RV Parks In Ashland, Kansas

Your best in-town option is Red Hills Motel & RV Park, right on US-160, which has six full-hookup sites with 30 and 50 amp service, two basic sites, cabins, and an on-site restaurant. For public camping, Meade State Park sits about 37 miles west with 42 electric-and-water sites, and Clark State Fishing Lake lies about 20 miles north with free primitive camping in a scenic canyon. Lake Coldwater, a city park about 25 miles east, adds 48 more utility sites on a 250-acre lake, so you have a solid mix of private and public choices.

Full hookups with sewer are limited out here, which is normal for southwest Kansas. Red Hills Motel & RV Park in Ashland is your best bet for full hookups, offering six sites with 30 and 50 amp electric plus water and sewer. The public options give you electric and water but not sewer at the site: Meade State Park has 42 electric-and-water sites, mostly 20/30 amp with a few 50 amp, and Lake Coldwater has 48 utility sites. Plan to use a dump station at Red Hills or Meade before or after a lakeside stay if you need to empty tanks.

Camping here is genuinely affordable compared with resort country. Kansas state parks like Meade charge a $10 per day camping permit plus a small transaction fee, and you also need a Kansas State Park Vehicle Pass at $5 per day or $25 per year. Clark State Fishing Lake is free for primitive camping. Private full-hookup sites at Red Hills Motel & RV Park run at typical small-town rates well below big-city RV resorts. Between low site fees, cheap fuel, and free attractions like Big Basin, a couple of nights in the Ashland area costs very little.

It depends on the season and the park. Meade State Park takes reservations through ReserveAmerica for the April to October season, and those go on sale in December, so book summer weekends early. Clark State Fishing Lake is first-come, first-served with no reservations at all, so it is easy to grab midweek. Red Hills Motel & RV Park works on a first-come basis too, but with only six full-hookup sites it can fill during hunting season, so call ahead in fall. Midweek stays in spring and summer are usually wide open across all of these.

Spring and fall are the standouts. April through June brings warm afternoons, cool nights, green Red Hills, and the best weather for hiking Big Basin and watching the bison. September and October offer settled, comfortable days, though fall is also hunting season, which fills the in-town RV park fast. Summer is hot and dry with warm nights, so book an electric site to run your air conditioning and watch for afternoon thunderstorms. Winters are mild by Plains standards but windy, and most public campgrounds close, leaving Red Hills as the reliable year-round option.

Yes, with a little planning. Meade State Park is the friendliest public option for larger rigs, with roomy sites and electric-and-water hookups about 37 miles west, though only a few sites carry 50 amp so call ahead if you need it. Red Hills Motel & RV Park in Ashland handles rigs at its full-hookup sites, but with just six of them, reserve early. Ashland itself has wide, flat streets and open highway approaches on US-160 and US-283, so getting a 40-foot coach into town is low stress compared with a mountain town. Clark State Fishing Lake is primitive and better suited to smaller, self-contained setups.

Yes. Clark State Fishing Lake, about 20 miles north in Bluff Creek canyon, allows free primitive camping anywhere on the property, with pit toilets and four boat ramps but no potable water or hookups, so come self-contained and bring your own drinking water. It is a genuinely scenic spot managed by Kansas Wildlife and Parks. Meade State Park sites are also first-come, first-served if you skip the reservation window. Beyond those, the Red Hills are mostly private ranchland, so there is little dispersed public land nearby. For legal free camping, Clark State Fishing Lake is your clear choice in this corner of Kansas.

You can drive the graveled road through Big Basin Prairie Preserve, an 1,818-acre Kansas Wildlife and Parks tract about 20 miles north of Ashland where a free-roaming bison herd lives. Rangers warn visitors to stay in their vehicles when bison are near the road, so a slow drive-through is the safe way to see them. Big rigs can manage the main gravel road, but the spur to St. Jacob's Well, a spring-fed sinkhole 84 feet wide and 58 feet deep, is better walked or driven in a tow vehicle. Plan a couple of hours and go early when the animals are active and the light is good.

Ashland sits where US-160, running east to west, meets US-283, running north to south, with K-34 also feeding in. These are open, well-graded High Plains highways with no notable low bridges or weight limits, so a 40-foot rig tows in comfortably. Most RVers arrive on US-160 from the east or west, or come down US-283 about 55 miles from Dodge City. There is no interstate close by; I-70 is roughly 130 miles north. Fuel up and fill water in Ashland before you head into the Red Hills, where services get sparse between the small towns.

Yes, Ashland is the county seat and a small regional hub. You can refill propane at local dealers and stations, top off diesel or gas along US-160 and US-283, and pick up groceries at Venture Foods on Main Street. Basic auto and truck repair is available in town, though for serious RV-specific service the nearest larger shops are toward Dodge City about 55 miles north. It is a good idea to arrive with your tanks and pantry in decent shape, since selection is limited and the surrounding Red Hills country has long stretches between towns.

Plenty for a low-key couple of days. Big Basin Prairie Preserve and St. Jacob's Well are the headliners, with bison and a dramatic sinkhole in the Red Hills. Clark State Fishing Lake offers fishing, boating, and the Jay R. Wood Memorial Nature Trail. In town, you can see Kansas' Largest Barn Quilt at Venture Foods, play the nine-hole Ashland Golf Course, and explore the historic county-seat downtown. Lake Coldwater, about 25 miles east, adds swimming and birdwatching. It is quiet, wide-open country rather than a theme-park town, which is exactly the appeal for a lot of RVers passing through.

Meade State Park, about 37 miles west of Ashland, has 42 campsites with electric and water, mostly 20/30 amp with a few 50 amp sites, but no sewer at the site. You reserve through the ReserveAmerica system for the April to October season, and reservations typically go on sale the prior December, so popular summer weekends book early. You will need a $10 per day camping permit plus a Kansas State Park Vehicle Pass. It is a pretty lake setting and the best public choice near Ashland for rigs that want electric hookups rather than the primitive camping at Clark State Fishing Lake.

One night works if you are just passing through on US-160, but two or three days lets the area breathe. Day one, settle in at Red Hills Motel & RV Park and see the barn quilt and downtown; day two, drive north to Big Basin for the bison and St. Jacob's Well and fish at Clark State Fishing Lake; and if you want a lakeside base with hookups, shift to Meade State Park or Lake Coldwater for a night. It is affordable, uncrowded, and makes an easy break on a longer High Plains route rather than a rushed overnight.

Your best in-town option is Red Hills Motel & RV Park, right on US-160, which has six full-hookup sites with 30 and 50 amp service, two basic sites, cabins, and an on-site restaurant. For public camping, Meade State Park sits about 37 miles west with 42 electric-and-water sites, and Clark State Fishing Lake lies about 20 miles north with free primitive camping in a scenic canyon. Lake Coldwater, a city park about 25 miles east, adds 48 more utility sites on a 250-acre lake, so you have a solid mix of private and public choices.

Full hookups with sewer are limited out here, which is normal for southwest Kansas. Red Hills Motel & RV Park in Ashland is your best bet for full hookups, offering six sites with 30 and 50 amp electric plus water and sewer. The public options give you electric and water but not sewer at the site: Meade State Park has 42 electric-and-water sites, mostly 20/30 amp with a few 50 amp, and Lake Coldwater has 48 utility sites. Plan to use a dump station at Red Hills or Meade before or after a lakeside stay if you need to empty tanks.

Camping here is genuinely affordable compared with resort country. Kansas state parks like Meade charge a $10 per day camping permit plus a small transaction fee, and you also need a Kansas State Park Vehicle Pass at $5 per day or $25 per year. Clark State Fishing Lake is free for primitive camping. Private full-hookup sites at Red Hills Motel & RV Park run at typical small-town rates well below big-city RV resorts. Between low site fees, cheap fuel, and free attractions like Big Basin, a couple of nights in the Ashland area costs very little.

It depends on the season and the park. Meade State Park takes reservations through ReserveAmerica for the April to October season, and those go on sale in December, so book summer weekends early. Clark State Fishing Lake is first-come, first-served with no reservations at all, so it is easy to grab midweek. Red Hills Motel & RV Park works on a first-come basis too, but with only six full-hookup sites it can fill during hunting season, so call ahead in fall. Midweek stays in spring and summer are usually wide open across all of these.

Spring and fall are the standouts. April through June brings warm afternoons, cool nights, green Red Hills, and the best weather for hiking Big Basin and watching the bison. September and October offer settled, comfortable days, though fall is also hunting season, which fills the in-town RV park fast. Summer is hot and dry with warm nights, so book an electric site to run your air conditioning and watch for afternoon thunderstorms. Winters are mild by Plains standards but windy, and most public campgrounds close, leaving Red Hills as the reliable year-round option.

Yes, with a little planning. Meade State Park is the friendliest public option for larger rigs, with roomy sites and electric-and-water hookups about 37 miles west, though only a few sites carry 50 amp so call ahead if you need it. Red Hills Motel & RV Park in Ashland handles rigs at its full-hookup sites, but with just six of them, reserve early. Ashland itself has wide, flat streets and open highway approaches on US-160 and US-283, so getting a 40-foot coach into town is low stress compared with a mountain town. Clark State Fishing Lake is primitive and better suited to smaller, self-contained setups.

Yes. Clark State Fishing Lake, about 20 miles north in Bluff Creek canyon, allows free primitive camping anywhere on the property, with pit toilets and four boat ramps but no potable water or hookups, so come self-contained and bring your own drinking water. It is a genuinely scenic spot managed by Kansas Wildlife and Parks. Meade State Park sites are also first-come, first-served if you skip the reservation window. Beyond those, the Red Hills are mostly private ranchland, so there is little dispersed public land nearby. For legal free camping, Clark State Fishing Lake is your clear choice in this corner of Kansas.

You can drive the graveled road through Big Basin Prairie Preserve, an 1,818-acre Kansas Wildlife and Parks tract about 20 miles north of Ashland where a free-roaming bison herd lives. Rangers warn visitors to stay in their vehicles when bison are near the road, so a slow drive-through is the safe way to see them. Big rigs can manage the main gravel road, but the spur to St. Jacob's Well, a spring-fed sinkhole 84 feet wide and 58 feet deep, is better walked or driven in a tow vehicle. Plan a couple of hours and go early when the animals are active and the light is good.

Ashland sits where US-160, running east to west, meets US-283, running north to south, with K-34 also feeding in. These are open, well-graded High Plains highways with no notable low bridges or weight limits, so a 40-foot rig tows in comfortably. Most RVers arrive on US-160 from the east or west, or come down US-283 about 55 miles from Dodge City. There is no interstate close by; I-70 is roughly 130 miles north. Fuel up and fill water in Ashland before you head into the Red Hills, where services get sparse between the small towns.

Yes, Ashland is the county seat and a small regional hub. You can refill propane at local dealers and stations, top off diesel or gas along US-160 and US-283, and pick up groceries at Venture Foods on Main Street. Basic auto and truck repair is available in town, though for serious RV-specific service the nearest larger shops are toward Dodge City about 55 miles north. It is a good idea to arrive with your tanks and pantry in decent shape, since selection is limited and the surrounding Red Hills country has long stretches between towns.

Plenty for a low-key couple of days. Big Basin Prairie Preserve and St. Jacob's Well are the headliners, with bison and a dramatic sinkhole in the Red Hills. Clark State Fishing Lake offers fishing, boating, and the Jay R. Wood Memorial Nature Trail. In town, you can see Kansas' Largest Barn Quilt at Venture Foods, play the nine-hole Ashland Golf Course, and explore the historic county-seat downtown. Lake Coldwater, about 25 miles east, adds swimming and birdwatching. It is quiet, wide-open country rather than a theme-park town, which is exactly the appeal for a lot of RVers passing through.

Meade State Park, about 37 miles west of Ashland, has 42 campsites with electric and water, mostly 20/30 amp with a few 50 amp sites, but no sewer at the site. You reserve through the ReserveAmerica system for the April to October season, and reservations typically go on sale the prior December, so popular summer weekends book early. You will need a $10 per day camping permit plus a Kansas State Park Vehicle Pass. It is a pretty lake setting and the best public choice near Ashland for rigs that want electric hookups rather than the primitive camping at Clark State Fishing Lake.

One night works if you are just passing through on US-160, but two or three days lets the area breathe. Day one, settle in at Red Hills Motel & RV Park and see the barn quilt and downtown; day two, drive north to Big Basin for the bison and St. Jacob's Well and fish at Clark State Fishing Lake; and if you want a lakeside base with hookups, shift to Meade State Park or Lake Coldwater for a night. It is affordable, uncrowded, and makes an easy break on a longer High Plains route rather than a rushed overnight.