Can you reserve a site at Minooka Park?

Yes, Minooka Park is reservable through Recreation.gov.

What is the maximum RV length at Minooka Park?

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

Are pets allowed at Minooka Park?

Yes, pets are allowed at Minooka Park.

Minooka Park

Campground · Kansas · 147 bookable sites ·

Managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers

Wilson Recreation Area (Recreation Area) · Open Access

147
Bookable sites: 107 ft
Max rig length: up to 100
People per site: 1,563 ft
Elevation

Overview

Minooka Park Campground is located on the south side of Wilson Lake in the wide open spaces of central Kansas.

Named for the Otoe Indian word meaning "Good Earth," this park offers many campsites with scenic lake views and excellent shoreline access.

Recreation

Boating is the most popular pastime on the lake, with plenty of room for water skiing, wake boarding, jet skiing, sailing and more.

The high salinity content of the Saline River makes drinking and irrigation difficult without special treatment, but it aids the stocking of ocean-native Striped Bass, which have been known to reach enormous sizes in Wilson Lake.

This and many other game fish species have been enhanced by a stocking program conducted by the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. Walleye, Large and Smallmouth bass can be found in abundance in the lake, as well as White bass, Striped bass, and channel and flathead catfish.

Several trails are also available to visitors, including the Prairie Fire Trail, a self-guided interpretive trail. Wilson Lake also offers hunting opportunities for a variety of game animals, including pheasant, quail, prairie chicken, whitetail deer, turkey, waterfowl and rabbit.

Facilities

Minooka Park Campground offers 159 reservable modern campsites, along with 12-site group camp area and a large group picnic shelter that can accommodate up to 50 guests.

Campsites offer sweeping views of the lake and access to hiking trails and a boat ramp. A sand volleyball court, playground and swimming beach make the area perfect for families.

Natural Features

Wilson lake, known as the "clearest lake in Kansas," is located in the Smoky Hills of North Central Kansas--a rolling landscape of hills, buttes and hazy valleys.

Also known as Post Rock Country, the area contains thousands of miles of stone fenceposts and buildings that have been constructed out of the area's local limestone.

This and other unique geologic formations and mixed grass prairie lands provide an excellent scenic backdrop for recreation around the lake.

Nearby Attractions

Visitors may want to explore other nearby recreation areas including Lucas and Sylvan Parks, as well as Wilson State Park, located on the south side of the lake.

The nearby town of Lucas is known for its unique artistic spirit and attractions, while the town of Wilson and other nearby communities offer visitors a rich historical heritage to explore.

The facts

147 bookable sites
1 site for day use only
Vehicles up to 107 ft
Up to 100 people per site
Loops: ARRO, BLUE, COTT, DAKO, ELOO, FENC, MPAR

Site types

117 Standard Electric
28 Standard Nonelectric
1 Group Shelter Electric
1 Group Standard Electric

Amenities

Electric hookups
Water hookups
Shade
Pets allowed

Not recorded upstream: sewer hookups, campfires allowed, fire pits, picnic tables, grills.

