About Outlet(melvern)
Number of accommodations: 135
Campground Amenities
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Beach Access -
Dump Station
Seasonal information
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
Debbie V
VerifiedSeptember 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: A-LO
Areas are kept very clean. Check in is easy.
Terry T
VerifiedAugust 29, 2025 • Stayed at: 115, Loop: C-LO
Stayed 5 days in C Loop 115, spot was well shaded and large.
Steven J S
VerifiedAugust 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: A-LO
This is one of the nicest Corp campgrounds we have been to. Grounds are immaculate. They have very nice well maintained walking & biking trails. I appreciated the laundry room available in each camp loop. Laundry room was very nice and clean. Did not use bathroom facilities but I'm sure they were just as clean. We will definitely be back when we are in the area.
Jeffery B
VerifiedAugust 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 068, Loop: B-LO
One of the best parks I have camped at. Great shade, nice trails, and fantastic scenery. Bathrooms were clean with plenty of warm water. I recommend it to anyone looking for a great camping experience.
William W
VerifiedAugust 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 103, Loop: B-LO
Fantastic campground. Very nice level sites. The best bathrooms we have been in with great hot showers. Beautiful views. We will be coming back again and again!
Jeffrey C
VerifiedAugust 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: A-LO
The camp host do a great job of maintaining this park.
One of the best values for a camp site!
Don G
VerifiedAugust 11, 2025 • Stayed at: 071, Loop: B-LO
Weather was much cooler than a typical August making the stay super. The space was shaded as well. It is generally level and clean. Met some fellow campers in adjoining spaces that further enhanced our stay. We elected to stay 2 additional days.
Linda S
VerifiedAugust 11, 2025 • Stayed at: 076, Loop: B-LO
Nice large, shady spots, campground was quiet and peaceful, showerhouse/toilets were fine.
Debra H
VerifiedAugust 8, 2025 • Stayed at: 141, Loop: C-LO
We were in C-Loop, 141, next to the Bathhouse. The campgrounds were neat and clean, and freshly mowed. The fishing dock was closed fir some reason and the swim area was closed due to algae blooms. We always enjoy eating pizza at Buzzards Pizza in Lyndon (14 miles from Melvern Lake) on our way to Melvern. The pizza is great! We enjoy going to the truckstop at BETO Junction (Burlingame, Emporia, Topeka, Ottawa) for breakfast our last day out at the lake before we head home. Because it was almost 100 degrees, we spent one day at the Waterpark in Emporia about 30 miles down Hwy 35.
Gary R
VerifiedAugust 7, 2025 • Stayed at: 117, Loop: C-LO
Great little park. Level camp site. Clean bathrooms with Laundry.park host friendly and constantly cleaning fire pits after a check out.
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. |
