Fort Scott National Historic Site - Camping

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Orleans Trail Campground

Mileage:52 mi

Description: Orleans Trail Campground is located on Stockton Lake in southwest Missouri. The Stockton Lake area offers many recreational opportunities including fishing, hunting, camping, sailing, boating, and scuba diving. Orleans Trail Park consists of a campground with 118 campsites, 3 shower houses, 2 dump stations, boat ramp, and a swimming beach. A group camp area is available with 12 electric sites, and a small shelter house. Five of the basic sites are located in the south campground near the equestrian trailhead where horses can be kept. The Orleans Trail Marina is located nearby with camping and full marina services available.
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Crabtree Cove Campground

Mileage:53 mi

Description: The Crabtree Cove Campground is located on Stockton Lake in southwest Missouri. The Stockton Lake area offers many recreational opportunities including fishing, hunting, camping, sailing, boating, and scuba diving. Crabtree Cove Park consists of a campground with 58 campsites, a shower house, dump station, boat ramp, a shelter house, and an accessible fishing dock. 31 of the campsites have electricity and 4 of the sites have been established for tent camping only.
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Hawker Point Campground

Mileage:53 mi

Description: The Hawker Point Campground is located on Stockton Lake in southwest Missouri. The Stockton Lake area offers many recreational opportunities including fishing, hunting, camping, sailing, boating, and scuba diving. Hawker Point Park consists of a campground with 62 campsites, a shower house, dump station, boat ramp, a picnic area, and a horse trail. Thirty of the campsites have electricity and 6 of the basic sites are located near the equestrian trailhead where horses can be kept.
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Ruark Bluff West Campground

Mileage:53 mi

Description: The Ruark Bluff West Park is located on Stockton Lake in southwest Missouri. The Stockton Lake area offers many recreational opportunities including fishing, hunting, camping, sailing, boating, and scuba diving. Ruark Bluff West Park consists of a campground with 74 campsites, shower house, a dump station, and a boat ramp. Forty of the campsites have electricity. A group camp area is available with 11 electric sites, and a small shelter house
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Ruark Bluff East Campground

Mileage:54 mi

Description: The Ruark Bluff East Park is located on Stockton Lake in southwest Missouri. The Stockton Lake area offers many recreational opportunities including fishing, hunting, camping, sailing, boating, and scuba diving. Ruark Bluff East Park consists of a campground with 91 campsites, 2 shower houses, a dump station, an accessible fishing dock, picnic area, and a swimming beach. Twenty-eight of the campsites have electricity and 6 of the sites have been established for tent camping only.
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Cherryvale Park Campground

Mileage:57 mi

Description: Cherryvale Park is nestled in the rolling, wooded countryside of southeast Kansas which is referred to as the "Little Ozarks.
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Downstream Point Campground

Mileage:57 mi

Description: Nestled in the rolling, wooded countryside of southeast Kansas which is referred to as the "Little Ozarks", Downstream Point offers numerous opportunities for sportsmen, naturalists, hikers, and those seeking wate related recreation and relaxation. Big Hill Lake is rated as one of the top bass fishing lakes in Kansas.
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Mound Valley Campground

Mileage:57 mi

Description: Mound Valley is 4 1/2 miles east of Cherryvale, KS, and 12 miles west of Parsons, KS. The project lands are mainly oak-hickory forests with some rolling hills adjacent to private lands and farmlands. Some activities at this campground include bass fishing, horseback riding, hiking, and swimming.
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Overlook (big Hill) Campground

Mileage:57 mi

Description: Nestled in the rolling, wooded countryside of southeast Kansas which is referred to as the "Little Ozarks", Overlook Park offers numerous opportunities for sportsmen, naturalists, hikers, and those seeking water- related recreation and relaxation. Big Hill Lake is rated as one of the top bass fishing lakes in Kansas. Visitors enjoy swimming at one of southeast Kansas' largest sand beaches in nearby Mound Valley Park, as well as attending the Saturday evening programs presented at the amphitheater in Mound Valley Park during the summer. Three group picnic shelters are available for reservation at Overlook Park.
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Hillsdale Lake Visitor Center Campground

Mileage:58 mi

Description: The Visitor Center Day Use Area is located adjacent to the Hillsdale Lake Visitor's Center, managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The small day-use area offers one picnic shelter and hiking trail. Potable water and electrical hookup is available at the picnic shelter.
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Note: All mileage numbers are "as the crow flies"