Carnahan Creek Park

Carl Young (Riding with Carl)

2024-02

Thank you for providing a nice place to camp for free. Sites are well spaced for privacy and peace. On a weekday, you may be the only one here. Concrete tables at various sites and a vault toilet nearby.

Teresa Whelan

2023-05

Carnahan Creek is my go to for hiking, exploring, or just lying around in the grass. Tuttle Creek Lake access. Absolutely beautiful vistas. Very little traffic noise. Love to see how different it looks every time I visit!

Penny Reid

2024-01

Carnahan Creek has been affected by the drought, just like Tuttle Creek. It's still beautiful though and Carnahan Road that you take to get to the Creek turn off is a classic Flint Hills Road. Beautiful with hills on top of hills, curves and more curves. There is an old 1800's church and graveyard on the way back to the Creek basin. A nice little side trip.Playground: No playground. No "picnic area". Definitely dog friendly. Wide open Kansas space with no one else around.

Adam Wallenfang

2021-05

The upside of this park is its very secluded so you're unlikely to encounter crowds. The downside is its largely undeveloped and feels somewhat derelict. There are boat ramps on either side of the hill, a picnic structure near the water, restrooms at the top of the hill and a historic cemetary and church.

Through the Glass Recovery

2023-07

Great place to camp for free. Stopped here on our way through. It was super quiet, way beautiful to wake up by the lake. Very secluded and seemed like a great place to get away from everything.

Clay Myers-Bowman

2018-05

This is an easily accessible county park that almost always deserted. It’s on the east side of Tuttle Creek Lake and takes about 20 min to get to. But it’s worth it. Rolling hills, trails, wildlife, and access to an inlet from the lake make it a great day trip. Bring you canoe or kayak and spend time on the water. There’s a boat ramp but it doesn’t appear to be maintained.Tip: take your camera and bug spray in the summer..:mosquitos and ticks abound.Another tip: check out some old concrete steps and foundations near the water. It’s fun to imagine what might have been built here. A house?

Nathan Sumners

2022-05

Great people and wildlife. Wonderful!

Kaitlyn Gebhardt

2023-06

Secluded camping spot. Tends to be trash left, but overall the privacy and views are worth the trip.

Julie Walter

2022-05

Perfect place to play in the water, floating, sunsets, star gazing, walking, and campfires. You often have the place to yourself and can make your own firepits.

John Strawn

2020-05

The park is a wasteland. So sad the flood killed all the wildlife

Justin Arpin

2021-05

Great area for free tent camping, or to put a boat in at. Not a great area for fishing due to the shallow water, but I will definitely be coming back.

Richard Seaton

2021-05

When the water in the lake is high Carnahan is not usable. Basically been abandoned by KDWPT. No services. But that makes it quiet.

Alyssa Troyer

2021-05

This spot is hidden away, yet holds a lot of beauty. I've gone on several visits and every time I've been pleasantly surprised by how clean it is

Brandon Wheeler

2023-11

Great free camping spots

Jack Walter

2022-05

Beautiful scenery and a great place for a swim and to hang around the campfire 🔥 :)

Paul Byarlay

2022-05

It is one of a few places on Tuttle creek you can get through the head high weeds to fish

Keegen Mould

2021-05

The road to access the park is closed. Don't waste your time trying to go there.

Kevin Frasier

2021-05

Beautiful and Serene. Perfect place to get away from the chaos.

Joe Walter

2022-05

Great out of the way place to hang out!

Tom Kelly

2021-05

Wonderful area quiet and beautiful

Samantha M.

2022-05

Beautiful and peaceful

Avishek Bose

2022-05

Must visit there.

Sulogna _

2021-05

Nice place!