Beymer Water Recreation Park

Hubby and I stayed here on two separate occasions this summer. Both times @ 2 days each. The weather was quite pleasant, considering it was July-August. And with both stops, we had no problem getting a site as there was only 1 or 2 other rigs. We pulled toad on our 33’ class A. The in/out road had a couple of ruts, nothing too bad though. No problem hooking up (water and 30 amp). We used the restroom but not the showers. My ONLY beef is that the women’s restroom door jammed and I could not open it (I was still inside lol!). Thankfully hubby was outside waiting for me and he had to rescue his damsel in distress, haha! The park is right off a smaller highway but it’s pretty quiet. We took evening walks around the small lake (water level seemed low). So other than the annoying restroom experience, it’s a great area to stop! 👍🏽

We stopped here on our way home from Colorado. Thanks to other reviews, we knew the signs would be a little confusing and they were. And yes, it's a stretch to reach the hook ups. Our site was level and neat. The place was clean and the trash dumpsters were empty. We pulled in at 7:30pm on a Thursday night and we're only the fourth campers here. Visited with a local man from Lakin just driving through the camp and he was very friendly. Great place to stay, especially for the price.

Very nice spot. Remote, and well maintained with many different kinds of birds around. I found the campsites and pay station pretty easily. The pay station is between the 2nd and 3rd shelter on the right next to a tree with clear instructions. The bathrooms were clean with warm showers. The shower has a metal push button thing which I've never seen before to turn on and off. Just push firmly. There was only one other person here when I arrived. I would return.

Okay, after reading the reviews I was a little confused. I got in touch with the clerk of courts. She told me the membership is for fishing.

If you keep going past the trails that go down to the lake you will find the campground. I've posted pictures with the map location of where you can park, the spot to pay with an envelope, and the entrance to the camping area.

Nice flat grass lots, dumpsters, grills, picnic benches under shelters. The water and electric are about 20 feet from the back of your rig, so if you have short cables and hoses be warned.

A previous reviewer notes that there are signs at the park indicating members only. We took that to mean the fishing lake based on the way that the signs were posted. So we went ahead and got a site - level, with a picnic shelter and power and water. Awesome!

Later I dug a little deeper into the county website and found the 2019 resolution making the county park members only (and at prices that seem out of reach for most in a small agricultural town). During our stay, the Sheriff drove by and waved. Not a word about membership on the county's web page for the park: https://www.kearnycountykansas.com/beymer-park/

Curious about what was really going on I called the city the next day, asked about camping, told them I was visiting, asked about any special rules. Not a word about "membership". So the mystery remains.
This was a clean, quiet park with well spaced sites, a playground, small lake and is convenient to the town of Laykin. This would be our pick if traveling across Kansas again.

Nobody mentioned the signs that say you must have a membership and call a number to check in. If you arrive after 5 they will not answer and you won’t be able to check in. It was late at night and I needed somewhere to stop. I assumed this was a small campground where you put money in a box. At night it is pitch black and almost impossible to find where the RV spots are, I could have managed that but all the intimidating signs that say membership only aren’t very welcoming. I left and stayed at a truck stop down the street.