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Pull-thru
USACEKanopolis Lake · Kansas
Riverside (KS)
Overview Riverside Campground is located on the Smoky Hill River just downstream from Kanopolis Lake in central Kansas, 30 miles southwest of Salina.
Sites2824 reservable
Elev.1,417ft
Comf.Mar-Nov7 months
Max rig80 ft2 pull-thru
Electric187×50-amp
From Wichita1h44real 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 1,417 ft, Riverside (KS) has a 7-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 25°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 28 sites total: 24 reservable and 4 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 2 pull-through, 7 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 80-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 · Jan
Mar-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
82%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 11
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 28.
72°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Wichita
90 mi
1h44
02
Topeka
154 mi
2h47
03
Kansas City
216 mi
3h54
By drive time
Picking your site
04 · 28 SITES
Color byShow only
25 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
7
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
28
Sites
★ The standout
Site 008
RIVE · shaded.
To neighbor
99 ft
Max rig
50 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
10
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
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.