| Well-known by northeast Kansas residents for shady campsites & a great family atmosphere, the 490-acre Pomona State Park is located in Osage County, 30 miles south of Topeka. Recreation opportunities at the park include camping, picnicking, fishing, boating, hiking, & wildlife viewing.
The park has 140 water/electric campsites & more than 200 primitive campsites. Lighthouse Bay Marina provides full services to boaters, anglers, skiers & campers. Four boat ramps are available in the park, & the lake's generally calm waters are popular with skiers.
Southwind Shelter House is a group facility equipped with restrooms, a kitchenette, a large multi-purpose room, & restful porch areas. Call the park office for availability & reservations. A swim beach & bath house are located in the park, as well as picnic shelters, playgrounds, volleyball courts, horse shoe pits, & a nine-hole disc golf course.
Nearby wildlife areas offer upland bird & waterfowl hunting. Bald eagles visit the lake in the winter & are often seen perching in shoreline trees or soaring above the lake. A popular destination for fishermen, the 4,000-acre Pomona Reservoir offers some of the best crappie & catfish angling in Kansas, as well as good populations of walleye, white bass, & largemouth bass. |
Pomona State Park Campground Web Site
Driving Direction GPS Coordinates:
38.650268, -95.600926
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Campground: Pomona State Park in Vassar Kansas *