Ellis Lakeside Campground

We picked this one (based on Campendium) as our stop over returning from Colorado to Columbia MO. Very cute town, several sites right along the river which were full when we arrived. Spotted some apparently newer pull-through sites adjacent with full hookups, concrete pads, etc which worked perfectly. These are new and don't have shade yet like the water sites but suited our needs perfectly. Great park right there to let the pups run too. Would 100% stay again and also recommend to all of our friends.

We pulled into this campground for a one-night stay at about midnight. It was a last-minute find and what a gem! We felt lucky to find a spot arriving that late, but there were a few left. It was storming when we arrived and luckily we were able to just snag a pull through site and quickly hook up to both electric and water! We left early the next morning, so didn’t get a big feel for the place (having only spent about six night hours), but we would definitely go back to stay if ever passing through Ellis again.

The campground sits on the banks of the creek that runs through town (I think it’s called Big Creek) and the town itself looked really cute.

We had both electric and water and the campground does have a dump station (although we did not use it). Camping during peak season is $20.00 per night and during the off-season it is $15.00 per night. Worth every penny for the beautiful campground and ease of access!

The campground has sites for all types of campers, from Class A rigs to tent campers.

We would absolutely stay here again.

Small campground along Big Creek River in Ellis, KS

Clean, quiet and just what we needed to rest.

Friendly folks in the campground. Another couple in the campground had stayed here before. We like the small number of campsites, pull thrus, 50A service.

We got take out from the local Mexican restaurant - good and reasonably priced.

Ellis lakeside campground was very nice with large cottonwood trees and a small lake/ river that has some largemouth bass. Locals are very nice, the town has church bells on Sunday. Most sites are pull in and have power. Only downsides were some Canadian geese that honked till about 10pm, lots of trash in the river, and a unusably gross men’s bathroom. Despite these shortcomings I still really enjoyed my stay here.

We originally planned on only staying one night but liked it soo much, we stayed 3. It is a cute little city park with views of the river and a beautiful church. The sites are W/E with a dump station. They also have good wifi! The city does a good job of keeping up the park and there is an officer that drives thru regularly and was very helpful when 3 tornado sirens went off. He pointed us in the direction of the church basement he just unlocked. This little city was vital in the railroad going west and they have a cute little railroad museum and the boyhood home of Mr Chrysler. We would definitely stay here when traveling thru KS on 70.

What a find! This is a perfect spot for an overnight when traveling East/West along I-70. It is about five minutes off the freeway yet far enough that road noise is not an issue. The setting is a delightful little city park along a river (or narrow lake?) in a residential neighborhood. Most sites are plenty long enough to remain hooked up. The pads are gravel with grass between the pads and seem to get a bit shorter as you move further into the campground. So if you want a long site, pick one of the first ones. 30 amp electric service and water are available each site. At some sites, the hookups are on the “wrong side” which could be easily addressed by entering the site from the other side. There is nothing preventing an RV from entering a site from either side to accomplish this, just be aware as you pick your site. All sites are pull throughs. I didn’t see any dump facilities. Our site was very level. The campground is unattended and there is an “iron ranger” to take your fee. We had decent AT&T and VZ cell data coverage, enough for streaming video. Oh, and the park offers free WiFi! It was a bit slow so we stuck with our cell plans.