Army Corps of Engineers · Kansas
Kanza View
Army Corps of Engineers · Kansas, United States
- Sites
- 5
- Hookups
- 4 with water, 5 no hookups
- Season
- April 1 to October 30
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,325 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Council Grove Lake
- Nearest town
- Council Grove
- Address
- Council Grove Lake, 945 Lake Road, Council Grove , KS, 66846
- Phone
- (620) 767-5195
- Activities
- Camping, Historic Sites
5 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Kanza View Picnic Shelter is located at the east end of Council Grove Dam just off Kansas Highway 177. It offers some of the most scenic views of the lake.
Recreation
Although Council Grove Lake has excellent fishing and boating opportunities, access to the water limits these activities at Kanza View. Picnicking and tent camping at Kanza View's primitive sites are this location's primary activities.
Facilities
Kanza View offers five undeveloped campsites most suitable for tent camping. The roofed day-use picnic pavilion has six picnic tables seating 40 people. The picnic pavillion is the only facility that may be reserved in advance. There is no electricity. A single water hydrant for shared use is located near the pavillion. Bathroom facilities are masonary vault toilets.
Natural Features
The park sits on top of a hill adjacent to the lake offering breathtaking lake views. Although the park has many open grassy areas interspersed with large Cottonwood and Oak trees, access to the lake is limited due to the steep, rocky terrain.
Nearby Attractions
Multiple developed campgrounds surround Council Grove Lake in the near vicinity. The town of Council Grove affords an array of historic sites and the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is 18 miles south on Highway 177.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 22° | -18° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 49° | 26° | -15° | 71° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 60° | 38° | 10° | 79° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 71° | 47° | 27° | 91° | 3 of 11 |
| May | 76° | 59° | 42° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 90° | 70° | 50° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 90° | 71° | 62° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 87° | 70° | 60° | 107° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 85° | 65° | 47° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 68° | 48° | 28° | 85° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 58° | 40° | 8° | 77° | 5 of 10 |
| December | 46° | 30° | 12° | 71° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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