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Sunset view from Whitehall Bay site 24.
USACEFall River Lake · Kansas

Whitehall Bay

Overview Whitehall Bay Campground is located on the shores of Fall River Lake in Greenwood County, Kansas.
Sites3027 reservable
Elev.994ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig93 ft
Electric2911×50-amp
From Wichita2h00real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 994 ft, Whitehall Bay has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 27°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 30 sites total: 27 reservable and 3 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 11 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 93-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

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
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Dec
Mar-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
77%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 4
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 29.
72°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Wichita
79 mi
2h00
02
Topeka
118 mi
3h04
03
Kansas City
155 mi
3h38
By drive time
Wichita · 2h00Topeka · 3h04Kansas City · 3h38Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.8 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 30 SITES
Color byShow only

28 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.

0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
11
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
30
Sites
★ The standout
Site 023
WHITEHALL BAY · shaded.
To neighbor
176 ft
Max rig
75 ft
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
21

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.8 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.

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