Summer fun is everything from finally getting to enjoy the weather to spending a week on the water. This lake state park is more than breathtaking, it’s also an amazing place to make lifelong memories surrounded by Kansas nature. If you haven’t been here yet, you’re in for a treat!

Welcome to the beauty that is Tuttle Creek Lake. This lake state park is a beautiful spot hiding out near Manhattan that's just waiting to be explored.
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The state park itself is made up of four areas, dividing up the 1,200-acre park into River Pond, Cedar Ridge, Fancy Creek, and Randolph. There are more than one hundred campsites of varying degrees of electric and water availability, and there are 500 primitive campsites.
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Though camping is fun, there's plenty to do here even if you don't plan on staying more than a day. Lots of channel cat and flathead are ripe for reeling, as well as bass and bugeye.
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Though the state park encompasses a beautiful area, there are almost 11,000 acres of lake and thousands more surrounding it, all ready to be explored through hiking trails, canoes, and more.
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Throughout the year, you can enjoy boating, camping, hunting, plenty of nature trail, off-road vehicle areas, and the amazing scenery we're gifted with.
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When the state isn't flooding, make sure to keep Tuttle Creek Lake State Park in mind for a wonderful time surrounded by beauty.
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The visitor center is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 pm. Monday through Friday and camping ranges from $20 a night for utilities, $14 a night for primitive, and free camping during the off-season.
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Address: 5800 River Pond Road A, Manhattan, KS 66502

Have you ever been to this lake state park before? If you have a favorite natural location in Kansas you’d like to share, post it in the comments for us to see! In addition to this beautiful lake state park hiding out in Kansas, there’s a number of other great destinations you should take a peek at for this summer.

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