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Pull-thru
USACEFall River Lake · Kansas
Damsite - Fall River Lake
Overview Fall River Dam is located on Fall River, a tributary of the Verdigris River, in Greenwood County, Kansas.
Sites3330 reservable
Elev.942ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig85 ft2 pull-thru
Electric2813×50-amp
From Wichita1h34real 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 942 ft, Damsite - Fall River Lake has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 27°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 33 sites total: 30 reservable and 3 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 2 pull-through, 13 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 85-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.
77%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 4
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 29.
72°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Wichita
72 mi
1h34
02
Topeka
123 mi
2h45
03
Kansas City
159 mi
3h18
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.2 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 33 SITES
Color byShow only
32 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
13
50-amp
2
Accessible
0
Prime
33
Sites
★ The standout
Site 014
DAMSITE FALL RIVER LAKE · shaded.
To neighbor
102 ft
Max rig
75 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
21
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.2 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.