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Pull-thru
USACEMelvern Lake · Kansas
Arrow Rock
Overview Arrow Rock Campground is situated on Melvern Lake on the eastern edge of the Flint Hills of Kansas.
Sites4333 reservable
Elev.1,063ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig78 ft3 pull-thru
Electric19sites
From Topeka1h04real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 1,063 ft, Arrow Rock has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 26°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 43 sites total: 33 reservable and 10 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 3 pull-through, and the longest takes a 78-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Dec
Mar-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
75%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 12
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 29.
71°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Topeka
44 mi
1h04
02
Kansas City
90 mi
1h48
03
Wichita
119 mi
2h15
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.9 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 43 SITES
Color byShow only
43 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
43
Sites
★ The standout
Site 03
ARROW ROCK · pull-through · shaded.
To neighbor
88 ft
Max rig
78 ft
Type
Pull-thru
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
66
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.9 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.