Coeur D'alene

Photo · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Not publishedStatus

ReservableAccess

60Sites

100 ftMax rig

The place

Coeur d'Alene Campground is situated on Melvern Lake on the eastern edge of the Flint Hills of Kansas. Visitors come for the area's wide range of recreational activities, including boating, fishing, hiking and hunting. Find a virtual tour of Melvern Lake at http://www.photographyoptions.net/images/melvern/tour.html Recreation Melvern Lake impounds nearly 7,000 acres of water on the upper reaches of the Marais des Cygnes River Valley. Boating and swimming are popular activities on the lake. Anglers fish for walleye, crappie, channel and flathead catfish, black bass, white bass, striped and smallmouth bass. Keep reading

The 18,000 acres of land surrounding Melvern Lake provide plentiful hiking and hunting opportunities. The two trails that join the campground are the Breakwater Trail and the 4 mile Tall Grass Heritage Trail which connects Coeur d' Alene Campground to Arrow Rock Campground. Hunters may find deer, quail, turkeys, ducks, rabbits and squirrels throughout the area. Facilities The campground offers 47 campsites, 33 of which have electric hookups. Site 1 is an accessible site with 50-amp electric, water and sewer hookups. Sites 2-8, 34-43, 50 and 55 have 30-amp electric with water hookups. Sites 44-49, 51-54 and 56-60 are basic 30-amp electric. Two group day-use picnic shelters with electric hookups are available as well. Several family picnic sites can be used on a first come, first served basis. Amenities include flush and vault toilets, showers, drinking water and a dump station. A boat ramp, dock, marina and fish cleaning station are located on-site, as are an overlook, two nature trails, three playgrounds and a swim beach. Click Here for a Virtual Tour (http://www.photographyoptions.net/images/melvern/tour.html) Natural Features The Flint Hills represent America's last expanse of intact tallgrass prairie, made up mainly of big bluestem, switchgrass and Indian grass. The rolling hills on the south side of the lake are somewhat wooded, but trees and shade are sparse within the campground. Contact Info For local information, please call (877) 444-6777 or call (785) 549-3318 for general information.

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The sites · 60

Loop	Site	Type	Max rig	Electric	ADA
Beach Loop	Overlook Shelter	group shelter electric	—	15
CASH	CASH	management	—	—
CDEA	01	standard electric	100 ft	50	yes
CDEA	02	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	03	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	04	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	05	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	06	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	07	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	08	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	09	standard nonelectric	50 ft	—
CDEA	10	standard nonelectric	50 ft	—
CDEA	11	standard nonelectric	50 ft	—
CDEA	12	standard nonelectric	50 ft	—
CDEA	13	standard nonelectric	50 ft	—
CDEA	14	standard nonelectric	50 ft	—
CDEA	15	management	50 ft	—
CDEA	16	management	50 ft	—
CDEA	17	management	50 ft	—
CDEA	19	management	50 ft	—
CDEA	20	management	50 ft	—
CDEA	21	management	50 ft	—
CDEA	22	management	40 ft	—
CDEA	23	standard nonelectric	40 ft	—
CDEA	24	standard nonelectric	50 ft	—
CDEA	25	standard nonelectric	40 ft	—
CDEA	26	standard nonelectric	50 ft	—
CDEA	27	standard nonelectric	50 ft	—
CDEA	29	standard nonelectric	50 ft	—
CDEA	30	standard nonelectric	50 ft	—
CDEA	31	standard nonelectric	50 ft	—
CDEA	32	standard nonelectric	50 ft	—
CDEA	34	standard electric	65 ft	30
CDEA	35	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	36	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	37	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	38	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	39	standard electric	65 ft	30
CDEA	40	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	41	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	42	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	43	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	44	standard electric	65 ft	30
CDEA	45	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	46	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	47	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	48	management	50 ft	30
CDEA	49	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	50	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	51	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	52	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	54	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	55	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	56	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	57	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	58	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	59	standard electric	50 ft	30
CDEA	60	standard electric	50 ft	30
Day Use Loop	Coeur d'Alene Shelter	group shelter electric	—	15
OVSH	OVSH	management	—	—

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Booking

183 daysBooking window before arrival

Recreation.gov default: most campsites can be booked six months prior to arrival date. Most campgrounds go on sale at 7am PT / 8am MT / 10am ET, but not always; check the facility Seasons and Fees tab. Some locations also offer shorter supplemental booking windows.

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SRC · Rules verified against recreation.gov · 2026-08-24

Fees

Melvern Lake enforces the national no-show policy. If you do not check in with the park attendant within 24 hours of your reservation check-in time, you will be listed as a no-show, your site will be released and you will be charged$20 plus the first night's fee.

SRC · Recreation.gov RIDB full extract · 2026-08-23

Your representative

This campground sits in KS-02. This member’s public-lands record →

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