Kanza View

Kanza View Picnic Shelter is located at the east end of Council Grove Dam just off Kansas Highway 177. It offers some of the most scenic views of the lake. Although Council Grove Lake has excellent fishing and boating opportunities, access to the water limits these activities at Kanza View. Picnicking and tent camping at Kanza View's primitive sites are this location's primary activities. Kanza View offers five undeveloped campsites most suitable for tent camping. The roofed day-use picnic pavilion has six picnic tables seating 40 people, and is the only facility that may be reserved in advance. There is no electricity. A single water hydrant for shared use is located near the pavilion, and bathroom facilities are masonry vault toilets. The park sits on top of a hill adjacent to the lake, offering breathtaking lake views. Although the park has many open grassy areas interspersed with large cottonwood and oak trees, access to the lake is limited due to the steep, rocky terrain. Multiple developed campgrounds surround Council Grove Lake in the near vicinity. The town of Council Grove affords an array of historic sites, and the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is 18 miles south on Highway 177.