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$8 - $10/night
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Reservable
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Season
Year-round
Cell
No Service
Pets
No Pets
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14047 20th Street Northwest, Watson, MN 56295
Birding and fishing groups who plan ahead will find two roomy, reservable sites at $8-10/night with walleye on the lake and a short trail to Minnesota's largest cottonwood. Fall is the sweet spot: cooler temps, fewer mosquitoes, and thousands of migrating waterfowl overhead.
No water at the group camps means hauling drinking water from the park shop or upper campground dump station every time. No pets allowed, no shade to speak of, and summer evenings in the lower area can be genuinely brutal for mosquitoes. AT&T users are fine; T-Mobile gets nothing
Context for the broader area surrounding Group Campground, sourced from the federal Recreation.gov rec-area record.
<A HREF="http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Facility.jsp?fac_Name=Cedar+Bluff+Dam">Cedar Bluff Dam</a> and reservoir is a features of the <A HREF="http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Cedar+Bluff+Unit+Project">Cedar Bluff Unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program</a>, and is located on the Smoky Hill River in west central Kansas. Reservoir open 24 hours. Good access roads. Available species include walleye, crappie, white bass, channel catfish, and wipers. The reservoir has approximately 3280 water surface acres, 8256 land acres and 50 miles of shoreline. Fishing season year-round.A snack bar is available.Hunting is available to the public for deer, waterfowl, and upland game. Special hunts can be arranged by application for youth, disabled, or family groups. <A HREF="http://www.usbr.gov/gp-bin/arcweb_cbks.pl">Current Reservoir Levels</a> The Butterfield Overland Dispatch Historic Trail crosses at Cedar Bluff reservoir; some wagon ruts are still visible.
Located 15 miles south of WaKeeney, Kansas. Nearest highway is Kansas 283 and 147.
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Summer delivers the best group-camping conditions: daytime highs 75–90°F, nights 50–65°F, and full lake access for fishing and boating. Trails green up, but mosquitoes can be brutal near water after hatches. Reviewers warn the lower campground swarms with bugs at certain times, so bring strong repellent. The upper group camp is more exposed but less buggy. Spring and fall bring peak waterfowl migrations and cooler temps, though some facilities close off-season. Winter offers cross-country skiing across snow-covered prairie, but you'll have the place nearly to yourself.
Notable fall color displays, migratory bird activity and clear vistas make fall excellent.
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The two group camps are in the lower part of the park and remain open, but there is no water available in this area. Drinking water is available at the park shop near the lower entrance and at the upper campground at the dump station. Firewood can be purchased from the ranger station when it is open; reservations are required for campsites.
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