Can you reserve a site at Coeur D'Alene?

Yes, Coeur D'Alene is reservable through Recreation.gov.

How many campsites does Coeur D'Alene have?

60 sites in total, of which 50 can be booked.

What is the maximum RV length at Coeur D'Alene?

100 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.

Are pets allowed at Coeur D'Alene?

Yes, pets are allowed at Coeur D'Alene.

Are campfires allowed at Coeur D'Alene?

Campfires are allowed at Coeur D'Alene. Check for a current fire restriction before you go.

Coeur D'Alene, Kansas — 50 sites, fees and cancellation alerts

Overview

Coeur d'Alene Campground is situated on Melvern Lake on the eastern edge of the Flint Hills of Kansas. Visitors come for 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

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 fish for walleye, crappie, channel and flathead catfish, black bass, white bass, striped and smallmouth bass. The 18,000 acres of land surrounding Melvern Lake provide plentiful hiking and hunting opportunities. The two trails that join the campground are the Breakwater Trail and the 4 mile Tall Grass Heritage Trail which connects Coeur d' Alene Campground to Arrow Rock Campground. Hunters may find deer, quail, turkeys, ducks, rabbits and squirrels throughout the area.

Facilities

The campground offers 47 campsites, 33 of which have electric hookups. Site 1 is an accessible site with 50-amp electric, water and sewer hookups. Sites 2-8, 34-43, 50 and 55 have 30-amp electric with water hookups. Sites 44-49, 51-54 and 56-60 are basic 30-amp electric. Two group day-use picnic shelters with electric 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, dock, marina and fish cleaning station are located on-site, as are an overlook, two nature trails, three playgrounds and a swim beach.

Click Here for a Virtual Tour (http://www.photographyoptions.net/images/melvern/tour.html)

Natural Features

The Flint Hills represent America's last expanse of intact tallgrass prairie, made up mainly of big bluestem, switchgrass and Indian grass. The rolling hills on the south side of the lake are somewhat wooded, but trees and shade are sparse within the campground.

Contact Info

For local information, please call (877) 444-6777 or call (785) 549-3318 for general information.

The facts

50 bookable sites
60 sites in total, including non-bookable
4 sites for day use only
1 accessible site
Vehicles up to 100 ft
Up to 75 people per site
Loops: Beach Loop, CASH, CDEA, Day Use Loop, OVSH

Site types

33 Standard Electric
15 Standard Nonelectric
10 Management
2 Group Shelter Electric

Amenities

Electric hookups
Water hookups
Sewer hookups
Campfires allowed
Picnic tables
Shade
Pets allowed

Not recorded upstream: fire pits, grills.

Book on Recreation.gov

60 campsites at Coeur D'Alene

Accessible only

Site	Loop	Type	Entry	Surface	Max rig	People
Overlook Shelter	Beach Loop	Group Shelter Electric	—	Paved	—	75	🐾
CASH	CASH	Management	Back In	—	—	75	🐾
01	CDEA	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Paved	100 ft	8	♿ 🐾
02	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
03	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
04	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
05	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
06	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
07	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
08	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
09	CDEA	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
10	CDEA	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
11	CDEA	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
12	CDEA	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
13	CDEA	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
14	CDEA	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	50 ft	8	🐾
15	CDEA	Management	Back In	Gravel	50 ft	8	🐾
16	CDEA	Management	Back In	Gravel	50 ft	8	🐾
17	CDEA	Management	Back In	Gravel	50 ft	8	🐾
19	CDEA	Management	Back In	Gravel	50 ft	8	🐾
20	CDEA	Management	Back In	Gravel	50 ft	8	🐾
21	CDEA	Management	Back In	Gravel	50 ft	8	🐾
22	CDEA	Management	Back In	Gravel	40 ft	8	🐾
23	CDEA	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	40 ft	8	🐾
24	CDEA	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	50 ft	8	🐾
25	CDEA	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	40 ft	8	🐾
26	CDEA	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
27	CDEA	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
29	CDEA	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
30	CDEA	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
31	CDEA	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
32	CDEA	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
34	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	65 ft	8	🐾
35	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
36	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
37	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
38	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
39	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	65 ft	8	🐾
40	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
41	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
42	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
43	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
44	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	65 ft	8	🐾
45	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
46	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
47	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
48	CDEA	Management	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
49	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
50	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
51	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
52	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
54	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
55	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
56	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
57	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
58	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
59	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
60	CDEA	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	50 ft	8	🐾
Coeur d'Alene Shelter	Day Use Loop	Group Shelter Electric	—	Paved	—	75	🐾
OVSH	OVSH	Management	Back In	—	—	75	🐾

Getting there

From US-75, take the Melvern Exit and travel 2 miles south on Melvern Lake Parkway, then 1 mile northwest on Coeur d'Alene Parkway (campground road).

38.49760, -95.71791 · 38°29'51.4"N 95°43'4.5"W

Directions (Google Maps) · Directions (Apple Maps)

Typical weather

Typically 90°F in Jul, down to 41°F in Jan.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °F	41	46	57	67	76	85	90	90	82	70	56	44
Low °F	20	24	33	43	55	65	69	67	58	46	35	25
Precip in	0.9	1.5	2.6	3.6	5.8	4.8	4.5	3.8	4.1	3.0	2.1	1.4

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 0.9 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

Map

Fees and stay limits

Melvern Lake enforces the national no-show policy. If you do not check in with the park attendant within 24 hours of your reservation check-in time, you will be listed as a no-show, your site will be released and you will be charged $20 plus the first night's fee.

From Recreation.gov, which is not always current. The operator's own page is the authority on what you will be charged.

Common questions about Coeur D'Alene

Can you reserve a site at Coeur D'Alene?: Yes, Coeur D'Alene is reservable through Recreation.gov.
How many campsites does Coeur D'Alene have?: 60 sites in total, of which 50 can be booked.
What is the maximum RV length at Coeur D'Alene?: 100 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.
Are pets allowed at Coeur D'Alene?: Yes, pets are allowed at Coeur D'Alene.
Does Coeur D'Alene have hookups?: Electric, Water, Sewer.
Are campfires allowed at Coeur D'Alene?: Campfires are allowed at Coeur D'Alene. Check for a current fire restriction before you go.

Camping near Coeur D'Alene

Outlet(melvern) 1.3 mi · Campground · we watch it
Arrow Rock 2.3 mi · Campground · we watch it
Turkey Point 3.9 mi · Campground · we watch it
Carbolyn Park 12.4 mi · Campground · we watch it
Outlet (Pomona Lake) 13.3 mi · Campground · we watch it
Michigan Valley 14.7 mi · Campground · we watch it
Wolf Creek (KS) 14.8 mi · Campground · we watch it
Dam Site 17.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
Riverside East 18.3 mi · Campground · we watch it
Riverside West 18.7 mi · Campground · we watch it
Rockhaven Park Campground and Equestrian Area 32.9 mi · Campground · we watch it
Bloomington East 33.8 mi · Campground · we watch it

Contact

Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-07-03.

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