabins are extremely well…read moremaintained and great fishing areas. The staff is really nice! Cabin area is super quiet and a great place to rest and relax!

I made reservations on short notice and wasn't sure what to expect. 360Kayaking was very easy to…read morework with and conscientious about providing a good experience. The site only mentions one kayak route, but they actually offer canoes and kayaks on both nearby lakes and different river floats. Regardless, the main kayak offering was an excellent float, even at the end of the season, and the owner couldn't have been friendlier or more accommodating. I definitely plan to return next spring!

From the owner: 360kayaking rents kayaks and canoes in the junction city and Manhattan Kansas area we deliver to…read moreyou at your campsite and pick up when your finished we do Kansas river run 10 mile run and 24 mile with a ride back to your start point we Sapport Milford and Garry state lakes and the start of Kansas river

Everything was awesome from friendly staff to absolutely immaculate camping area…read more The Cove Restaurant/Bar was top notch. Waiting staff was amazing, beer was cold and views from inside were cool.

Kind of a long review, but for simplicity sake the top take aways:…read moreCabin 10- 10/ 10 Awesome! Staff- 12/10 Leslie and her team were so accommodating and awesome Experience 10/10 What an absolute awesome hidden gem!!! My buddies and I booked cabin 10 for a guys weekend, and took off from KC on a Friday. We spent the afternoon playing a round of golf over at Rolling Meadows (highly recommend a nice little country golf course). Then popped back over to the resort for a dinner down at the restaurant. We lucked out, as they had a live band playing that were surprisingly amazing, and accompanied our dinner perfectly. The gang was split across burgers, chicken sandwiches and whatnot. Nobody complained and I don't recall any left overs remaining! Friday night saw us sitting by a big fire outside the cabin, and watching some of the planes flying around from Fort Riley for the evening. Saturday was a bit of an early morning, as we went over to Acorn's Wild for an awesome pheasant hunt! We had four dogs, an amazing guide in Paul, and were off for hiking the fields for a half day. It was simply the best hunt any of us have ever gone on, and literally all of us have been talking about how fast we can get back out there again. They followed it up with a heck of a lunch spread (seriously, I gotta find those homemade cinnamon rolls), then we sadly packed it up and went back to KC for family obligations. Already day dreaming about our next escapee over. All of this and it's only 2.5 hours away from KC!

The lookout for this area was great! Very informative of what's in the area and what's around us…read more Easy to find.

My Daughter Lives in Manhattan Kansas and I was out with her in preparation for my grandson and do…read moresome daddy jobs, so we went sight seeing and the Dam was on our list. Its a Dam but I got to tell you something, to what man can accomplish is pretty amazing and the view from the dam is pretty cool. The more I go out to visit with her, the more I appreciate Kansas beauty, Would I want to live there, NO! but still very pretty. I enjoyed our trip to the dam, Check that off my list... Pictures Coming

We had a fantastic experience with a 2 day pontoon rental. The entire marina staff made this a very…read moreeasy and pleasant experience! Perfect for our family visit!

This place is absolutely perfect. The staff makes you feel warm and welcome. If you want to just…read morego down and sit by the water and have some drinks with your family, spend a day boating (they have boats and various other items for rent) or surround yourself with some of the BEST PEOPLE THIS COUNTRY HAS TO OFFER... this is for you! wish there were 12 stars

I think the pictures of the pilgrim cabin are little misleading when referring to the bunk beds…read more It's a basic cabin the couch was dirty so we placed a sheet over it. The a.c. ran great and the fridge is a good size. All the people we encountered were friendly. They also had Xmas in August so it was fun to see all the lights

Lovewell State Park may be located in North Central Kansas, but you couldn't prove that by looking…read moreat all of the Nebraska license plates running around here. That's OK, we are also from Nebraska because honestly there isn't anywhere nice up here. The State of Kansas does charge $5 for a daily vehicle permit or $25 for an annual permit before you enter the park. Once inside the park, you notice there is a huge lake complete with a beach and shower house, picnic areas, cabins for rent, tons of campsites and the Lovewell Marina & Grill. Lovewell State Park is a very clean park with something for everyone. My family loves it here!

