Cowley State Fishing Lake
Dept. Fish & Wildlife
Write a Review US-166 Arkansas City, KS 67005 620-876-5730 Official WebsiteGPS: 37.1013, -96.8002
Overview of Cowley State Fishing Lake
Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by camper-857006 on 8/10/2023
Longest RV Reported: 43 feet (Fifth Wheel)
Reported by Running.From.Normal on 1/8/2021
Number of Sites 5
Pad Type gravel
Elevation 1,181 ft / 359 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Sarah asked on 3/21/2021
Upon arrival do we need a parking pass or permit to camp at Cowley State Fishing Lake?
Reviews of Cowley State Fishing Lake 7 people have reviewed this location.
“Beautiful Quiet Spot! ”
Reviewed 8/10/2023
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 4 |
Absolutely gorgeous scenery! We arrived on a Monday and were the only campers until Monday one tent camper arrived. The spots are far enough away you still have privacy. Easy to get to about 15-20 mins from the nearest town but not a bad drive- nice level roads. The bathrooms were not for the weak, vault toilets pretty rough but manage... more
Absolutely gorgeous scenery! We arrived on a Monday and were the only campers until Monday one tent camper arrived. The spots are far enough away you still have privacy. Easy to get to about 15-20 mins from the nearest town but not a bad drive- nice level roads. The bathrooms were not for the weak, vault toilets pretty rough but manageable in a pinch. Others said to bring toilet paper but we found it had some in there. Overall very enjoyable. They have a 7 day max we stayed for 4.
camper-857006 would stay here again
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“Long way from nowhere”
Reviewed 11/4/2021
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 6 |
Site Number: | NA |
RV Length: | 26' (Travel Trailer) |
Pretty area. Okay cell service. Verizon. Camped up by the "waterfall". No water in the fall. Pretty interesting climb down. Some traffic in the middle of the night down a dead end road. Pit toilet was clean. You can camp down by the boat ramp in about 3 spots. When the wind blew from the north an oil well sounded like a fast ... more
Pretty area. Okay cell service. Verizon. Camped up by the "waterfall". No water in the fall. Pretty interesting climb down.
Some traffic in the middle of the night down a dead end road. Pit toilet was clean. You can camp down by the boat ramp in about 3 spots.
When the wind blew from the north an oil well sounded like a fast running clock. Could only hear when we were outside.
PirateX2 would stay here again
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“Pretty quiet spot”
Reviewed 1/8/2021
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
RV Length: | 43' (Fifth Wheel) |
We stayed at one of the spots up the road by the falls. Nice views, quiet. Only one other person was here. You can here oil pumps in the distance but it didn’t bother us. The falls are beautiful but there is a lot of glass by the beginning of the trail, however it looks old, not like a party area. There are geocaches around ... more
We stayed at one of the spots up the road by the falls. Nice views, quiet. Only one other person was here.
You can here oil pumps in the distance but it didn’t bother us.
The falls are beautiful but there is a lot of glass by the beginning of the trail, however it looks old, not like a party area.
There are geocaches around too!
Running.From.Normal would stay here again
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“Awesome!”
Reviewed 5/3/2020
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
Site Number: | N/a |
RV Length: | 24' (Class B Plus) |
Beautiful flat spots near lake with fire rings. Some sites have covered picnic tables. Very quiet in evenings but busy with families and fishing during the day. Amazing waterfalls if there have been recent rain. Not far from Wichita and you must visit Henry’s Candy Co in Dexter, KS about 15 mi away. No hookups and pit toilets. Great if... more
Beautiful flat spots near lake with fire rings. Some sites have covered picnic tables. Very quiet in evenings but busy with families and fishing during the day. Amazing waterfalls if there have been recent rain. Not far from Wichita and you must visit Henry’s Candy Co in Dexter, KS about 15 mi away. No hookups and pit toilets. Great if your self contained or tent camping. I gave 4 stars because there is so much trash and broken glass at the waterfalls. Careful taking dogs. Pack in/pack out - looks like a lot of partying has been going on With empty glass beer bottles everywhere. There are two different areas to camp - if you take paved road down and head to end of lake, there are several places to dry camp. If you follow the signs to the waterfalls and head up, there are at least 5 spots with the covered picnic tables and very spread out. However, you may experience more wind at these locations since they are higher up.
Ksreal would stay here again
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“Beautiful lake & easy access! ”
Reviewed 11/6/2019
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | 6 |
RV Length: | 30' (Travel Trailer) |
Several sites and most of them are lake-side. Fire rings and picnic tables at each. Plenty of room and easy access. However, there is LOTS of trash in and around the campsites (glass, cans, cigarettes). EW! Seems like people use this beautiful area to party and then leave behind all their trash. There is a gorgeous waterfall at the end... more
Several sites and most of them are lake-side. Fire rings and picnic tables at each. Plenty of room and easy access. However, there is LOTS of trash in and around the campsites (glass, cans, cigarettes). EW! Seems like people use this beautiful area to party and then leave behind all their trash. There is a gorgeous waterfall at the end of the road! The sites further in are larger and more level. Don’t go all the way to the end if you have a big rig because there is not enough room to turn around. Thankful for this spot and would stay again!
Mrs. Brent would stay here again
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“Just off from hwy166”
Reviewed 10/3/2019
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Site Number: | 2 |
We came here on Mon so no one was here. We took a site 2 with pavilion, picnic table and water view!!!
Easy access for our 30f 5thwheel. I think there is a boat ramp here probably busy on weekend with locals.
Hiroko would stay here again
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“Really great!”
Reviewed 9/9/2019
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | 3 |
Just stopped in for a night. Very nice veiw of the sunset. We stopped on a Monday night so only one other guy here...nice and quiet. Very impressed
Honeymooners would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- boat ramp
- fishing
- picnic area
- water access
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- restrooms: vault
Pets
- pets
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