Lake Shawnee Campground

Easy access from the interstate. We were able to upgrade to pull through full hook up site. Site E7 has a cement surface that slopes about 3" left to right. We were able to remain connected after leveling left to right. The Bath house was clean and there is laundry facilities. This county park has a lot to offer at a low price, with friendly staff. This is a place we want to come back to when we can spend a couple days.

This is a beautiful campground on a lake. Our campsite had a path down to the lake. It has water and electric for $22/night. Great deal! There is a paved seven mile path around the entire lake we rode on our bikes. Very scenic and in great condition. The surface was concrete and smooth enough for rollerblading, though there are a few hills. We arrived on a day where temps were in the low 100’s. The site we picked online was full sun. The staff was super helpful in moving us to a shady sight! Topeka is about 15 minutes from the campground. The Brown vs Board of Education national park is not to be missed. I learned so much from the free guided tour, and the exhibits were very moving. Evel Knieval museum was also really fun.

We were passing through and stopped for an overnight with water and electricity. Had a back in lake front spot. Careful if you book some are backing with passenger side hookups. Lots of tree coverage for sitting area and fire pit not much over RV areas. Sorta level spot, probably should have put some blocks on our driver side but was fine for a night.

Bathrooms and showers super clean. Staff have great attitudes

Good size lake. Daughter caught a bass right off shore and fire fires at dusk. Was pretty awesome place for a weeknight stop.

I imagine it gets pretty crowded on weekends. Spots are close together like parking lot.

We originally only booked one night because we were just passing by, but upon arriving we immediately wanted to book another! The campground was clean and had many huge sites. Unfortunate for us, they didn’t have any more 30AMP sites available for Saturday and we didn’t have or want to buy an adapter for just this occasion. There were tons of activities to do on and around the lake. Although it was crowded, everyone was having a great time and it was quiet at night. Can’t beat this price for Water&Electric hookups with a nice view! They have a well maintained dump station as well. If you’re a non-camper, the fee is $8 to dump. The staff were all very sweet as well. If back in the area, we will definitely book at least 2-3 days here.

I pulled into this county park on a Friday afternoon, by Friday night it was like a festival of families, triple the number of cars allowed per space, huge tents everywhere on the grassy area and screaming kids. Surprisingly by Saturday afternoon it was a different place.

Although there is a 14-day limit there were some people there long-term; maybe the moved around in the park. This park is electric/water only, no sewer, although there is dump station when you leave the park. A few of the spaces looked junky and like the occupants hadn't moved in a long time.

The grounds were nice, the 50-amp area, to the immediate left of the entrance was much nicer and quieter than the 30-amp location I was in. If I had it do again, I'd reserve the 50-amp location even though it was a little more expensive. The space I had was so dirty I ended up picking up over 40 cigarette butts just in my site, along with various plastic pieces. The park doesn't seem to be that clean.

There was a laundry room and bath houses but I didn't visit them to comment. Internet wasn't great in the area but I was still able to stream TV without issue.

The best feature about this county park was the 7.2 mile trail around the park. I took my bike around and found some of the most beautiful park areas with flowers, ponds and a gazebo. Most people either walked or rode bikes around the lake.

I have to admit, if you can avoid the Friday nights, and can live without sewer, this park is a great deal. Senior discount got me $2 off the normal $20 rate, and no park entrance fees added on to the camping price. In addition all the regular stores: Walmart, gas station, fast food is very close.

Clean bathrooms and showers. $2 for laundry $1.75 for dryer. $5 for firewood. Sites overlook lake. Small swimming beach. Fishing docks. Peaceful in the morning, quite a bit of parties going on Saturday night. It is just a couple minutes off the freeway. Very convenient for one night on our way through. Seems to be the place for locals to set up tents and drink, but they were polite. Site has water and electric hook up. Sewer dump across street from RV park.

I stayed one night passing through at this county park. I had a water / electric site overlooking the lake which is very pretty. I was here in late April 2019 so definitely not high season. Not sure if it was the time of year, but the grass grounds had not been mowed in quite some time giving an unkempt appearance. The sites were nice enough with no real vegetation in between sites. The staff was very friendly and helpful which is always a plus! For me this was an average place for the price but definitely good for a night or two.