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2026 Season availability
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- Dump station on site
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- Potable Water
- Showers
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- Playground
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- Beach Access
- Lake Access
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- Pet friendly
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Reviews (698)
What Guests Are Saying
Bloomington East Campground offers a clean and well-maintained environment with friendly hosts and spacious sites, making it an enjoyable spot for family camping. Many reviewers appreciated the clean restrooms and showers, beautiful lake views, and quiet atmosphere, especially during the week. However, some guests experienced issues with noise from other campers, insect swarms, and administrative challenges with reservations, suggesting room for improvement in management and maintenance.
What Guests Are Saying
Bloomington East Campground offers a clean and well-maintained environment with friendly hosts and spacious sites, making it an enjoyable spot for family camping. Many reviewers appreciated the clean restrooms and showers, beautiful lake views, and quiet atmosphere, especially during the week. However, some guests experienced issues with noise from other campers, insect swarms, and administrative challenges with reservations, suggesting room for improvement in management and maintenance.
Review Summary
Terry T
VerifiedApril 30, 2023 • Stayed at: 070, Loop: CEDAR RIDGE CAMPGROUND
Our camping club consisting of 10 rigs had their first 2023 campout at Clinton Lake in late April. We had a good experience. We had 50 amp & water at our site 70. Dump station was well located & offered 4 drainage pits. We would recommend this COE park.
George B
VerifiedApril 30, 2023 • Stayed at: 063, Loop: CEDAR RIDGE CAMPGROUND
Park did not keep up on appearance. Grass was not mowed and check in people were seldom accessible.
Deborah K
VerifiedApril 30, 2023 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: CEDAR RIDGE CAMPGROUND
Very nice campground. Was in site #13 which was a pull through with water and electric. No leveling needed side to side and nearly level front to back. Didn’t use the restrooms or showers. Dump station located near the entrance.
Joseph S
VerifiedMay 1, 2023 • Stayed at: 040, Loop: CEDAR RIDGE CAMPGROUND
Very nice campground. Lots of space.
Lisa S
VerifiedMay 5, 2023 • Stayed at: 077, Loop: CEDAR RIDGE CAMPGROUND
When we arrived and set up, we discovered that our microwave and air conditioner weren’t working. We checked the surge protector and it said one leg of the power wasn’t working. We went to the host and they used their tester which also said the post wasn’t working properly. Problems: 1. No electrician on call. People (lots) camp on the weekends. Some maintenance person with electrical experience should be on call. 2. The hosts do not have the ability to issue a refund.
We were lucky that the host was able to find an empty spot for us to move to, but it wasn’t a spot we would have chosen for ourselves. At least we didn’t have to go back home though.
Scott B
VerifiedMay 5, 2023 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: CEDAR RIDGE CAMPGROUND
Very nice Park and very friendly staff
Floyd W
VerifiedMay 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 071, Loop: CEDAR RIDGE CAMPGROUND
Very satisfied
Peggy C
VerifiedMay 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 052, Loop: CEDAR RIDGE CAMPGROUND
We were in site 52. It was quiet and near a restroom. Well maintained area.
Phyllis F
VerifiedMay 8, 2023 • Stayed at: 047, Loop: CEDAR RIDGE CAMPGROUND
We enjoy the fact that the Cedar Ridge campground is open in April. There are a few things that could be improved. The fire rings are not very big so the fact that they are not cleaned out - ashes shoveled out - regularly encourage people shoveling them to the side and dumping them carelessly. We had to shovel ours before using it. We put the ashes in a sack a threw it in the trash bin. Hope that was the right place. The shower house and three flush toilets are so nice to have, but they have very intrusive and unnecessary sizes of light fixtures. Please decrease the amount of lighting in the park. Its hard to sleep with so much light spread around. As far as we could tell the toilet was not swept out during our 4 night stay. Quite a few people were using it, and bugs were collecting, so it probably needs sweeping every 2-3 days, at least. As well as checking the supply of toilet paper daily. We had to find someone to refill on a Sunday. Since the ticks and chiggers are already out, we really appreciated that the disc golf course and the meadow segment of the Smokehouse Trail had been recently mowed. The segment connecting Smokehouse Trail to Cedar Ridge campground didn't look mowed yet, so we hope it will be taken care of soon. The birds are fascinating in this area, so we will be back again. We are really, really big fans of the Smokehouse Trails which contains so many glacial eratics. Last seek there were also several large patches of wild verbena that were lovely!
