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From Joplin, MO: Take US HWY 400 West to HWY 7 North to 277 East into park. From Kansas City, KS: Take US HWY 169 South to HWY 7 just past Fort Scott. Continue to 277 which leads into park. From Wichita: Take US HWY 400 East to HWY 39 East to HWY 7 South to 277 East into park.
Fantastic park. The drive around the lake is beautiful. I stayed there recently, so there wasn't as much vegetation, but it was still really nice. The cafe was closed for the season, but the cute little town of Girard has many cafes and restaurants. Stayed in the newly refurbished cabins and they were immaculate. Super cozy and clean. Really want to return next summer for sure.
An amazing fireworks show. The only complaint is that the public swimming area is not very impressive. It's shallow and very small filled with a lot of sharp rocks. You will need swim shoes.
All we did was drive through to check it out,but it looked very inviting. We didn't get to see that amphitheatre. They did have a small butterfly garden area that looked cute.
Great area with cute little cabins that are fully loaded and efficiently set up. Unfortunately the water was too high for swimming but we still had a blast! Great family vacation spot, the kids didn't want to leave. They were too busy chasing lizards to worry about high water😜
