Love this place! Needed a place to pitch a tent for the night and found this gem! Super quiet with lots of wildlife. I did see a beach but didn't swim when I was there. Lots of hiking trails available and we did follow a beautiful trail along the lake. Heard coyotes at night. The late night stars on a moonless night were amazing! We will definitely go back if we were ever in the area again! read more

Scott State Park - Lake Scott - Boating Near Me - Scott City, Kansas

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First time here. Camped in Circle Drive in our Popup. Friendly staff, clean grounds and lots of trees. Lake isn't deep - could stand pretty far out. Small beach area but you can get in water anywhere. Dogs not allowed on beach anywhere. Had a great day kayaking and staying in water to keep cooled off. Little Jerusalem and Monument Rocks aren't far and something worth seeing. You can rent paddle boats and kayaks and canoes. read more

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Lake Scott State Park is beautiful, a real oasis. NO HOT WATER in the shower houses. Turkey vultures are roosting in trees nearby. I love the park but will take a shower in my camper van tomorrow. Now THAT's desperate. Stayed an additional day in lovely Scott State Park. It was so bright and hot that I stayed in much of the time or sat under dappled shade. It's an interesting place, and one of the best places I know for short walks where there is a lake with Canada geese and their goslings, and a trail that goes back to the edge of the park property. There is a pueblo ruin right on the property. It's quite a hike from my campsite but I enjoyed it. The camp hostess claimed there was hot water in the shower house and that it went on "in demand." She said you had to run it a few minutes before it would get hot. Uh-huh. I ran it for 10 minutes the night before and it stayed stone cold. read more

We stayed in the Navajo cabin at Lake Scott just before Memorial Day Weekend. The cabins are close to a picnic shelter, bathrooms, El Cuartelejo ruins, a short walk to Steele Home, nice hike to Steele Monument. The cabin had a full kitchen, 3/4 bathroom, and bedroom with couch. Nice front porch with shade and a deck with picnic table in the sun. A fire ring surrounded by brick deck that turns into side walk and then a dirt path to the lake. Club house was not open yet but soda machine mostly worked. We went on a 10K plus walk on the hiking/biking/horse trails around the lake. They were mostly mowed around the trails and most everything else was tall native grasses, tree, and flowers. We saw a lot of Canadian Geese, a hand full of turkey, and a deer jumped out of the brush 10 feet in front of us. The east side of the trail gets close to the lake but also camping and the road. It is an easy walk with lots of rest rooms and shade. On the west side of the dam there is a disc golf course at least 9 holes. The west side trail is more secluded but also more difficult and less shade. Next time I want to bring kayaks and give the lake a go. There were a few folks fishing but the lake is 100 acres so plenty of room for everybody. They have a beach and rentals for paddle boats and maybe canoes/kayaks. Buffalo Bill Culture Center, Fick Fossil Museum, Monument Rocks, Keystone Gallery, El Quatertelejo Museum, Majestic Theater Restaurant... Hidden gem in Western Kansas. read more

The lake there stands out for its bluffs and canyons when you seem to be surrounded by nothing-ness in Western Kansas. It's straight north of Garden City and the lake/park is just north of them. Be aware that it's primitive and have a tent if not staying in town. It's close to Monument Rocks (20 minutes) and Castle Rock (an hour) to the east, which are Kansas' two best spots (not very high praise maybe). read more

I camped at Lake Scott State Park for a weekend in June, 2014. We got there early Friday evening and had hoped to get a primitive camp site on the edge of the lake, away from the larger campgrounds. Many sites were available but they were all terribly littered and fouled by previous campers. I have never seen such littered and dirty campsites in my life! I'm talking bottles and cans and old clothing and food wrappers/containers everywhere. One of them even had used toilet paper and human feces covered by a pile of twigs in the middle of the camp site. We settled for a campsite on the edge of the larger campground. It was littered but not as bad as the more remote sites. The roofless bath house was not kept clean during this busy weekend (nor did the showers work) and by Sunday morning I walked the extra distance to the roofed bath house near the general store. Another bath house was missing stall doors, hooks, and benches so you had to put everything on the dirty floor. This park is pretty and there are lots of fun activities to do there. The bird life is plentiful and we saw Canada geese, a turkey, and two fawns. All the kids running around seemed to be having a great time. I just wish they would make more of an effort to clean up and keep up with the maintenance. Regarding the previous review, two of my three showers had hot water. read more