Top Beaches, Waterfalls & Swimming Spots in Kansas
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🏞️Top Lakes in Kansas
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4.7(373)Wilson Lake
Large recreational reservoir popular for sport fishing, plus camping & swimming at waterfront parks.
4.5(312)El Dorado Lake
This 8,000-acre reservoir offers boating, a swimming beach & fishing, plus diverse wildlife.
4.7(296)Milford Lake
Huge reservoir renowned for fishing, with campgrounds, boat ramps, beaches & an arboretum on shore.
4.6(207)Clinton Lake
Large lake with a swimming beach, waterside parks & campsites, popular for water skiing & fishing.
4.7(166)Kanopolis Lake
Kanopolis Lake is a reservoir in Ellsworth County in the Smoky Hills of central Kansas, about 31 miles southwest of Salina and a few miles southeast of the town of Kanopolis. The lake is formed by Kanopolis Dam.
4.8(156)Melvern Lake
Melvern Dam is a dam in Osage County, Kansas. The earthen dam was completed in 1970, and the reservoir completely filled in 1975, as a flood control project of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
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