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Pull-thru
USACEMilford Lake · Kansas
East Rolling Hills Park (KS)
Overview East Rolling Hills day use park is the largest day use park the Corps of Engineers offers at Milford Lake with six shelters available for reservations.
Sites6all reservable
Elev.1,214ft
Comf.Mar-Nov8 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Topeka1h19real 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 1,214 ft, East Rolling Hills Park (KS) has a 8-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 24°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 6 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and cool nights. Softest on shade.
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 8
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 29.
72°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Topeka
71 mi
1h19
02
Wichita
115 mi
2h17
03
Kansas City
133 mi
2h26
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.7 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 6 SITES
Color byShow only
6 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
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50-amp
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Accessible
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Prime
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Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
367
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.7 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.