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Arrow Rock

in Olivet, KS · Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

Federal campgroundtype
Reservablebooking
Apr–Jun & Sep–Octbest months

About Arrow Rock

Arrow Rock Campground is situated on Melvern Lake on the eastern edge of the Flint Hills of Kansas. Visitors enjoy the area's wide range of recreational activities, including boating, fishing, hiking and hunting. Find a virtual tour of Melvern Lake at http://www.photographyoptions.net/images/melvern/tour.html Melvern Lake impounds nearly 7,000 acres of water on the upper reaches of the Marais des Cygnes River Valley. Boating and swimming are popular activities on the lake. Anglers will find walleye, crappie, channel and flathead catfish, as well as black, striped, white and smallmouth bass. The 18,000 acres of land surrounding Melvern Lake provide plentiful hiking and hunting opportunities. Several trails wind around the lake, including the 4-mile Tallgrass Heritage Trail, which begins in the campground. Hunters may find deer, quail, turkeys, ducks, rabbits and squirrels throughout the…

  • Fees: Melvern Lake enforces the national no-show policy. If you do not check in with the park attendant within 24 hours of your reservation…
  • Managed by: Melvern Lake, USACE
  • Where: in Olivet, KS · 38.49085, -95.75952

Things to do:

FishingHikingBoating & paddlingSwimmingWildlife & birdingHunting

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

40°
21°Jan
46°
24°Feb
57°
34°Mar
67°
44°Apr
75°
54°May
85°
64°Jun
90°
68°Jul
89°
66°Aug
81°
57°Sep
69°
46°Oct
55°
34°Nov
44°
25°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–Jun & Sep–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Feb.

See Arrow Rock from above

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Cell signal

Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Rural

The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.

Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.
RV essentials

Dump station: 0 mi
Water fill-up: 2.6 mi
Propane: 22.7 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.