Lake Shawnee Campground
County Park
Write a Review 3435 Southeast East Edge Road Topeka, KS 66605 785-251-6834 Official WebsiteGPS: 39.0034, -95.6232
Overview of Lake Shawnee Campground
Last Price Paid: $38
Reported by Raiseitright on 10/11/2023
Longest RV Reported: 34 feet (Fifth Wheel)
Reported by Liz & Jake on 3/22/2017
Number of Sites 127
Reservations yes
Elevation 984 ft / 299 m
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Lake Shawnee Campground 15 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 6/17/2022
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Last reported 10/11/2023
Reviewed 6/15/2024
| Days stayed: | 1 |
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| Site Number: | 18 |
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Campground is fine. Sites are very close together! Don’t exactly want to be sharing dinner with the neighboring site. Sites are marked at the back of the site which makes it very hard to find your site if arriving at night. Bathroom was descent. This seems like a “city” campground as it is located just outside of Topeka. Lots of big t... more
Campground is fine. Sites are very close together! Don’t exactly want to be sharing dinner with the neighboring site. Sites are marked at the back of the site which makes it very hard to find your site if arriving at night. Bathroom was descent. This seems like a “city” campground as it is located just outside of Topeka. Lots of big trucks with HUGE rv’s and trailers.
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“Newly constructed full hook up sites. Quiet with plenty to do: hiking, boating, swimming, biking...”
Reviewed 10/11/2023
| Nightly rate: | $38 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | E7 |
| RV Length: | 30' (Travel Trailer) |
Overall Rating
Easy access from the interstate. We were able to upgrade to pull through full hook up site. Site E7 has a cement surface that slopes about 3" left to right. We were able to remain connected after leveling left to right. The Bath house was clean and there is laundry facilities. This county park has a lot to offer at a low price, with fr... more
Easy access from the interstate. We were able to upgrade to pull through full hook up site. Site E7 has a cement surface that slopes about 3" left to right. We were able to remain connected after leveling left to right. The Bath house was clean and there is laundry facilities. This county park has a lot to offer at a low price, with friendly staff. This is a place we want to come back to when we can spend a couple days.
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Raiseitright would stay here again
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“Beautiful Campground, Fantastic Staff”
Reviewed 7/31/2023
| Nightly rate: | $22 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 68 |
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This is a beautiful campground on a lake. Our campsite had a path down to the lake. It has water and electric for $22/night. Great deal! There is a paved seven mile path around the entire lake we rode on our bikes. Very scenic and in great condition. The surface was concrete and smooth enough for rollerblading, though there are a fe... more
This is a beautiful campground on a lake. Our campsite had a path down to the lake. It has water and electric for $22/night. Great deal! There is a paved seven mile path around the entire lake we rode on our bikes. Very scenic and in great condition. The surface was concrete and smooth enough for rollerblading, though there are a few hills. We arrived on a day where temps were in the low 100’s. The site we picked online was full sun. The staff was super helpful in moving us to a shady sight! Topeka is about 15 minutes from the campground. The Brown vs Board of Education national park is not to be missed. I learned so much from the free guided tour, and the exhibits were very moving. Evel Knieval museum was also really fun.
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LarryK would stay here again
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“Wonderful Campground. ”
Reviewed 9/11/2022
| Nightly rate: | $22 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 131 |
| RV Length: | 21' (Class B) |
Overall Rating
This is a great stopover but would be an even better place for a longer stay! Lovely lake, lots of shade, clean good showers/bathhouse and friendly staff. We just needed a stopover and it was Saturday night so very busy. So our site was not the best but fine for one night. Would definitely stay again
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Kathryn would stay here again
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“Great Lake camping ”
Reviewed 6/17/2022
| Nightly rate: | $24 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 113 |
| RV Length: | 27' (Class C) |
Overall Rating
We were passing through and stopped for an overnight with water and electricity. Had a back in lake front spot. Careful if you book some are backing with passenger side hookups. Lots of tree coverage for sitting area and fire pit not much over RV areas. Sorta level spot, probably should have put some blocks on our driver side but was f... more
We were passing through and stopped for an overnight with water and electricity. Had a back in lake front spot. Careful if you book some are backing with passenger side hookups. Lots of tree coverage for sitting area and fire pit not much over RV areas. Sorta level spot, probably should have put some blocks on our driver side but was fine for a night.
Bathrooms and showers super clean. Staff have great attitudes
Good size lake. Daughter caught a bass right off shore and fire fires at dusk. Was pretty awesome place for a weeknight stop.
I imagine it gets pretty crowded on weekends. Spots are close together like parking lot.
