Cowley State Fishing Lake

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.

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!