Rodney V
VerifiedMay 8, 2023 • Stayed at: 077, Loop: CEDAR RIDGE CAMPGROUND
WE WERE THERE LAST WEEK AND THE GRASS NOT CUT,WAS ANKLE HIGH. EVEN HIGHER THIS WEEK BUT THEY MOWED THE FRISBEE GOLF COURSE LAST WEEK BUT COULD NOT TAKE CARE OF CAMPSITES 2 WEEKENDS IN A ROW
Location Bloomington East
Address:
700 N. 1190 Rd
Lawrence, KS, 66047
United States
From Lawrence, Kansas, take 6th Street west for 4 miles. Take a left onto County Road 442 and continue 5 miles to Stull, Kansas. Make a left turn onto County Road 1023 and continue about 6 miles to County Road 6, make a left turn, and go 4 miles through the town of Clinton. Follow directional signs to the park.
Elevation: 278 feet
21 mi drive to downtown Lawrence (about 35 min)
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
6PM
Check out time
5PM
General
- Campers Please check-in with camp host upon arrival. Day Use Shelter and Group Campground Reservations Please see "Campsite Notice" section at the bottom of your reservation confirmation email for specialized instructions.
- Vehicles must be operated in accordance with applicable state laws. Only licensed vehicles operated by a licensed driver can be used within a public use area. Park roads are for ingress and egress only. Absolutely No ATVs, UTVs, Golf Carts, or other battery operated vehicles can be operated in the park. All vehicles must remain on paved or graveled surfaces. Parking vehicles on the grass is prohibited, please keep at least 2 tires on paved/graveled surfaces when parking vehicles and boat trailers (unloaded trailers may be parked in the grass adjacent to your site). Having passengers in truck beds or trailered vessels while vehicle is in motion is prohibited.
- DISCOUNT PASSES must be presented upon arrival and can only be used for ONE site where the cardholder is the REGISTERED camper. Fraudulent use of a discount pass may result in loss of pass and a mandatory appearance in court in accordance with Title 36 CFR 327.23 (d) RECREATION FEES.
- Campsite Occupancy/Capacity: - Two vehicles per site - 8 people max per site - Two camping units per site; either two tents or one tent and one RV/Trailer
- Quiet hours are strictly enforced. This includes turning off radios and generators at 10:00 p.m. All visitors not staying overnight at the campsite must also leave the park by 10:00 p.m. For late night problems, call the Douglas County Sheriff's Department at 785-843-0250.
- Camping or overnight occupancy in a campground by any person or group for more than 14 days within a 30-day period is prohibited. After 14 days campers will be required to change campgrounds and not return during that 30-day period. Consecutive reservations under different names that exceed 14 days are not authorized and are subject to eviction and/or the issuance of a citation in accordance with Title 36 CFR 327.7 (b).
- All pets must be kept on a leash not more than 6 feet in length. Pets are not allowed in shower buildings, restrooms or on the swimming beach. Pet waste needs to be picked up by pet owner.
- Commercial operations are prohibited on USACE operated lands.
- Fires must be confined to fire rings provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Dead and downed wood may be used for firewood, cutting of standing trees, limbs, or bushes is prohibited. Operation of a chainsaw is prohibited, hand tools are allowed. Please do not dispose of trash in fire rings.
- Sanitation: All waste water (gray and black water) must be disposed of at the sanitary dump stations. Please maintain a clean campsite, at the end of your stay please dispose of all trash in the dumpsters located in the park.
- Wading pools, water slides and other large water toys and bounce houses are not allowed in park areas.
- Day use areas are provided in all parks. Day use activity, such as picnicking or swimming, is not permitted in campgrounds unless visiting a registered camper.
- No firewood from outside Douglas or Shawnee counties in Kansas permitted. Please help us prevent the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer insect. For more information contact the Clinton Lake Project Office at (785) 843-7665. Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
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Last updated: September 10, 2026