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Pull-thru
USACECouncil Grove Lake · Kansas
Canning Creek
Overview Canning Creek Cove Park is located on the 3,310-acre Council Grove Lake in the green expanses of eastern Kansas.
Sites4544 reservable
Elev.1,312ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig120 ft4 pull-thru
Electric4436×50-amp
From Topeka1h31real 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 1,312 ft, Canning Creek has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 25°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 45 sites total: 44 reservable and 1 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 4 pull-through, 36 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 120-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and shade. 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 · Feb
Mar-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
79%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 13
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 28.
71°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Topeka
65 mi
1h31
02
Wichita
102 mi
2h14
03
Kansas City
124 mi
2h31
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.7 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 45 SITES
Color byShow only
45 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
36
50-amp
2
Accessible
2
Prime
45
Sites
★ The standout
Site 20
CCRE.
To neighbor
230 ft
Max rig
35 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
218
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.7 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.