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Camping near

Junction City, Kansas

11 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Junction City in Geary County: 11 Army Corps.

11
federal places to camp
11 Army Corps
5 mi
to the nearest one
West Rolling Hills
1,311 ft
at the highest of them
Canning Creek. The lowest, Stockdale, sits at 1,106 ft
397
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

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Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Junction City, nearest first

11 places

  1. School Creek Camground Army Corps · Milford Lake · Geary County in town areaaway n/aelevation 39sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. West Rolling Hills Army Corps · Milford Lake · Geary County 5 miaway 1,196 ftelevation 65sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Curtis Creek Army Corps · Milford Lake · Geary County 7.1 miaway 1,195 ftelevation 66sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Farnum Creek Army Corps · Milford Lake · Geary County 9 miaway 1,203 ftelevation 51sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Tuttle Creek Cove Army Corps · Tuttle Creek Lake · Riley County 20.9 miaway 1,232 ftelevation 39sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Stockdale Army Corps · Tuttle Creek Lake · Riley County 22 miaway 1,106 ftelevation 12sites 62 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Canning Creek Army Corps · Council Grove Lake · Morris County 28.7 miaway 1,311 ftelevation 42sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. North Richey Cove Army Corps · Council Grove Lake · Morris County 29.2 miaway 1,303 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Richey Cove Army Corps · Council Grove Lake · Morris County 29.5 miaway 1,307 ftelevation 39sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Santa Fe Trail Army Corps · Council Grove Lake · Morris County 29.7 miaway 1,295 ftelevation 33sites 78 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Kit Carson Army Corps · Council Grove Lake · Morris County 29.9 miaway 1,292 ftelevation 11sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov