Kansas Community Lakes & River Access

     In addition to the reservoirs and state fishing lakes, Kansas anglers enjoy numerous community lakes and public river access. Many of these offer excellent fishing. City, county and other locally-managed waters often have more restrictive length and creel limits, as posted on the areas. The following list, combined with the reservoir and state fishing lake locations listed elsewhere in this section, should help fishermen find the best available public fishing in their region. For more information, contact local city park departments. Additional permits may be required for some of these areas.
REGION 1
Community Lakes
Antelope Lake — 80 acres, 2 miles W, 1 1/2 miles N of Morland
Atwood Lake — 55 acres, Junction of highways 25 and 36
Belleville City Lake — 26 acres, Belleville
Belleville (Rocky Pond) Lake — 27 acres, Belleville City Park
Ellis City Lake — 100 acres, Ellis
Keller Lake — 3 acres, NW edge of St. Francis
Logan City Lake — 25 acres, 2 1/2 miles S of Logan
Plainville Township Lake — 158 acres, 2 miles W of Plainville
Salina (Lakewood) Lake — 20 acres, N end of Salina
Smoky Hill Gardens — 11 acres, 10 miles S, 2 miles W of Goodland
Villa High Lake — 2 acres, Colby
River Access
Saline River — low-water dam at Lincoln
Saline River — Wilson Reservoir Wildlife Area
Smoky Hill River — Kanopolis Reservoir Wildlife Area
Smoky Hill River — Salina
Solomon River — Beloit
Solomon River (north fork) — Glen Elder Reservoir Wildlife Area
Solomon River (south fork) — Glen Elder Reservoir Wildlife Area
Solomon River — 10 miles W of low-water dam at Minneapolis
REGION 2
Community Lakes
Alma City Lake — 80 acres, 2 1/2 miles SE of Alma
Antioch Park — 3 acres, 6501 Antioch Rd., Shawnee Mission
Atchison City Watershed Lakes — 90 acres, Atchison
Banner Creek Reservoir — 171 acres, Holton
Big 11 — 3 acres, 11th & State Ave., Kansas City
Cedar Lake — 56 acres, S of Olathe in Cedar Lake Park
Cedar Crest Pond — 1 1/2 acres, I-70 & Fairlawn Rd., Topeka
Centralia City Lakes — 400 acres, 2 miles S, 1 mile W of Centralia
Elkhorn Lake — 4 acres, Holton
Frisco Lake — 12 acres, Olathe
Gardner City Lake — 100 acres, 1 mile N or Gardner
Harveyville City Lake — 25 acres, 1 mile N, 1 mile W of Harveyville
Herington City Lake (new) — 555 acres, 2 1/2 miles W of Herington
Herington City Lake (old) — 367 acres, 1 1/2 miles SW of Herington
Heritage Park Lake - 20 acres, 160th & Pflumm Rd., Olathe
Holton City (Prairie) Lake — 78 acres, 1 1/2 miles N, 3 1/2 miles W of Holton
Holton Banner Creek — 535 acres, 1 mile W of Holton
Jeffery Energy Center — 125 & 450 acres, 5 miles N, 3 miles W of St. Marys
Lansing City Lake — 1 1/4 acres, east edge of Lansing
Leavenworth (Jerry's) Lake -- 3/4 acre, Jerry's Parks, Leavenworth
Lenexa (Rose's) Lake — 2 acres, 87th & Lackman, Lenexa
Lone Star Lake — 195 acres, 4 miles SW of Lawrence
Lake Olathe — 172 acres, 2 miles W of Olathe
Louisburg Lake — 23 acres, SE edge of Louisburg
Mahaffie Farmstead Pond — 1 acre, Ridgeview & Kansas City Rd., Olathe
Mary's Lake — 3 acres, 1/2 mile E of Haskell & 31st St., Lawrence
Marysville (Country Club) Lake — 10 acres, 1 mile E of US-36 & 77
Mission Lake — 167 acres, Holton
North Park Lake — 3 acres, NW Bonner Springs
Ogden City Lake — 24 acres, Ogden
Osawatomie City Lake — 21 acres, 1 1/2 miles N, 2 miles W of Osawatomie
Paola City Lake (Lake Miola) — 220 acres, 1 mile N, 1 mile E of Paola
Pierson Park Lake — 13 acres, 55th & Douglas, Kansas City
Richmond City Lake — 21 acres, 1 mile S, 1 1/2 miles E of Richmond
Sabetha City Lake — 100 acres, 6 miles W of Sabetha
Sabetha Pony Creek — 191 acres, 2 miles N of Sabetha
Lake Shawnee — 416 acres, 3139 SE 29th St., Topeka
Shawnee Mission Park Lake — 135 acres, 79th & Renner Rd. Shawnee Mission
South Lake Park — 5 1/2 acres, 87th & Valley View, Overland Park
Spring Hill City Lake — 40 acres, 1/2 NW of Spring Hill
Stoll Park — 1 3/4 acres, Overland Park
Sunflower Park — 1 1/2 acres, 4 miles W of DeSoto
Troy 4-H Lake — 5 acres, 1/2 mile SW of Troy
Lake Wabaunsee — 216 acres, 4 miles W of Eskridge
Wamego City Lake — 1 acre, Wamego
Waterville City Lake — 8 acres, 1 mile W, 1 mile N of Waterville
Waterworks Lake — 6 acres, Sheridan & Curtis St., Olathe
Wyandotte Co. Lake — 330 acres, Wyandotte County Park
River Access
Big Blue River — Rocky Ford Dam below Tuttle Creek Reservoir
Big Blue River — Tuttle Creek Reservoir Wildlife Area
Big Blue River — Marysville
Delaware River — Perry Reservoir Wildlife Area, Valley Falls
Kansas River — Lawrence
Kansas River — Topeka
Kansas River — mouth of Big Blue River, Manhattan
Little Blue River — 1 mile W, 6 miles S of Hanover
Marais des Cygnes River — low-water dam, Osawatomie
Missouri River — city parks in Doniphan, Atchison, and Leavenworth counties
Republican River — Milford Reservoir Wildlife Area
Rock Creek — Clinton Reservoir Wildlife Area
Wakarusa River — Eudora
Wakarusa River — Clinton Reservoir Wildlife Area
REGION 3
Community Lakes
Beymer Sandpit — 18 acres, 2 1/2 miles S of Lakin
Coldwater City Lake — 250 acres, 1 mile S, 1 mile W of Coldwater
Lake Charles — 1 acre, Dodge City Community College
Great Bend (Veterans Park) — 13 acres, Great Bend
Mariah Hills Golf Course Pond — 2 acres, Dodge City
Pratt County Lake — 51 acres, 2 1/2 E of Pratt
Reinhart Lake — 10 acres, 2 N, 1/2 W of Bison
Stone Lake — 50 acres, SW of Great Bend
Warren Stone Memorial Lake — 2 acres, 2 miles E of LaCrosse
River Access
Ninnescah River (south fork) — 2 miles E, 1 mile S of Pratt
Ninnescah River (south fork) — Lemon Park, Pratt
REGION 4
Community Lakes
Afton Lake — 258 acres, 25 miles SW of Wichita
Anthony City Lake — 156 acres, 1 mile N, 1/2 mile W of Anthony
Buffalo Park Lake -- 12 acres, west Wichita
Carey Park Pond — 1 acre, S end of Hutchinson
Chisholm Creek Park — 28 acres, NE Wichita
Derby High Park -- 4 acres, northeast Derby
Dillon Outdoor Ed. Center — 3 acres, NE of Hutchinson
Eagle Lake -- 4 acres, Bel Aire
Hargis Creek Lake -- 65 acres, east edge of Wellington
Harvey County Camp Hawk -- 2 acres, southwest of Newton
Harvey County East Lake — 254 acres, 7 miles E of Newton
Harvey County West Lake — 15 acres, 4 miles N, 3 miles W of Halstead
Marion County Lake — 153 acres, 2 miles E, 2 miles S of Marion
McLaughlin Lake -- 3 acres, Valley Center
Riggs Park — 1 acre, Haysville
Sedgwick County Parks — 63 acres, NW Wichita
South Lake -- 17 acres, south Wichita
New South Lake -- 10 acres, south Wichita
Watson Park — 42 acres, S Wichita
Wellington City Lake — 700 acres, 5 miles W, 1 1/2 miles S of Wellington
Winfield City Lake — 1,200 acres, 10 miles NE of Winfield
Winfield Island Park Lake — 7 acres, N of Winfield
River Access
Arkansas River — Kaw Wildlife Area
Arkansas River — Arkansas City
Arkansas River — Oxford City Park
Arkansas River — 21st St. Bridge, Wichita
Arkansas River — Lincoln St. Bridge, Wichita
Chikaskia River — Drury Dam, 5 1/2 miles S of South Haven
Cottonwood River — Cottonwood Falls
Cottonwood River — Marion Reservoir Wildlife Area
Little Arkansas River — through Wichita
Neosho River — Council Grove Reservoir Wildlife Area
Walnut River — Arkansas City
Walnut River — Winfield
REGION 5
Community Lakes
Altamont City Lake — 13 acres, 4 miles s of Altamont
Bone Creek Reservoir — 540 acres, 5 miles N, 6 E of Girard
Blue Mound City Lake — 19 acres, 1 mile N, 2 miles W of Blue Mound
Bourbon County Lake — 106 acres, 1 mile E, 2 miles N of Hiattville
Carbondale City Lake — 265 Acres, 2 miles E of Carbondale
Chanute City Lake — 80 acres, S edge of Chanute
Cherryvale City Lake — 11 acres, 1 1/2 miles S of Cherryvale
Coffeyville Leclere & Pfister Park Lakes — 10 acres Coffeyville
Empire Lake — 800 acres, SE of Riverton
Edna City Lake — 10 acres, 2 miles W, 1 mile S of Edna
Fort Scott Lake — 360 acres, 2 miles S, 3 miles W of Fort Scott
Fort Scott Gunn Lake — 10 acres, NW corner of Fort Scott
Fort Scott (Rock Creek) Lake — 75 acres, 1 mile S, 2 1/2 miles W of Ft. Scott
Greenbush Pond -- 2 acres, 7 miles west of Girard
Garnett Cedar Creek Lake — 310 acres, 6 miles S, 2 miles W of Garnett
Garnett City Lake (north) -- 55 acres, N edge of Garnett
Garnett City Lake (south) — 10 acres, S edge of Garnett
Gridley (Bishop) Lake — 33 acres, 1 mile N or Gridley
Jones Youth Rec. Park — 3 acres, Emporia
Kahola Lake — 405 acres, 11 miles W, 8 miles N of Emporia
Lebo Lake — 70 acres, 2 miles E, 1/ mile N or Lebo
Madison City Lake — 114 acres — 2 miles S, 1/2 mile W of Madison
Moline City Lake — 185 acres, 4 mile NW of Moline
Mound City Lake — 148 acres, 4 miles W of Mound City
Olpe City Lake — 90 acres, 1/2 mile W, 1 mile S of Olpe
Osage City Lake — 50 acres, 1 1/2 miles S of Osage City
Parker City Lake — 7 1/2 acres, 3/4 mile S, 1/2 mile W of Parker
Parsons City Lake -- 980 acres, 4 mile N, 3 1/2 mile W of Parson
Peter Pan Park — 3 acres, Emporia
Pittsburg College Lake — 2 acres, Pittsburg
Playters Lake — 3 1/2 acres, Pittsburg
Pleasanton City Lake No. 1 — 127 acres, 1 mile N, 1/2 mile E of Pleasanton
Pleasanton City Lake No. 2 — 11 acres, 1/4 mile W of Pleasanton
Pleasanton City Lake No. 3 -- 32 acres, 1/2 mile W of Pleasanton
Prescott City Lake — 25 acres, 1 mile E, 1/2 mile S of Prescott
Quivira Scout Lake — 475 acres, 5 mile N, 1 mile E of Sedan
Sedan City Lake (New) — 70 acres, 5 mile N of Sedan
Sedan City Lake (Old) — 55 acres, 7 miles N of Sedan
New Strawn City Lake — 3 acres, center of Strawn City
Thayer City Lake (old) — 30 acres, 2 mile W, 1/4 mile S of Thayer
Thayer City Lake (new) — 45 acres, 2 1/4 miles W, 1 1/4 S of Thayer
Yates Center Lake (old) — 250 acres, 1/2 mile S of Yates Center
Yates Center Lake (new) — 210 acres, 2 miles W, 3 S of Yates Center
River Access
Caney River — Grenola
Cottonwood River — low-water dam at Emporia
Elk River — Elk City Reservoir Wildlife Area
Fall River — Eureka
Fall River — low-water dam at Fredonia
Fall River — Fall River Reservoir Wildlife Area
Little Caney River — low-water dam at Caney
Marais des Cygnes River — Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Area
Marais des Cygnes River — Melvern Reservoir Wildlife Area
Marias des Cygnes River — low-water dam at Ottawa
Marmaton River — low-water dam at Fort Scott
Neosho River — low-water dam at Burlington
Neosho River — low-water dam at Chanute
Neosho River — low-water dam at Chetopa
Neosho River — low-water dam at Emporia
Neosho River — low-water dam at Hartford
Neosho River — low-water dam at Iola
Neosho River — low-water dam at Neosho Falls
Neosho River — the Neosho Wildlife Area
Neosho River — John Redmond Reservoir Wildlife Area
110 Mile Creek — above Pomona Reservoir
Shoal Creek — Galena
Spring River — low-water dam at Baxter Springs
Spring River — SE of Riverton below Empire Lake
Verdigris River — low-water dams at Coffeyville
Verdigris River — low-water dams at Independence
Verdigris River — low-water dam at Neodesha
Verdigris River — Toronto Reservoir Wildlife Area