Eisenhower State Park News
Visit us at Eisenhower and see the exciting improvements in the park!
- Office is open Monday - Friday 8am to 4pm
- Office is closed on Saturday & Sunday
- Please use Self-Pay Station located at park entrance or across from Doud Camphost!
- STATE PARK VEHICLE PERMIT REQUIRED YEAR AROUND!
- All activities in Park are FREE unless otherwise stated...
Be sure to stop by our office, look around and visit our Nature Room sponsored by the Friends of Eisenhower State Park!
OPEN FOR WINTER USE:
- WestPoint Campground - All Utilities & Shower Builiding
- Blackjack Campground - Sites 200 to 209 have electricity & water
- All other sites have electric only!
- Dumpsters located in Abilene & WestPoint Campgrounds
- East Dump Station
PARK CONDITIONS:
Melvern Lake (Conditions as of 2/9/12)
- Normal Elevation : 1036.00
- Current Eleveation: 1033.70
- Water tempreature is 39 degrees
- Ice Coverage on the Lake is 0% - State Park boat ramps open
- Eisenhower State Park : All Camping/Utilities are available for the 2012 season.
- Corps of Engineers are releasing the out flow to 20 CFS.
-
General Lake Information:
ZEBRA MUSSEL ALERT. Zebra mussels were confirmed in Melvern Lake in June 2011. Avoid transporting the adults or microscopic young by cleaning, draining and/or allowing your boat to dry before going on to another body of water.
ZEBRA MUSSELS
Doud Campground
- IKE's General Store: CLOSED FOR WINTER Stop in and pay for your camping. They also a few of the items that you might have forgotten. Affordable laundry facilities at the Doud restroom. Recreational Fun
FOR RENT from Park Store:
- 2 single kayaks
- 2 tandem (2-person) kayaks **Includes use of PFDs, paddles, and orientation (if you need it)
- Frisbee Disc
CHECK OUT from Park Store:
- Laddergolf --never heard of it? No problem--fun for the whole family!
- Horseshoes --something extra to pass the time.
Bike Trail
- More miles have been added, come and enjoy the easy ride along the east cove of the park to see deer, quail and see other visitors and inhabitants of Eisenhower.
**Reminder: hikers yield to bikers & horseback riders while bikers yield to horseback riders as well.
We offer free WiFi (Wireless Internet) in the office parking lot. Connect through KS-EVENTS.
We have 8 boat slips that will be available for rent during the summer months by the day ($13.00), week ($80.00) or 14 days ($150.00). Rent slips through the park office. If you are looking for some place to leave your boat on the water while on vacation, Eisenhower is your place to be.
18 Hole Frisbee Disc Golf located near the east boat ramp. Come give this course a try. Funding for this course was provided by Friends of Eisenhower State Park & the Late Bud and Irene Hopkins.
Full Service Cabins
Four modern cabins are now available for rent. Each cabin will sleep 6. Bring your bedding, food and we will provide you with all the esentials of home plus a view of the lake, sunsets, and enough time to relax. Reserve on line by clicking here and/or call the park office for availability for these cabins.
Primitve Cabins
Mamie's Cabin (sleeps 5) and our two Yurts, Colt (sleeps 4) and Gaillard (sleeps 5), are an alternative to "roughing it". These provide beds, electricity, heat and A/C inside. No kitchen or restroom! Outside is a water hydrant, BBQ grill and picnic table. Reserve online by clicking here and/or call the park office for availability for these cabins.
Come see the interpretive room that include a Massasauga, Copperhead and much, much more!
NEW in 2011
Sun Shades have been added at the playground area! Come check them out and watch the kids play.
A 14 target walk-thru Archery range has been added to the existing Bike Trail which is just one phase of expanding this area into a multi-purpose trail.
A 250 gallon Turtle Habitat in the Nature Room greatly expanded the Reptile Display & the snake tanks have been given a facelift too!
A much larger Bee Observatory is installed. The new hive has 12 frames (4 deep and 3 high) which will house approximately 15,000 bees. The fly-thru will be 4" tall and 3" deep and has a plexiglass front allowing you to watch the bees as they enter the building and make their way to the hive.
Construction of an Arboretum began in the fall of 2010 featuring a pond and a variety of native shrubs & wildflowers added to the landscape. There is a "Dry Creek" area leading down the ravine to the actual Pond with places to sit and watch the birds, bees & butterflies. This area will be ADA accessible. New implements from old farmsteads will be added to the existing collection and plans to create an old "Homestead" will allow us to interpret the history of homesteading in park area.
A new Information and Self-Pay Kiosk has been built on the site of the old office. This 1,000 sq. ft. structure features an arched covered roof with five informational displays and a lighted self-pay station for after hour arrivals.
With the completion of WestPoint campground done, a 1-1/2 mile Scooter Trail completes the project. This trail runs between WestPoint and Doud campgrounds with a parking area in WestPoint. It runs through open area as well as along a forested portion of the old Fairlawn township road and crosses a pretty nifty bridge that staff worked hard to build last winter. There will be RULES that apply to this area. All that is left is signs! come check it out!
Guest Books have been added to the Cabins and Yurts that tell about the names used in Eisenhower State Park and how they relate to the life of our 34th president. Local history, other points-of-interest and information are included as well as journal pages so you can comment on your stay.
Printable Version