Riverside (ks)

Riverside Campground is located on the Smoky Hill River just downstream from Kanopolis Lake in central Kansas, 30 miles southwest of Salina. Kanopolis Lake, one of the state's oldest, offers great boating and fishing, with hunting, hiking and biking on land. Riverside offers 24 campsites, 16 with electric and water hookups and 8 primitive campsites. Other amenities include flush toilets, drinking water, showers, a playground, dump station and direct river access. The campground is situated on the wooded riverside where wildlife is abundant. Whitetail deer, great blue heron, quail, turkey, rabbits, squirrels and a wide variety of waterfowl are commonly seen, and sandstone bluffs, rolling hills and vast, open prairie lands surround the lake. The Fort Harker Museum in Kanopolis and the Rogers Art Gallery and Museum in Ellsworth both portray the settlement of the American West. Kanopolis State Park, Kansas' first, offers numerous trails for hiking, biking and equestrian activities, along with additional boating, fishing and picnicking areas.