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Learn more about alerts →Fall is the sweet spot: clear skies make the Milky Way genuinely visible, sunset colors over Lake Bronson are worth the drive, and the 14 miles of trails are comfortable in cool temps. Electric hookups and shower buildings make this easy for RVers.
Tent campers have no sites here, this loop is RV and group only. No cell service, no dump station, no water hookups, and bears are active enough that reviewers have spotted scat on trails, so casual visitors should plan food storage carefully.
Context for the broader area surrounding Lakeside Extension Campground, sourced from the federal Recreation.gov rec-area record.
Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), the first national wildlife refuge in Kansas, was established in 1954 as an overlay project on a Bureau of Reclamation irrigation and flood control reservoir. <A HREF="https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=108">Kirwin Dam</A> and Reservoir are features of the <A HREF="https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=471t">Kirwin Unit, P-SMBP</A>. Reclamation owns the land and controls reservoir water levels while the Refuge staff from the Fish and Wildlife Service manages all other activities on the land and water. The reservoir is fed by the North Fork of the Solomon River and Bow Creek. Both are intermittent streams, which means they may dry up in periods of low precipitation. The reservoir and refuge are open 24 hours. Good access roads. Available species of fish include crappie, walleye, wipers, largemouth and smallmouth bass, channel and flathead catfish, and freshwater drum. Fishing is year round. <a href="http://www.usbr.gov/gp-bin/arcweb_kwks.pl">Current Reservoir Level.</a>
Site is 4 miles west and 1 mile south of Kirwin, KS or 11 miles southeast of Phillipsburg, Kansas. Nearest highway is State Highway 9.
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Plan your visit from late spring through early fall to experience the campground at its finest—warm summer days invite you to swim at the beach, explore hiking trails, and launch your boat, while late summer and early autumn reward patient stargazers with crystal-clear night skies. Though the park transforms into a winter wonderland for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling, campground amenities are scaled back during the colder months, making the shoulder seasons your sweet spot for a full camping experience.
Warm summer days support swimming, boating, hiking and beach use — peak season.
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Park-level campground amenities include shower buildings, vault toilets, potable water (water pump at the group camp), picnic areas, electric hookups at many drive-in/pull-through sites, a swimming beach, boat access and a fishing pier.
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