Clinton State Park
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Clinton State Park is a public recreation area located on the north shore of Clinton Lake at the western edge of Lawrence, Kansas, United States. The 1,500-acre state park lies on the north shore of Clinton Lake, known for its clear water and good channel catfish, walleye, and crappie fishing.
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Clinton State Park is a public recreation area located on the north shore of Clinton Lake at the western edge of Lawrence, Kansas, United States. The 1,500-acre state park lies on the north shore of Clinton Lake, known for its clear water and good channel catfish, walleye, and crappie fishing.
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Needing some day trip ideas? Here is a whole year of monthly day trips! [SAVE for future adventures!] All of these are around 2 hours or less from Kansas City! You can visit each of these places any time, but this calendar has some of the best times for each of them. January: Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge- See bald eagles, tons of birds, unique hikes, and beautiful views. @moconservation February: Excelsior Springs- Celebrate Valentineās Day at the Elms Spa and explore the town. @elmshotelandspa March: Arbor Day Farm- take your kids to play and chase each other around their amazing network of treehouses. @arbordayfarm April: Rock Bridge Memorial State Park- hike to the Devilās Icebox and the Rock Bridge. You wonāt be disappointed! @mostateparks May: Lawrence- Paddle and hike at Clinton Lake State Park and then head over to Mass Street for amazing food and local shops! @explorelawrence June: Olathe Splash Pad- Trust me when I say this is sooo much more than a splash pad. Your kids will be obsessed! @visitolathe July: Finger Lakes State Park- This is a series of mines that has been filled in with water to create some interesting lakes and GPS mapped waterways! @visitcolumbiamo August: Sunflowers at Grinter Farm- There is no way you can see a sea of sunflowers and not be filled with joy. @grinter_farms September: Indian Cave State Park- You canāt go wrong with miles of trails, a prehistoric cave with petroglyphs, and a ton of outdoor activities! @negameandparks October: Weston- Weston Bend State Park is my favorite place to see fall colors and the downtown is cute and fun! November: Jamesport- Visit this Amish Villageās Christmas Festival for buggy rides, antiques, crafts, food, and more! December: Powell Gardens- this is a beautiful spot all year, but it is especially magical at the Festival of Lights for Christmas! @powellgardens Did you know about all of these? Which of these do you plan to do? . . . . #daytrips #kansascity #kc #kcmo #missouri #nebraska #columbiamo s #familytravel #travel #midwestadventures #midwestwinter #midwesttravel #midwest #excelsiorsprings #lawrence
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Day trips to take this spring from Kansas City! āØSAVE this for your next trip! ā¬ļø š±Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Mound City, Missouri. See bald eagles, tons of birds, unique hikes, and beautiful views. @moconservation š±Arbor Day Farm, Nebraska City, NE- take your kids to play and chase each other around their amazing network of treehouses. @arbordayfarm š±Chase Lake Falls, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas:- A beautiful and underrated waterfall in Kansas. Splash and enjoy! @kansastourism š±Lawrence, Kansas- Paddle and hike at Clinton Lake State Park and then head over to Mass Street for amazing food and local shops! @explorelawrence š±Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, Columbia, Missouri- hike to the Devilās Icebox and the Rock Bridge. You wonāt be disappointed! @visitcolumbiamo š±Finger Lakes State Park, Columbia, Missouri- This is a series of mines that has been filled in with water to create some interesting lakes and GPS mapped waterways! @mostateparks š±Indian Cave State Park, Shubert, Nebraska- You canāt go wrong with miles of trails, a prehistoric cave with petroglyphs, and a ton of outdoor activities! @negameandparks š±Powell Gardens, near Leeās Summit, Missouri- this is a beautiful spot all year, but it is especially as the flowers begin to bloom @powellgardens š±Manhattan, Kansas- Hike the Konza Prairie, explore Pillsbury Falls, and explore Tuttle Creek State Park @visitmanhattan SHARE this with your friends who love day trips! FOLLOW me for more spring ideas! Do you love going on day trips?
