Osage Cove

We love the location of this park and the natural beauty of Kaw Lake stunning. The park itself was designed and built in the 60’s and hasn’t been substantially updated since then. Very few of the camping pads are level, with many so out of level that there is no way you will get a Motorhome leveled on the pad. The pads all cater more to tow behind travel trailers, which have only one axel and are therefor significantly easier to level when the pad is grossly out of level. The park was mostly empty during our mid-week early-April visit to allow us to try several sites until we found one on which we could level our 22-ft camper van. The staff was friendly and helpful and easily moved us to the new campsite without hassle.

The natural beauty of this park and of Kaw Lake cannot be denied. Red rock lake shores, expansive views of the placid lake and breathtaking sunsets all contribute to making this a must-see. The USACE facilities however have all seen better days and are in dire need of repair, replacement and upgrade. Most all of the asphalt and concrete in the park is cracked, broken or missing entirely. Restroom and shower fixtures are vintage 60’s and 70’s but lack all charm and nostalgia due to their deteriorated conditions, and the restroom and shower buildings themselves are in dire need of attention too. The majority of doors did not stay closed in their own and gaps in walls and roof joints are haphazardly plugged with pieces of foam rubber. But perhaps the most significant concern for today’s campers is that almost every campsite pad in this park has a distinct and often dramatic slope towards the water. I’d wager most single axel trailers could set up and level adequately on these pads, but motorized vehicles will largely be out of luck. Even with our small 22-ft Motorhome, it was very difficult to find a campsite we could level on. Vehicles with longer wheelbases will be very hard pressed to safely set up their rigs on these slanted pads. Electricity hookups worked very well during our stay, and water spigots were located throughout the park although we did not use any of them. The only garbage disposal is a series of dumpsters located outside of the park entry gate near the dump station. This is a bit of a walk from the campsites and may possibly contribute to lazy campers littering their campsites. Indeed, we did find quite a bit of trash in and around our campsite. The camp hosts at the entry gate were friendly, knowledgeable and extremely helpful when we needed to switch campsites due to the previously mentioned leveling issues.

The natural beauty of this park and of Kaw Lake cannot be denied. Red rock lake shores, expansive views of the placid lake and breathtaking sunsets all contribute to making this a must-see. The USACE facilities however have all seen better days and are in dire need of repair, replacement and upgrade. Most all of the asphalt and concrete in the park is cracked, broken or missing entirely. Restroom and shower fixtures are vintage 60’s and 70’s but lack all charm and nostalgia due to their deteriorated conditions, and the restroom and shower buildings themselves are in dire need of attention too. The majority of doors did not stay closed in their own and gaps in walls and roof joints are haphazardly plugged with pieces of foam rubber. But perhaps the most significant concern for today’s campers is that almost every campsite pad in this park has a distinct and often dramatic slope towards the water. I’d wager most single axel trailers could set up and level adequately on these pads, but motorized vehicles will largely be out of luck. Even with our small 22-ft Motorhome, it was very difficult to find a campsite we could level on. Vehicles with longer wheelbases will be very hard pressed to safely set up their rigs on these slanted pads. Electricity hookups worked very well during our stay, and water spigots were located throughout the park although we did not use any of them. The only garbage disposal is a series of dumpsters located outside of the park entry gate near the dump station. This is a bit of a walk from the campsites and may possibly contribute to lazy campers littering their campsites. Indeed, we did find quite a bit of trash in and around our campsite. The camp hosts at the entry gate were friendly, knowledgeable and extremely helpful when we needed to switch campsites due to the previously mentioned leveling issues.

Great camping

Great camping

Nice camping site. Wish it had water hookups

Nice camping site. Wish it had water hookups

Very clean and quiet when we were there.
It was windy overnight but our RV was still all night at the site. Beautiful to wake up to a wonderful view of the lake !!
We camp here often and have a favorite site!

Very clean and quiet when we were there.
It was windy overnight but our RV was still all night at the site. Beautiful to wake up to a wonderful view of the lake !!
We camp here often and have a favorite site!

Very wonderful location number 30 spot has plenty of shade and is away from other campers. The cell service wasn't so great on AT&T network that was the only issue I had camping at this location.