Beautiful park! We started our hike at Buffalo Track Canton Nature Trailhead, which is located a…read moreshort drive into Kanopolis Lake State Park. This trailhead has two entrance points, and one is usually more manicured than the other. We didn't know there was a difference at the time and took the path less traveled and less tended to. Which was unfortunate for us because we were walking through tall grasses and brush, which was uncomfortable because some of the people I was hiking with were wearing shorts. So, if you want a more pleasant hike, make sure you're taking the hiking trail that has been mowed. Other than slapping away plants and hoping we weren't transporting ticks, the hike was great and the scenery here is beautiful. Our trail was a little less than a mile one way, and led us to a really cool cave with rocks that looked like the profile of a person! We checked out the cave for a while, then headed back. Once you're at the cave, you do have an option to travel down another trail to go farther into the park, but we chose to just head back. There's a lake here and other things, but we only visited the park to hike. We had a great time hiking, though! This part of Kansas is beautiful, and walking through Kanopolis is a great way to experience some of it.

My daughter and I took a relaxing camping trip with our dog. We drove from Iowa to Kanopolis State…read morePark in Marquette, Kansas on our way to Colorado. We ended up getting a campsite on our own private beach and it was Awesome! Dog friendly too! It was $18 for the night and we loved it!

We got to stay twice at the Salina KOA on our way to St. Louis from Denver. Salina is almost…read moreexactly halfway and made for a great stop both going to St. Louis and coming back! We stayed in site #048 both times and was a great choice. Our site was a long pull-through with full hookups and had plenty of room for our 30ft class C and toad. Because we were only staying for one night, we didn't disconnect the toad. Our site was fairly level and nicely appointed with a large patio, furniture and lawn decorations. There is lots of grass and everything is nicely maintained. The entire campground is nice and clean and the upkeep from the owners shows. Lots of little Wizard of Oz themed signs and statues are around and it makes it a fun place to walk around. Our site was on "Tornado Alley" street! (A bit more on that later!) There is a huge Adirondack chair up front for fun pictures! Lots of mature shade trees helped with the heat and although we didn't use it, the pool looked inviting. The Kamp K9 is great here! Nice and big and covered in lush grass really helped our two labs burn off some energy from the road. The store is well stocked and we ordered pizza one night and they delivered it right to our site! We would not hesitate to stay here again and look forward to it! We camped at Salina KOA Holiday in a Motorhome. FYI Summertime thunderstorms in Kansas are no joke. Had a big boomer come through late at night our first night. A bit scary. On our return stay, we got caught in a tornadic supercell between Lawrence and Topeka! Seriously scary! The campground does provide cool text alerts!

We reserved two spot for one night a trip north and then two spots for one night for the trip back…read moresouth. We paid for all 4 reservations! Upon arrival we we told they didn't have one of our spots booked and made us pay. We did and just figured we would call the day day or on the way back south to get it straight. After three emails and four calls the lady actually acted like I did something wrong. Even said "well after all this time I can give a full refund! Really! I argued and she gave me the full refund but then charged me a 4% cancellation fee!

So, I'd keep your expectations in check when visiting Mushroom Rock State Park. It's a tiny park --…read morethe smallest state park in Kansas at just 5 acres! But you get to see some interesting rocks. Some of these rocks really do look like mushrooms. We explored the park for a bit, but we were done after about 15 minutes. There's a short, easy trail on one side of the parking lot that takes you down to some sick rocks (that people have carved into and written things on, which I think looks cool but you might not). On the other side of the parking lot is a little area with more mushroom rocks; some of these are short enough to climb on, so kids might like these. There's a restroom here, but it's basically a port-a-potty hole in the ground, so if you can hold it, I'd suggest doing so.

This was one of our stops on our cross country RV trip. It's nice to break up the drive, but I have…read moreto say, this place is not worth the stop. This park is tiny. There's a couple of rocks that look like mushrooms on the side of the road. It's definitely not worth driving out of your way for. I honestly don't understand how it's a state park. This wins the award for worst state I've been to. Don't waste your time.