11
Pull-thru
USACEBig Hill Lake · Kansas
Mound Valley
Overview Mound Valley is located on the crystal clear Big Hill Lake in southeast Kansas.
Sites8584 reservable
Elev.879ft
Comf.Mar-Nov8 months
Max rig90 ft11 pull-thru
Electric747×50-amp
From Wichita2h48real 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 879 ft, Mound Valley has a 8-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 29°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 85 sites total: 84 reservable and 1 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 11 pull-through, 7 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 90-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, 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.
73%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 22
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 30.
73°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Wichita
124 mi
2h48
02
Topeka
145 mi
3h15
03
Kansas City
158 mi
3h21
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 5.1 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 85 SITES
Color byShow only
85 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
7
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
85
Sites
★ The standout
Site 40
NLOO · shaded.
To neighbor
160 ft
Max rig
25 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Peaks
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
5.1 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.