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Wandering Blus would stay here again
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“Beautiful park with tiny campsites”
Reviewed 9/11/2021
| Nightly rate: | $24 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 107 |
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This park is large and beautiful with a large lake, golf, disc golf, playgrounds, and campground. Even though this is a large park, RVs are parked side by side on narrow, gravel spots. The bathrooms are clean, but the showers do not have doors. The campground has a coin laundry.
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“We were there on a Thursday night ”
Reviewed 7/23/2021
| Nightly rate: | $24 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 12 |
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Very peaceful after a long day of driving. Well maintained and pretty. Over looking the lake.
Website was not very explanatory as to what the sites had. Website was very easy to book a site with.
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Gwen would stay here again
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“Nice campground with lots of activities!”
Reviewed 7/18/2021
| Nightly rate: | $22 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 141 |
| RV Length: | 30' (Class C) |
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We originally only booked one night because we were just passing by, but upon arriving we immediately wanted to book another! The campground was clean and had many huge sites. Unfortunate for us, they didn’t have any more 30AMP sites available for Saturday and we didn’t have or want to buy an adapter for just this occasion. There were ... more
We originally only booked one night because we were just passing by, but upon arriving we immediately wanted to book another! The campground was clean and had many huge sites. Unfortunate for us, they didn’t have any more 30AMP sites available for Saturday and we didn’t have or want to buy an adapter for just this occasion. There were tons of activities to do on and around the lake. Although it was crowded, everyone was having a great time and it was quiet at night. Can’t beat this price for Water&Electric hookups with a nice view! They have a well maintained dump station as well. If you’re a non-camper, the fee is $8 to dump. The staff were all very sweet as well. If back in the area, we will definitely book at least 2-3 days here.
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cteeners would stay here again
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“Never again on a Friday night”
Reviewed 9/29/2020
| Nightly rate: | $18 |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | 137 |
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I pulled into this county park on a Friday afternoon, by Friday night it was like a festival of families, triple the number of cars allowed per space, huge tents everywhere on the grassy area and screaming kids. Surprisingly by Saturday afternoon it was a different place. Although there is a 14-day limit there were some people ther... more
I pulled into this county park on a Friday afternoon, by Friday night it was like a festival of families, triple the number of cars allowed per space, huge tents everywhere on the grassy area and screaming kids. Surprisingly by Saturday afternoon it was a different place.
Although there is a 14-day limit there were some people there long-term; maybe the moved around in the park. This park is electric/water only, no sewer, although there is dump station when you leave the park. A few of the spaces looked junky and like the occupants hadn't moved in a long time.
The grounds were nice, the 50-amp area, to the immediate left of the entrance was much nicer and quieter than the 30-amp location I was in. If I had it do again, I'd reserve the 50-amp location even though it was a little more expensive. The space I had was so dirty I ended up picking up over 40 cigarette butts just in my site, along with various plastic pieces. The park doesn't seem to be that clean.
There was a laundry room and bath houses but I didn't visit them to comment. Internet wasn't great in the area but I was still able to stream TV without issue.
The best feature about this county park was the 7.2 mile trail around the park. I took my bike around and found some of the most beautiful park areas with flowers, ponds and a gazebo. Most people either walked or rode bikes around the lake.
I have to admit, if you can avoid the Friday nights, and can live without sewer, this park is a great deal. Senior discount got me $2 off the normal $20 rate, and no park entrance fees added on to the camping price. In addition all the regular stores: Walmart, gas station, fast food is very close.
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Verizon 4G
Lisa's RV Experience would stay here again
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“Very pleasant”
Reviewed 7/26/2020
| Nightly rate: | $20 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 108 |
Overall Rating
Clean bathrooms and showers. $2 for laundry $1.75 for dryer. $5 for firewood. Sites overlook lake. Small swimming beach. Fishing docks. Peaceful in the morning, quite a bit of parties going on Saturday night. It is just a couple minutes off the freeway. Very convenient for one night on our way through. Seems to be the place for local... more
Clean bathrooms and showers. $2 for laundry $1.75 for dryer. $5 for firewood. Sites overlook lake. Small swimming beach. Fishing docks. Peaceful in the morning, quite a bit of parties going on Saturday night. It is just a couple minutes off the freeway. Very convenient for one night on our way through. Seems to be the place for locals to set up tents and drink, but they were polite. Site has water and electric hook up. Sewer dump across street from RV park.
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Agirlcalledjean would stay here again
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noted 9/4/2023
Came on labor day electric is locked, do not see any signs with instructions to pay. Going to lake Shawnee campground instead.
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Amenities
Hookups
- 50 Amp
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- Partial Hookups
Recreation
- fishing
- playground
- recreation trail
- swimming beach
Facilities
- dump station
- ADA Accessible
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- trash
- water available
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