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About Hillsboro Cove
Number of accommodations: 52
Campground Amenities
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Showers
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Dump Station
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
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Reviews (153)
What Guests Are Saying
Hillsboro Cove is praised for its beautiful lake views, spacious and well-laid-out campsites, and quiet atmosphere, making it an appealing spot for camping and fishing. Reviewers appreciate the cleanliness of the facilities and the overall peaceful environment, particularly during off-peak times. However, some concerns include maintenance issues, such as the need for road repairs and inadequate restroom supplies, as well as overgrown areas and occasional trash accumulation.
What Guests Are Saying
Hillsboro Cove is praised for its beautiful lake views, spacious and well-laid-out campsites, and quiet atmosphere, making it an appealing spot for camping and fishing. Reviewers appreciate the cleanliness of the facilities and the overall peaceful environment, particularly during off-peak times. However, some concerns include maintenance issues, such as the need for road repairs and inadequate restroom supplies, as well as overgrown areas and occasional trash accumulation.
Review Summary
Michael L
VerifiedDecember 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 034, Loop: HCOV
Nice quiet campground with excellent showers and access to the lake.
Gordon G
VerifiedDecember 10, 2025 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: HCOV
We will be back next year. Our friends from Nebraska would rather come here than Milford reservoir
Tim M
VerifiedDecember 1, 2025 • Stayed at: 051, Loop: HCOV
Love this campground. Close to Marion and Hillsboro for supplies. Quiet campground. Only complaint is the road entering in a horrible hazard. Enter at your own risk. I’ve complained about it for years and just keeps getting worse.
Carol R
VerifiedNovember 28, 2025 • Stayed at: 031, Loop: HCOV
It was very quiet…..only 4 campers total. We had a nice, level pull through right at waters edge, and enjoyed it very much!
Tamera S
VerifiedNovember 25, 2025 • Stayed at: 044, Loop: HCOV
For a large family gathering, the location worked out perfectly! Close to swimming area for kiddies, close to boat dock for unloading, close to restrooms for, well...and the perfect spot for grilling and chilling! Look forward to next summer and another day at the lake.
Aaron S
VerifiedNovember 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: HCOV
Great location. Restrooms were very clean.
John H
VerifiedNovember 15, 2025 • Stayed at: 049, Loop: HCOV
Marion Reservoir has fantastic camping sites and fishing opportunities.
Jeffrey G
VerifiedNovember 11, 2025 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: HCOV
This was our last camping trip of the season. We had never been to Marion Reservoir, so this was a new experience for us. We love fall camping as usually you pretty much have the campground to yourself. We picked a site from the app going strictly by the pictures. First of all, the campground is immediately off highway 56. This is a busy highway with lots of truck traffic. There was definitely a lot of traffic noise during the day and the night. Fortunately, we slept with the windows closed and the furnace on, so the noise wasn't overwhelming, but it sure could have been if you wanted to sleep with the windows open in the spring/summer. Of course, being late in the season, the heated shower/toilets where closed (which we expected). There was a male and female vault toilet within a short walk from our campsite. The toilet seat in the men's restroom was broken in half, so we both ended up using the women's toilet. The whole time we were there, we never saw a park ranger, local Sherriff, or camp host. When we arrived, sure enough, we had picked a campsite that had a RV parked in the next space over. All of the rest of the camp sites in the whole campground were empty. We tried to modify our reservation to move a site or two down, but the app wouldn't let us move to a different site. It said that all of the rest of the sites were not available for the time we were going to be there. (But no one else ever showed up the whole time we were there.) There were garbage cans for use nearby, but all were full and no trash pickup while we were there. On the positive side, the first night we arrived, I caught 3 nice White Bass right out behind our camper. The lake had been really high, so lots of vegetation was submerged making for good fishing. The campsite was pretty decent...right on the lake, (lots of trees), firepit, covered picnic table, nice gravel parking spot. The neighbor turned out to be a nice guy, so we had a nice visit. Overall a good last trip!
Thomas W
VerifiedNovember 11, 2025 • Stayed at: 025, Loop: HCOV
Campground is nearly empty during the week at the end of August. Nice large well spaced sites with electric and water.
Callie F
VerifiedNovember 10, 2025 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: HCOV
Camp sites were clean and well spaced. They did lock restrooms last day of October.
Beautiful lake.
Location Hillsboro Cove
Address:
2105 N. Pawnee
Marion, KS, 66861-9740
United States
Latitude & Longitude: 38.3628 / -97.0997
Elevation: 414 feet
Policies & Rules
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| General |
One RV and two tents or three tents per site |
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Off-road vehicles not permitted |
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First-come, first-served sites are available |
| General |
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. |
Warnings & Advisories
Warning
GeneralWater is currently off at Hillsboro Cove as we continue to work on repairs. We apologize for the inconvenience and will get this resolved as soon as possible.