Book on Recreation.gov

147 campsites at Minooka Park

Site	Loop	Type	Entry	Surface	Max rig	People
A01	ARRO	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	80 ft	8	🐾
A02	ARRO	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	80 ft	8	🐾
A03	ARRO	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	80 ft	8	🐾
A04	ARRO	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	80 ft	8	🐾
A05	ARRO	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	35 ft	8	🐾
A06	ARRO	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	80 ft	8	🐾
A07	ARRO	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	35 ft	8	🐾
A08	ARRO	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	80 ft	8	🐾
A09	ARRO	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	80 ft	8	🐾
A10	ARRO	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	80 ft	8	🐾
A11	ARRO	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	35 ft	8	🐾
B01	BLUE	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	80 ft	8	🐾
B02	BLUE	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	35 ft	8	🐾
B03	BLUE	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	35 ft	8	🐾
B04	BLUE	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	35 ft	8	🐾
B05	BLUE	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	80 ft	8	🐾
B06	BLUE	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	80 ft	8	🐾
B07	BLUE	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	80 ft	8	🐾
B08	BLUE	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	80 ft	8	🐾
B09	BLUE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	35 ft	8	🐾
B10	BLUE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	35 ft	8	🐾
C01	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	37 ft	8	🐾
C02	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	41 ft	8	🐾
C03	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	36 ft	8	🐾
C04	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	37 ft	8	🐾
C05	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	40 ft	8	🐾
C06	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	40 ft	8	🐾
C07	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	48 ft	8	🐾
C08	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	53 ft	8	🐾
C09	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	55 ft	8	🐾
C10	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	57 ft	8	🐾
C11	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	55 ft	8	🐾
C12	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	62 ft	8	🐾
C13	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	54 ft	8	🐾
C14	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	42 ft	8	🐾
C15	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	48 ft	8	🐾
C16	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	57 ft	8	🐾
C17	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	61 ft	8	🐾
C18	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	46 ft	8	🐾
C19	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	64 ft	8	🐾
C20	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	57 ft	8	🐾
C21	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	38 ft	8	🐾
C22	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	46 ft	8	🐾
C23	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	56 ft	8	🐾
C24	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	56 ft	8	🐾
C26	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	51 ft	8	🐾
C27	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	54 ft	8	🐾
C28	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	57 ft	8	🐾
C29	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	53 ft	8	🐾
C30	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	40 ft	8	🐾
C31	COTT	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	50 ft	8	🐾
D01	DAKO	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	50 ft	8	🐾
D02	DAKO	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	51 ft	8	🐾
D03	DAKO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	59 ft	8	🐾
D04	DAKO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	54 ft	8	🐾
D05	DAKO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	54 ft	8	🐾
D06	DAKO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	57 ft	8	🐾
D07	DAKO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	53 ft	8	🐾
D08	DAKO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	48 ft	8	🐾
D09	DAKO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	53 ft	8	🐾
D10	DAKO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	53 ft	8	🐾
D11	DAKO	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	59 ft	8	🐾
D12	DAKO	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	47 ft	8	🐾
D13	DAKO	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	52 ft	8	🐾
D14	DAKO	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	51 ft	8	🐾
D15	DAKO	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	51 ft	8	🐾
D16	DAKO	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	50 ft	8	🐾
D17	DAKO	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	54 ft	8	🐾
D18	DAKO	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	52 ft	8	🐾
D19	DAKO	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	59 ft	8	🐾
D21	DAKO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	47 ft	8	🐾
D22	DAKO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	52 ft	8	🐾
D24	DAKO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	58 ft	8	🐾
D25	DAKO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	47 ft	8	🐾
D26	DAKO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	53 ft	8	🐾
D27	DAKO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	52 ft	8	🐾
D29	DAKO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	56 ft	8	🐾
D30	DAKO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	55 ft	8	🐾
E01	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	53 ft	8	🐾
E02	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	53 ft	8	🐾
E03	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	54 ft	8	🐾
E04	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	50 ft	8	🐾
E05	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	56 ft	8	🐾
E06	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	58 ft	8	🐾
E07	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	58 ft	8	🐾
E08	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	54 ft	8	🐾
E09	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	54 ft	8	🐾
E10	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	52 ft	8	🐾
E11	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	46 ft	8	🐾
E12	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	46 ft	8	🐾
E13	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	53 ft	8	🐾
E14	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	48 ft	8	🐾
E15	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	54 ft	8	🐾
E16	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	56 ft	8	🐾
E17	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	45 ft	8	🐾
E18	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	62 ft	8	🐾
E19	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	56 ft	8	🐾
E20	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	32 ft	8	🐾
E21	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	61 ft	8	🐾
E22	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	53 ft	8	🐾
E23	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	55 ft	8	🐾
E24	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	51 ft	8	🐾
E25	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	53 ft	8	🐾
E26	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	50 ft	8	🐾
E27	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	50 ft	8	🐾
E28	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	42 ft	8	🐾
E29	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	46 ft	8	🐾
E30	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	64 ft	8	🐾
E31	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	56 ft	8	🐾
E32	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	53 ft	8	🐾
E33	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	54 ft	8	🐾
E34	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	48 ft	8	🐾
E35	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	48 ft	8	🐾
E36	ELOO	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	52 ft	8	🐾
F01	FENC	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	55 ft	8	🐾
F03	FENC	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	52 ft	8	🐾
F04	FENC	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	52 ft	8	🐾
F05	FENC	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	35 ft	8	🐾
F06	FENC	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	56 ft	8	🐾
F08	FENC	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	56 ft	8	🐾
F09	FENC	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	52 ft	8	🐾
F10	FENC	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	54 ft	8	🐾
F11	FENC	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	57 ft	8	🐾
F12	FENC	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	51 ft	8	🐾
F13	FENC	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	59 ft	8	🐾
F14	FENC	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	58 ft	8	🐾
F15	FENC	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	54 ft	8	🐾
F16	FENC	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	57 ft	8	🐾
F17	FENC	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	56 ft	8	🐾
F18	FENC	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	35 ft	16	🐾
F20	FENC	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	53 ft	8	🐾
F23	FENC	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	52 ft	8	🐾
F24	FENC	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	56 ft	8	🐾
F25	FENC	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	54 ft	8	🐾
F26	FENC	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	50 ft	8	🐾
F28	FENC	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	54 ft	8	🐾
F29	FENC	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	59 ft	8	🐾
001-Day Use Shelter	MPAR	Group Shelter Electric	Back In	—	—	50	🐾
002	MPAR	Group Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	50 ft	100	🐾
S02	MPAR	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	66 ft	8	🐾
S03	MPAR	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	89 ft	8	🐾
S04	MPAR	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	77 ft	8	🐾
S05	MPAR	Standard Electric	Pull Through	Gravel	107 ft	8	🐾
S06	MPAR	Standard Nonelectric	—	Gravel	68 ft	8	🐾
S07	MPAR	Standard Nonelectric	—	Gravel	63 ft	8	🐾
S09	MPAR	Standard Nonelectric	—	Gravel	59 ft	8	🐾
S12	MPAR	Standard Nonelectric	—	Gravel	69 ft	8	🐾

Getting there

From Interstate 70, north of Wilson, Kansas, take exit 199 and turn north on Dorrance Road. Continue for 7 miles and follow signs to the campground.

38.93278, -98.57500 · 38°55'58.0"N 98°34'30.0"W

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Typical weather

Typically 92°F in Jul, down to 42°F in Jan.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °F	42	46	57	67	76	87	92	90	82	70	56	44
Low °F	19	21	31	40	52	63	67	65	56	43	31	22
Precip in	0.6	0.8	1.3	2.3	4.2	3.5	3.9	3.9	2.3	1.7	1.0	0.9

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 5.2 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Common questions about Minooka Park

Can you reserve a site at Minooka Park?: Yes, Minooka Park is reservable through Recreation.gov.
How many campsites does Minooka Park have?: 147 sites.
What is the maximum RV length at Minooka Park?: 107 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.
Are pets allowed at Minooka Park?: Yes, pets are allowed at Minooka Park.
Does Minooka Park have hookups?: Electric, Water.

Camping near Minooka Park

Lucas Park 3.4 mi · Campground · we watch it
Sylvan Park 5.1 mi · Campground · we watch it
Venango Park 37.8 mi · Campground · we watch it
Riverside (KS) 40.1 mi · Campground · we watch it

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