Chase County State Lake | Wild Camping

November 16th, 2023 by hayes.andy.m

Stayed for two nights, no problem finding a spot on a Thursday and Friday night

August 7th, 2023 by johndelaney2008

Perfect lakeside spot with pull off areas and tables.

August 3rd, 2023 by Owen

Nice and quiet, not many other people here when I was. Little to no noise from the highway. It was very windy though, so if you're using a tent, be sure to stake it down tight

June 9th, 2023 by 2Z Bundok

Distant trains and rare truck noise. Geese joined us for dinner on the far end of access road.

April 29th, 2023 by Enemy.Blood

Great little fishing lake with waterfall on the east side of Lake, back in the woods. Nice walking trails and relaxing. Has vault toilet, and picnic tables. Great for a weekend stay.

March 21st, 2023 by clare0rise

Really nice spot! Very windy, lots of ducks. Someone cut firewood for all of the spots. The restroom was gross.. there was a dead snake on the ladies so just be careful/check before loving yourself in 😂

March 19th, 2023 by bobcatcollins1991

very nice when we were here. nobody else all night long on a Saturday. however it did get down to 14. that might be why.(;

March 5th, 2023 by rachel.haugh92

Wow did we love this spot! The coyotes howling did freak us out a little the first night, because we have a dog but I think they were on the other side of the lake. The vault toilets were the cleanest I’d ever seen. No trash cans so pack in/pack out. We stayed two nights and will definitely return!

February 22nd, 2023 by dylandadd

Good stay, as described.

Got very windy, and cold.

January 20th, 2023 by kennymcarthur82

Great place. Quiet. Secluded. Star gazing was out if this world.

October 29th, 2022 by living.it.right

Great spot with multiple places to park! The first spot on the left when you drive in is the most secluded, but the Verizon reception is not good there so we drove further down to a different spot and it had good Verizon reception. Spots are right on the lake with beautiful views all around. Toilet is still there and in pretty good condition. Highly recommend!!

September 12th, 2022 by micahsilver1201

Awesome place to camp for free! lots of sites along the water, and many have picnic tables.

2 things to know
1) this is a popular day use area and people will be there fishing until the sun goes down
2) maybe I just got really unlucky but maintenance came by at 8 AM with the riding mower to cut the grass at my site, and then came back again at 9 with the weed Wacker. It was a Monday morning, though I'm not sure how often they do this.

July 9th, 2022 by tic.tac58

Stayed here for one night in my car. All gravel road. Totally free. The female pit toilet was pretty gross and had lots of bugs and spiders inside and garbage. There’s only one toilet and it’s located about half way down the road. The lake itself was pretty and there were at least 10 areas that had a fire pit and/or a table. And there were plenty more spaces where you can park and camp that didn’t have either of those. If you have a larger group, I would try to go to the very last camping spot. It had quite a bit of space and tree coverage. I got here mid afternoon on a Saturday and there were quite a bit of cars here but most of them ended up leaving by the evening. There is a ton of poison ivy here so beware of that. Hike to the waterfall is really easy and it’s really pretty and refreshing to jump in. The bugs were also very loud.

June 24th, 2022 by workingcharge29

Fabulous place with lots of sites that could accommodate even up to large rvs!

May 3rd, 2022 by jackpot811

nice lake. clean campsites for big rigs. vault toilets. every spot has fire ring and picnic table. no trash service. boat ramp.

April 26th, 2022 by dkruis27

Spent 2 nights here. Beautiful lakeside camping with a short easy hike to a pretty waterfall! Sites each have fire ring & picnic table. Pit toilets are clean. Only 15 minutes to Tallgrass Prairie National Reserve.

November 14th, 2021 by spamittall

Quiet little lake, not swimming quality though. A few miles up the road from the small town. Quite a few folks for a Sunday evening. So some traffic driving through…
Train horns to be heard. Pretty clean considering no trash cans. Fish jumping occasionally, and sign says (picture) no shooting rifles.

November 8th, 2021 by kingsleymikayla96

Beautiful Sunrise, Quite night!

A train went by in the distance a couple of times, but didn't bother us! There is a covered Picnic area & fire pit rings.

No dogs allowed in the water b/c of algae and zebra muscles.

October 21st, 2021 by parteevirginie

Nice and clean place. picnic tables and fire rings. We have a 35 RV and a towed vehicle and we were able to find a leveled spot.

October 3rd, 2021 by cowboybirder

Nice lake. Very quiet. Several campsites with picnic tables.

June 14th, 2021 by deboraha.glass

Beautiful, quite and clean! So very nice!

April 10th, 2021 by evan.caldon

roughly 10 free camping spots along the lake dirt roads, quiet, but a relatively popular place with a lot of cars driving through to check it out or do a day of camping. lot of tents but we had our rig (F150 pulling our 6x10 tiny home) at the end of the camp sites and had plenty of room. everyone that drove by waved + I had a LOVELY chat with two retired chiropractors from Wichita who were fishing while I was soaking up the morning sunshine. they welcomed us to Kansas! we stayed for two nights.

March 16th, 2021 by ccummings208

Beautiful lake. Quiet. Vault toilets and fire pits. No trash service, so pack it out.

October 7th, 2020 by michael.s.acr

beautiful and quiet. not many bugs surprisingly. found almost no trash at the site I pulled into. very nice spot!

August 15th, 2020 by galentruan

Small state fishing lake. Beautiful waterfalls below the dam.

June 3rd, 2020 by fanny.gallagher.cohen

Such a wonderful camping spot. Safe, peaceful, windy. We just loved it ! Spots are even for campervans as well.

November 2nd, 2019 by katieparker1616

Such a gorgeous, random little spot! We stayed here on a Saturday night and only saw one other group - a quiet family tent camping. There are 10 ish spots scattered along 3 different gravel loops, some sites offering a little more privacy than others. Most had small fire pits. The vault toilet was surprisingly pretty clean. No water or trash cans so be prepared to pack in & pack out. We felt safe at night, and the stars were incredible! The lake is pretty and had a few visitors on Sunday morning coming to fish. The prairie grass and rolling hills added to the beauty — overall we were really grateful to have found this place. You can’t ask for much more out of a free spot in Kansas! Be sure to visit and hike some of the National Prairie Grass Reserve just a few miles away.

September 11th, 2019 by lmmorse3462

at least 10 established camp sites with fire rings, pit toilets, picnic areas and some picnic tables at sites, no trash

July 26th, 2019 by rblakemorgan

Beautiful little lake in the Kansas flint hills.

September 23rd, 2018 by moquiccat

A free sportsman’s campground. Some spaces have tables and fire rings. There’s a vault toilet and most spaces are level. A great spot especially for fisherman! 3 Bar LTE service.

September 23rd, 2018 by jdaigle64

109 acres lake, lots of good fishing ,. boondock camping. next to lake. can get dump and water in town at town park. lots of other sightseeing to do.