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GeneralAttention all campers, the laundry facilities are permanently closed to all park guests.
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About Outlet(Melvern)
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
Water Access
- Beach Access
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Reviews (1360)
What Guests Are Saying
Melvern Outlet is a beautifully maintained campground known for its clean facilities, friendly staff, and peaceful atmosphere. Visitors enjoy the spacious sites, walking trails, and various activities like fishing and hiking, making it a family-friendly destination. However, some campers expressed disappointment over the closure of laundry facilities and maintenance issues, yet many plan to return for future visits.
What Guests Are Saying
Melvern Outlet is a beautifully maintained campground known for its clean facilities, friendly staff, and peaceful atmosphere. Visitors enjoy the spacious sites, walking trails, and various activities like fishing and hiking, making it a family-friendly destination. However, some campers expressed disappointment over the closure of laundry facilities and maintenance issues, yet many plan to return for future visits.
Review Summary
Lloyd H
VerifiedJuly 18, 2021 • Stayed at: 076, Loop: B-LO
Facilities are good, like having sewer hookup. The pavilion is perfect place to host large groups
Don P
VerifiedJuly 18, 2021 • Stayed at: 120, Loop: C-LO
Nice and quiet
Nancy H
VerifiedJuly 13, 2021 • Stayed at: 082, Loop: B-LO
One of the best parks in the area
Roy B
VerifiedJuly 13, 2021 • Stayed at: 102, Loop: B-LO
Great site, friendly people at check-in and park maintenance. Also, this is a good location to go visit family and attend event in the area.
Rick J
VerifiedJuly 13, 2021 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: A-LO
Gatekeeper staff were great....polite, respectful and easy to work with. Groundskeeper for Loop A at the Outlet, Kelly, was hard-working and friendly as she performed her duties on a regular basis.
Good overall location with numerous campsites having shade trees to use for mornings and afternoons.
Nancy H
VerifiedJuly 13, 2021 • Stayed at: 082, Loop: B-LO
One of the best parks in the area
Roy B
VerifiedJuly 13, 2021 • Stayed at: 102, Loop: B-LO
Great site, friendly people at check-in and park maintenance. Also, this is a good location to go visit family and attend event in the area.
Rick J
VerifiedJuly 13, 2021 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: A-LO
Gatekeeper staff were great....polite, respectful and easy to work with. Groundskeeper for Loop A at the Outlet, Kelly, was hard-working and friendly as she performed her duties on a regular basis.
Good overall location with numerous campsites having shade trees to use for mornings and afternoons.
Rosie R
VerifiedJuly 9, 2021 • Stayed at: 073, Loop: B-LO
Great place, very well kept, so clean, camp spots. Friendly people, great place to camp!
David Z
VerifiedJuly 9, 2021 • Stayed at: 054, Loop: A-LO
The bathrooms at the END of the loop that campsites 51 and 54 are located are extremely hot inside. There has to be something wrong with the ventilation. There are small fans in the walls of both rooms but they do nothing to dissipate the heat in the rooms. It's almost impossible to be in those rooms during the day at any hour other than early in the morning around sun up. The rest of the day they are extremely hot inside.
We love that the campground has sites that are available on a first come first serve basis, however should the hosts not be on duty when one pulls in there's no way to tell which sites are available to pick from. The sites have no tags on the posts to indicate that a site is taken for the night. We found a site that was empty and set up. Once the host was back on duty an hour later we were lucky to find out that it was available. Kind of odd.
Other than that, the campground is clean, pretty, well laid out and the campsites are also very reasonably level. We stayed here two separate times during our travel within three weeks and will return if we are in the area.
Location & Directions for Outlet(Melvern)
30442 River Pond Parkway, Melvern, KS 66510 United States
Elevation: 299 ft
Getting There
From US-75, take the Melvern exit. Turn west onto Melvern Lake Parkway and continue 1/4 mi to the cut-off road, then another 1/4-mile west to River Pond Parkway and follow into the campground.
Highway access
The campground is accessible via US-75, with the Melvern exit providing direct access to Melvern Lake Parkway.
Policies & Rules
General
- Attention all campers, the laundry facilities are permanently closed to all park guests.
- Special creel and length limits are enforced on the park fishing pond
- Failure to be on site within 24 hours of your reservation status.
- A poilicy of the Corps of Engineers is to require all campers, including camping units, that camping at one or more campsites at any one water resource project for a period longer than 14 days during any 30-consecutive-day period is prohibited.
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site within a fire ring. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
- Call the Melvern Lake Project Office at 785-549-3318 with additional questions
- Melvern Lake virtual tour available at: http://www.photographyoptions.net/images/melvern/tour.html
- Reminder that campsites in B-loop do not have firerings, if you would like to bring your own make sure it is off the ground.
Warnings & Advisories
Warning
GeneralAttention all campers, the laundry facilities are permanently closed to all park guests.
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