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Pull-thru
USACEPerry Lake · Kansas
Longview
Overview Longview Campground is situated on Perry Lake in the lush Kansas forest, offering peaceful, family-oriented camping.
Sites2all reservable
Elev.1,030ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig50 ft
Electric1sites
From Topeka0h50real 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 1,030 ft, Longview has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 24°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 2 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 1 walk-in, and the longest takes a 50-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 big-rig fit.
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.
73%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 10
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 29.
71°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Topeka
30 mi
0h50
02
Kansas City
63 mi
1h27
03
Wichita
168 mi
3h10
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 5 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 2 SITES
1
Walk-in
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50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
2
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
84
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
5 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.