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Camping near

Scranton, Kansas

13 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Scranton in Osage County: 13 Army Corps.

13
federal places to camp
13 Army Corps
7.9 mi
to the nearest one
Carbolyn Park
1,103 ft
at the highest of them
Coeur D'alene. The lowest, Bloomington East, sits at 912 ft
1,037
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)
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Federal campgrounds, by agency

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

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  • 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 Scranton, nearest first

13 places

  1. Carbolyn Park Army Corps · Pomona Lake · Osage County 7.9 miaway 1,046 ftelevation 26sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Wolf Creek Army Corps · Pomona Lake · Osage County 11.7 miaway 1,046 ftelevation 56sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Michigan Valley Army Corps · Pomona Lake · Osage County 13 miaway 1,066 ftelevation 78sites 66 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Outlet (Pomona Lake) Army Corps · Pomona Lake · Osage County 13.4 miaway 943 ftelevation 28sites 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Outlet(Melvern) Army Corps · Melvern Lake · Osage County 18.4 miaway 980 ftelevation 137sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Coeur D'alene Army Corps · Melvern Lake · Osage County 19.4 miaway 1,103 ftelevation 48sites 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Turkey Point Army Corps · Melvern Lake · Osage County 19.5 miaway 1,066 ftelevation 49sites 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Arrow Rock Army Corps · Melvern Lake · Osage County 19.9 miaway 1,083 ftelevation 33sites 78 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Bloomington West group campground Army Corps · Clinton Lake · Douglas County 20.9 miaway 961 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Rockhaven Park Campground and Equestrian Area horse camp Army Corps · Clinton Lake · Douglas County 21.2 miaway 999 ftelevation 24sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Bloomington East Army Corps · Clinton Lake · Douglas County 21.6 miaway 912 ftelevation 305sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Rock Creek Army Corps · Perry Lake · Jefferson County 28.3 miaway 917 ftelevation 79sites 72 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Slough Creek Army Corps · Perry Lake · Jefferson County 29.8 miaway 1,023 ftelevation 173sites 72 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov