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Riverside East Campground is located on the east bank of the Neosho River in the hills of Kansas.
This 168-acre park is part of the John Redmond Reservoir and offers countless water sports and activities for outdoor enthusiasts.
John Redmond Reservoir, around 30,000 acres total, provides excellent opportunities for fishing and hunting. White crappie, white bass, channel catfish, flathead catfish and various sunfish species can be found in abundance.
Several trails wind through the hills and along the shore. The Otter Creek ATV area is located at the west end of the dam and provides 140 acres of trails for dirt bikes and ATVs. The area is open from sunrise to sunset.
Riverside East Campground features 42 reservable campsites, along with two large picnic shelters that make the area ideal for large parties or family functions.
John Redmond Reservoir sits in the broad Neosho River Valley. The rolling hills afford the visitor an opportunity to see acres of agriculture and grassland, with vast fields of wheat and corn.
Large areas of grasses including bluestem, Indian grass and switch grass can be seen from the rolling hilltops. The lower areas provided a wooded cover of elm, black walnut, hickory, ash, hackberry, cottonwood and cedar.
The nearby town of Burlington, Kansas, provides gas, grocery and hospital services.
From Burlington, Kansas, take US 75 north for about 3.5 miles, then turn west onto Embankment Road and continue for 1.5 miles and follow signs to park entrance.
QR Codes, Reservation over phone (recreation.gov), and online reservation
There are porta potties near all campsites and then there are showers with actual toilets. On the East side there are water and electricity hookups (for RVs and regular wall outlets) available. We camped for 5 nights in tents and it was wonderful and peaceful. The dam is nearby and helps to put you to sleep when you are tired. The prices are affordable and it is kept clean daily. The park ranger does her rounds and checks up on things and even helped us find out campsite.
This Corp of Engineers park is right off of the Neosho river, downstream from the dam. There is no access to the river as there is a very necessary safety fence, so no fishing from here. Some of the sites have a grade that makes them difficult to back into, but the park was clean and well groomed. The showers are large and handicap accessible. The dump station area was clean and functioning appropriately, with east drive through accessibility from two directions.
Nice camping area! We chose one of the very first sites. Used the QR setup to pay for its use overnight. And set up camp. The sound of water in the spillway was nice. It helped to drown out any noise from other campers. And it was a nice constant white noise to sleep to. The rest room and shower is nice for social distancing. We will definitely be going back.
Very nice camp ground. Clean bathrooms! Camping in the fall and it was just beautiful!
Very nice campground. Camp host is friendly as are all the rest of the other campers. Only gave four stars because the bathrooms could use to be cleaned more often