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Site 73. Had a good setup. Very wide, level gravel pad with enough room to set up and camp. Room to put your truck and a boat on the site as well. Good separation between the sites as well, but not much privacy. A tree covers some of the RV side, but it is trimmed well with lots of clearance. They had recently set up new sewer connections on this site and all others in the row. The connections are all uphill by about a foot right now. They have not poured concrete yet around them or raked out any of the dirt from burrying the lines so there is hope this will be done. This is a state park with lake views through the trees. Some sites have stairs that lead to shore trails. I thought it had a 14-day limit but there are many here that are staying longer. Several permanent placements and extra large propane tanks. There are no issues with any of any campers or setups as they are clean and quiet, but I thought it was worth noting. Many of them seem to be providing park maintenance, which helps to keep the place clean and well cared for based on the few conversations I had. Firepits were cleaned and maintained. It was very windy due to weather changes and the park sits high on a ridge. There are also nearby cabins that can be rented. Camping requires a state vehicle permit. If you get it when you register your car it's $15 for the year. If you buy it here it's $25 per year. There is a self pay station you can pay by the day but I had a permit already.
Dan DurigDan Durig
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We stayed in the prairie clover camping area. I was very happy with the space I chose for the RV site - didn't feel crowded, we were close to the bathrooms. I liked walking around the loop. I felt like the lake/swim area was within walking distance (maybe 1.5 miles from our camp site) and there were 2 disc golf courses nearby. The first evening as it started to get dark, I enjoyed the lightning bug show - but this was a precursor to the VERY buggy night ahead. We were swarmed by gnats/mayflies. Any light or shade provided by my camper - provided a mass gathering of bugs. We had to race in/out of our camper door to limit bug entry. While trying to sleep the first night, I kept getting buzzed by mosquitoes in my ear (in my camper). We signed up for 3 nights - so we bought sprays and 2 bug zappers. Despite our preparedness, 2nd night felt worse. Also, having played disc golf in the rougher course, we all came back with ticks despite having sprayed down with OFF. These ticks seemed to like the DEET flavor? Morning revealed tons of dead gnats and moths in and around my zappers (1 small zapper inside and an industrial one outside our camper). I swept bug bodies all morning and 3rd night was another verse of the first and more ticks found on us throughout the night. This was a great location but the buggiest campsite I have ever stayed in .... it was almost biblical how heavy handed we were plagued during our 3 night stay. I guess I wd recommend a really strong tick deterrent, limit LED lights at night and avoid providing shaded areas (like a canopy) unless you can really keep it screened in. We had citronella candles which they seemed to enjoy? A lot to do and enjoy when the sun is out. Dusk is when you need to plan to lock yourself in.
April TaureanApril Taurean
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Tons of fun. Lots of activities, trails, boating, being lazy. Tons of these little gnat bugs. They are annoying but it is nature. Just FYI RV hookup sites could do with a leveling of the sites. Yeah, RVs need to be leveled out, but there was barely a level spot after reposition my rig many times. I ended up finding a spot and using all my cribbing. It was more of an annoyance, but tl,dr... make sure you have extra cribbing. The water and power hook ups worked great. Make sure you know your RVs electric Colquitt as some sites don't offer 60amp. Most sites, if not all, offer 20 and 30 Amp connections. Water pressure is great. We absolutely enjoy the lake regardless of RV camping or primitive camping or camping at all for that matter š . It's a great place to relax and get away.
Adam T.Adam T.
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I was there right before their official season started on April 1st. There were not a lot of people there. And it was exquisitely quiet. Well maintained the staff was nice and very helpful. The bathrooms were clean and the park well maintained. I will definitely come back. The only problem I had was there was no water at my site which was Prime and had water & power capability. But due to the faucets not being frost free the water was off. Both at the sites and at the dump station. There was water in the rest rooms and showers but I desperately needed to fill my RV potable water tank and was not able to. I also did not find any reference on website or posted in the park about the water. So if it's important to you ask before you go.
Cecily BrownCecily Brown
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