10
Pull-thru
USACEPerry Lake · Kansas
Slough Creek
Overview Slough Creek Campground is situated on Perry Lake in the lush Kansas forest.
Sites177173 reservable
Elev.1,020ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig72 ft10 pull-thru
Electric13031×50-amp
From Topeka0h44real 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 1,020 ft, Slough Creek has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 24°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 177 sites total: 173 reservable and 4 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 10 pull-through, 31 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 72-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and shade. 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 · Feb
Mar-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
70%
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
26 mi
0h44
02
Kansas City
59 mi
1h22
03
Wichita
164 mi
3h04
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 3.3 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 177 SITES
Color byShow only
174 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
31
50-amp
2
Accessible
0
Prime
177
Sites
★ The standout
Site W014
WORT · shaded.
To neighbor
138 ft
Max rig
63 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
71
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
3.3 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.