Reservations for 2025 can be made for utility sites and mushroom shelters at Prairie Dog State Parks on Friday, December 20 at noon CT.  For an arrival date that is before April 1, no campsites or shelters can be reserved and everything is walk-in only. All campsites and shelters are available year-round and electricity is always on.

On Monday, December 9, you can purchase 2025 permits for Annual Camp, 14-Night Camp, and Annual Vehicle. Reminder that the Annual Camp permit is $202.50 and gets you a $10 discount for each night that you camp in any KS state park. On April 1, 2025, the price goes up to $252.50. The Annual Vehicle permit for 2025 is good until Dec. 31, 2025. The 14-Night Camp permit gives you a $10 discount on each of the 14 nights that you stay at any KS state park.

Water has been turned off for the entire park until late April 2025.  When the water gets turned off, there is no water available anywhere in the park. All facilities in the park will not have water, including our two primitive cabins, all campsites, and all water faucets. Shower houses will be closed, and dump stations will remain open but will be without water. Note that if you reserve one of our modern cabins, they do have water all year. There are vault toilets open all year in various locations in the park.   

The Senior Lifetime Combo for hunting and fishing is no longer for sale. KDWP says that the statute that authorized this permit has expired. More info is at www.ksoutdoors.com/license-permits If you are a Kansas resident, you can purchase the senior annual hunting license and senior annual fishing license for $15 per year, each. 

The 12 new sites in the northeast loop of Prairie Dog campground are available.  These are new sites, 50 amp with water, and have an excellent view of the lake and the dam.

Burn ban is off.   Campfires and charcoal grills are allowed.

Campfires are only allowed in designated fire rings, or in your fire pit that you bring that has legs and keeps the fire above the ground.  Year round, no fires of any kind are allowed in the East Leota campground.

Cabins can be reserved as far as 364 days in advance, and you can reserve a minimum of 2 days in advance. Our two modern cabins are on their own well, so they have water all year long. If you make a reservation, when your arrival date is within a day or two, give us a call for last-minute instructions and how to get in to your cabin. A reminder that, until late April when we turn the water back on for the park, our two primitive cabins do not have water.

Did you know ... 

... A self-pay kiosk is available! All sales are final, so take your time and double-check what you are selecting. The kiosk is located at the office, will accept credit and debit cards only, and will allow the purchase of:

• A daily vehicle permit, only for today, expires 2pm tomorrow;
• An annual vehicle permit (good until December 31 of this year);
  • The receipt generated by the kiosk will say that it is temporary and will expire in 2 weeks; this only means that the paper is thermal paper and the ink will eventually fade if it's left in the sun; bring the receipt to the park office and you can exchange it for a sticker; 
  • Note: the discounted annual and daily vehicle permits (for Kansas residents that are 65+ or are disabled) cannot be purchased at the kiosk;
• Campsite fees, such as a camping permit, utilities fee, and prime fee ... BUT ... ;
• Suggest that you use the self-pay table instead, to pay for your campsite; currently it is impossible when using the kiosk, to know which sites are available, and to tell the kiosk which fees apply to your desired campsite, which may or may not be available;

... there are websites available for your use: 

• campitks.com ... is for vehicle permits, and reserving cabins and campsites; 
• gooutdoorskansas.com ... is for fishing licenses, boat registrations, and hunting licenses and permits;
• reserveamerica.com ... is for reserving cabins and campsites;
• usbr.gov ... is for checking on the water statistics of Sebelius Reservoir, by looking for Norton Dam and/or Keith Sebelius Lake;

... HAB stands for Harmful Algal Bloom, meaning that blue-green algae and/or its toxins have been detected in a water sample for a lake. 

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Also...

Camping is available year-round in the park. As always, any vehicle that is driven within the park must have a vehicle permit. Kansas residents 65 and older, as well as disabled Kansas residents, can get a daily vehicle permit for $3.25. It is $5 for all others, resident or non-resident. The self-pay table is located next to the front door of the office, is always available, and takes check or cash.

Check-in time and check-out time for a campsite is 2 pm. 

For cabins, check-in is after 3 pm, and check-out is before noon.