Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake No.2
Dept. Fish & Wildlife
Write a Review State Lake Rd. Manhattan, KS 66502 785-539-9999 785-273-6740 Official WebsiteGPS: 39.2293, -96.5308
Overview of Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake No.2
Accessibility is not guaranteed, always scout ahead before driving down dirt roads.
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Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by YvonneP on 4/6/2024
Longest RV Reported: 38 feet (Class A)
Reported by JenaNative on 6/14/2021
Pad Type dirt
Elevation 1,115 ft / 339 m
Tent Camping Yes
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Q&A - Ask the Community about Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake No.2
To ask questions of the owner or manager please contact the campground directly. (785) 539-9999
camper-891950 asked on 12/12/2023
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Reviews of Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake No.2 20 people have reviewed this location.
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Confirmed by 10 Users
Last reported 4/6/2024
Confirmed by 2 Users
Last reported 11/21/2022
Confirmed by 1 User
Last reported 6/26/2021
“Peaceful Area With Plenty Of Spaces Right Near The Water”
Reviewed 4/6/2024
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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This location was totally stellar on my way through. Would love to stay here for a few days at a time next time. Sites had fire rings and picnic tables and were clean and fairly level. A man did drive an ATV and filled up jugs *right* at my campsite and I’m not sure why he needed to fill right there but after filling water jugs from th... more
This location was totally stellar on my way through. Would love to stay here for a few days at a time next time. Sites had fire rings and picnic tables and were clean and fairly level. A man did drive an ATV and filled up jugs *right* at my campsite and I’m not sure why he needed to fill right there but after filling water jugs from the lake, he went on his way. Looks to be decent fishing here too and can’t beat the free cost.
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YvonneP would stay here again
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“Great Campground With Many Spaces And Views”
Reviewed 3/4/2024
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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Came In late Saturday night, found a good level spot with plenty of other options available. Views in the morning were great!
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thedrivingdeveros would stay here again
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“Perfect!”
Reviewed 12/24/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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We stayed here on a Saturday night in late December. Perfectly quiet. No one else here. It’s about 40 minutes off the interstate, but for us it was worth the drive.
camper-889966 would stay here again
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“Pretty but Drunk Loud Kids Ruined It”
Reviewed 5/17/2023
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Nice place; if you’re in a larger rig you’ll want to go to the right as that loop has a few spots. Some bugs. Even though it’s clearly posted that there’s no alcohol, a bunch of kids were drinking close to my site and being loud and obnoxious. Really bummed.
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“This Might Be Our Favorite Place So Far After 9 Months On The Road”
Reviewed 5/10/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 6 |
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This was such an ideal location, 15 minutes to Manhattan for exploring and stocking up on supplies, but also complete calm (when not over a weekend). Probably 20 spots to choose from of varying level and size, and we had no problem with our 34’ Class A getting around by the lake. As some reviews mentioned there are low hanging branches... more
This was such an ideal location, 15 minutes to Manhattan for exploring and stocking up on supplies, but also complete calm (when not over a weekend). Probably 20 spots to choose from of varying level and size, and we had no problem with our 34’ Class A getting around by the lake. As some reviews mentioned there are low hanging branches that did scrape our solar panels but taking it slow and it wasn’t an issue. One negative is it’s a very popular place on the weekends for the locals, but it’s understandable, as it’s a great fishing spot. One local actually knocked on our door to let us know of an impending storm, which was an intense couple of hours of hail, rain, and wind. Our Starlink had to be run on a pier to get around trees but worked fine.
camper-694474 would stay here again
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“FREE, Beautiful, And Quiet”
Reviewed 11/21/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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| RV Length: | 23' (Travel Trailer) |
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Great free spot! I camped near the dam in the first spot on the right. It was level enough to get by and approximately 35 feet deep. Please see photos. The lake was very pretty and the night was clear. It was a great night to see the stars. There was quite a bit of litter. I spent about an hour picking up trash and really didn’t... more
Great free spot! I camped near the dam in the first spot on the right. It was level enough to get by and approximately 35 feet deep. Please see photos.
The lake was very pretty and the night was clear. It was a great night to see the stars.
There was quite a bit of litter. I spent about an hour picking up trash and really didn’t get more than an 1/8th mile square picked up.
AT&T cell service was decent. Not fast enough to stream. With one bar, I could use the internet on my iPhone.
The road in was a couple miles of dirt road. It was fine. No great, quiet spots are going to be next to a high traffic highway…. Thank God!
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20lbstringer would stay here again
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“Quiet, Peaceful, Beautiful”
Reviewed 10/12/2022
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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This was such a quiet and peaceful spot right by the lake. We wish we could have stayed more than 1 night. It was a little hard to pull our 31 foot camper in but not bad, we made it! Really close to Manhattan, only 10-15 minutes into town but far enough away that you didn’t get noise or light from town. We are used to gravel roads ... more
This was such a quiet and peaceful spot right by the lake. We wish we could have stayed more than 1 night. It was a little hard to pull our 31 foot camper in but not bad, we made it! Really close to Manhattan, only 10-15 minutes into town but far enough away that you didn’t get noise or light from town. We are used to gravel roads so it didn’t bother us but be warned that there is a few miles of gravel hills to drive before getting to the site.
Schneifam would stay here again
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“Very pretty”
Reviewed 6/21/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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Nice free quiet lakeside spot outside fort Riley KS. Not for bigger Rigs . Lots of low hanging branches. A couple of pull throughs. Apple Maps brought us right in from southeast. Turn left into lake once down dirt road. We would have stayed more than one night easily HOWEVER.. beware..the amount of biting flies in June 2022 was not d... more
Nice free quiet lakeside spot outside fort Riley KS. Not for bigger Rigs . Lots of low hanging branches. A couple of pull throughs. Apple Maps brought us right in from southeast. Turn left into lake once down dirt road. We would have stayed more than one night easily HOWEVER.. beware..the amount of biting flies in June 2022 was not doable. Or be prepared to lather on the bug spray. Nice lakeside spot with breeze.
Locals fishing. Sheriff drove through . No alcohol on premise sign posted.
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Laura m would stay here again
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“another kansas state fishing lake gem ”
Reviewed 11/24/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| RV Length: | 12' (Teardrop Trailer) |
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really pretty.a bunch of family’s fishing and having a good time. watched both sunrise and sunset. it had a toilet which is great for a camper van pretty out of the way but worth it for a few nights
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tomd would stay here again
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“marvelous”
Reviewed 10/18/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| RV Length: | 12' (Teardrop Trailer) |
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First the road is fine unless youre driving a formula 1 cat.. I have a dry camper minivan conversion and it was just fine. on a sunday evening it was populated but by sunset it was only me and maybe 2 other folks there.. Real peaceful and clean, a couple beet cans on the fishing spit which I cleaned up .. decent toilets and fire ring... more
First the road is fine unless youre driving a formula 1 cat.. I have a dry camper minivan conversion and it was just fine.
on a sunday evening it was populated but by sunset it was only me and maybe 2 other folks there.. Real peaceful and clean, a couple beet cans on the fishing spit which I cleaned up .. decent toilets and fire rings plus a picknick bench was at my space which made it nice to cook and eat .. Beautiful sunrises/sunsets
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