See the Council Grove Lake website for additional information. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below.

Directions & Lake History/Factoid
Directions: 2 miles North of the intersection of highways US 56 and KS 177. 1.5 miles North of Council Grove , KS; 67 miles Southwest of Topeka, KS; 100 miles Northeast of Wichita, KS; 37 miles South of Manhattan, KS; and 35 miles northwest of Emporia, KS.

Lake History

Factoid: The lake was named for the nearby town of Council Grove, the birthplace of the Santa Fe Trail and a National Historic District. The lake is in the heart of the scenic Flint Hills region, one of the last vestiges of Tallgrass Prairie, and is located 20 miles North of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve and 30 miles South of the Konza Prairie Preserve.

Age & Disability Discount Passes

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Services Status
Please see the list below for USACE managed areas. Other parks run by state or private marinas are not included in the list below. Please contact the state or private marina for additional information.

Open    Partially Open    Closed    Status Unknown

11 Recreation areas at Council Grove Lake

	Area Status
Canning Creek   $				X			D	GS	X		H
Council Grove Marina		E			X	X	C
Kanza View   $								A GS
Kit Carson Cove   $				X
Marina Cove   $							C	A
Neosho Park   $							D				I
North Richey Cove   $
Outlet Channel West											R
Overlook
Richey Cove   $				X			D	A G GS	X		H
Santa Fe Trail   $				X			D	A	X
Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected