About Outlet(melvern)
Number of accommodations: 135
Campground Amenities
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Beach Access -
Dump Station
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (622)
What Guests Are Saying
Outlet Melvern is a beautiful and peaceful campground, well-regarded for its immaculate facilities, spacious and shaded campsites, and friendly atmosphere. Campers enjoy a variety of activities such as hiking, fishing, and stargazing, with many praising the cleanliness of bathrooms and common areas. While reservations can be challenging due to popularity, the overall experience is highly positive, making it a favorite destination for many visitors.
What Guests Are Saying
Outlet Melvern is a beautiful and peaceful campground, well-regarded for its immaculate facilities, spacious and shaded campsites, and friendly atmosphere. Campers enjoy a variety of activities such as hiking, fishing, and stargazing, with many praising the cleanliness of bathrooms and common areas. While reservations can be challenging due to popularity, the overall experience is highly positive, making it a favorite destination for many visitors.
Review Summary
Kim W
VerifiedAugust 28, 2023 • Stayed at: 110, Loop: B-LO
Good shade at this site. Some nagging flying bugs.
April D
VerifiedAugust 25, 2023 • Stayed at: 076, Loop: B-LO
Very nice and kept up
LINDA W
VerifiedAugust 24, 2023 • Stayed at: 119, Loop: C-LO
WE HAVE BEEN COMING TO THIS LAKE FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND HAVE SEEN ALOT OF REPAIRS NEEDED BUT NOT DONE, TREES THAT NEED TRIMING BUT NOT DONE, BUT I BDO HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS YEAR THEIR SEEM TO BE SOME IMPROVEMENT ON GETTING THINGS DONE
David D
VerifiedAugust 24, 2023 • Stayed at: 111, Loop: B-LO
Everything was great except for the bugs. They got worse after grass was cut. Swarms all over truck & 5th wheel.
Toni W
VerifiedAugust 22, 2023 • Stayed at: 149, Loop: C-LO
Outlet Park is our favorite camp! It’s always clean and well kept, everyone is always friendly, and the camp is beautiful!
Richard T
VerifiedAugust 21, 2023 • Stayed at: 119, Loop: C-LO
This is our 21 year that we have been coming to the outlet camp ground and we love it.NOTHING BUT THE BEST PLACE TO CAMP IN KANSAS.
Bradford S
VerifiedAugust 21, 2023 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: A-LO
Nice campground. Clean and well maintained. I highly recommend it.
Stanley L
VerifiedAugust 16, 2023 • Stayed at: 139, Loop: C-LO
Beautiful park! Extremely nice sites with lots of shade. Site was clean with a nice wide, level pad. Lake is spectacular.
John H
VerifiedAugust 13, 2023 • Stayed at: 123, Loop: C-LO
Location is fairly reasonable to Topeka as well as Emporia with plenty to do in both locations. There are also several restaurants within a short drive. Facility is clean and well cared for. Good fishing as well as several nice hiking trails.
Emily D
VerifiedAugust 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 117, Loop: C-LO
Had trouble with the breaker at this site but overall a great experience!
Location Outlet(melvern)
Address:
30442 River Pond Parkway
Melvern, KS, 66510
United States
From US-75, take the Melvern exit. Turn west onto Melvern Lake Parkway and continue 1/4 mile to the cut-off road, then another 1/4-mile west to River Pond Parkway and follow into the campground.
Latitude & Longitude: 38.5137 / -95.7062
Elevation: 299 feet
Policies & Rules
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Special creel and length limits are enforced on the park fishing pond |
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Failure to be on site within 24 hours of your reservation check-in time will result in a no-show status. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Call the Melvern Lake Project Office at 785-549-3318 with additional questions |
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Melvern Lake virtual tour available at: http://www.photographyoptions.net/images/melvern/tour.html |
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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. |
