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GeneralAttention all campers, the laundry facilities are permanently closed to all park guests.
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135 total sites
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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
David W
VerifiedJune 28, 2026 • Stayed at: 060, Loop: A-LO
Water pressure was a bit low 25# or so but other than that it is an awesome clean and safe campground
DAVID P
VerifiedJune 29, 2026 • Stayed at: 108, Loop: B-LO
Very nice campground, well kept and beautiful views of the Outlet lake! Family friendly and pet friendly.
Jennifer P
VerifiedJune 30, 2026 • Stayed at: 026, Loop: A-LO
So clean and easy to access! Also close to family. We will definitely be back!
Marsha B
VerifiedJuly 1, 2026 • Stayed at: 116, Loop: C-LO
We camped in C-loop site 116 only thing I would warn is, you will need extra blocks to level fir back jacks (slopes towards lake) otherwise it is a very nice area!
Curtis R
VerifiedJuly 3, 2026 • Stayed at: 103, Loop: B-LO
Melvern Outlet is a well managed and maintained campground that offers three camping areas. Fishing, swimming, hiking, biking, boating are among the activities available at Melvern Outlet and the very close by Melvern Lake. The surrounding area has many options for day trips into towns and cities or through the beautiful prairie of eastern Kansas.
Dennis S
VerifiedJuly 5, 2026 • Stayed at: 145, Loop: C-LO
I love Cloop at Melvern Outlet. Only 2 recommendations to make it better. First, it would be great to have the laundry back. It is sorely missed. Also, it states on your website that if a reserved space isn't occupied, it will be taken off reserved list and given to someone else. During my last stay there, space 144 was empty when I arrived and still sitting empty 8 days later when I left. Otherwise, our stay there was excellent. I always feel safe there, and the camping sites are great. I love the nature trails, etc. and always have a very pleasant experience.
Marisa S
VerifiedJuly 5, 2026 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: A-LO
The camp ground is so nice and so quiet. The only downfall was our lack of knowledge of the site. It’s off a round outlet and your canopy would open over the roadway. However, there was plenty of shade, we didn’t actually need our canopy.
Janice S
VerifiedJuly 6, 2026 • Stayed at: 051, Loop: A-LO
Very clean grounds, the batherooms were exceptionally clean and kept bug free nearly perfectly. Just a few bugs come night, you can't get much begtter than that at a campout.
Some of the motorized scooters were pretty fast, you had to really watch for them, they could not dodge you or stop quickly.
Vernon C
VerifiedJuly 12, 2026 • Stayed at: 148, Loop: C-LO
Fabulous place to camp.
Joan M
VerifiedJuly 13, 2026 • Stayed at: 102, Loop: B-LO
Camping area very clean, amenities well maintained, workers very friendly. We Love camping. Do most of our camping at Melvern.
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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