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Cheney State Park

16000 NE 50 St., Cheney, Kansas 67025 USA

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  • Public
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“Beautiful State Park Getaway!”

Cheney Reservior was constructed by the BOR and was finished in 1965. The lake consists of 9,600 surface acres of water. The State Park consists of 1,913 acres in three counties on the South end of the lake, both on the East shore and West Shore. The park features 29 miles of asphalt roads and parking areas; a park office; 2 marinas; 223 reservable electrical hookup sites with water; over 400 primitive camp sites; 4 trailer dumpstations; 6 boat ramps with 22 launching lanes; 4 courtesy docks; 2 fish cleaning stations; 7 modern pit toilets; 9 showerhouses; 1 shelter with restrooms; 2 large group shelters; 2 medium group shelters; 29 small picnic shelters; a large shelter and a restroom; 3 nature trails including a 5 mile bicycle/walking trail; and 9 modern cabins.

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Reviews of Cheney State Park

6 people have reviewed this location

Ratings Summary

4.3 Access
4.0 Location
4.0 Cleanliness
4.0 Site Quality
4.2 Noise

Cell Coverage

Verizon 4G

Confirmed by 3 users | Last reported on April 28, 2021
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  • 1 Review
  • 0 Helpful
March 20, 2019
Rated

Spent a peaceful winters night here in February 2019. Quiet and dark.

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roadtripper2890983 would stay here again

Nightly Rate: -

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: 29

4 Access
3 Location
5 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
5 Noise

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Verizon 4G

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Campendium

August 18, 2019
Rated

This campground was ok in our opinion. Sites are very open, you can definitely see all your neighbors. If you like to people watch then you might like it. Also, when we camped here, there was residual flooding from the weeks prior, so the lake shore was very dirty. However, the site was very clean and you had a choice in where to park your camper as there is no designated pad. You pretty much park it in the grass somewhere near the hookups.

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Nightly Rate: $23.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: 010

4 Access
3 Location
4 Cleanliness
3 Site Quality
1 Noise
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Campendium

March 29, 2021
Rated

Verizon signal varies from weak to strong depending on the loop, but regardless of strength it's a very slow data rate. You can check your email but you're not going to be working remotely or streaming. Sometimes it's reasonably fast but I wouldn't call it dependable. Sprint is perfectly usable at 4-10 Mbps down and 1.5-4.5 up. (With the Sprint/T-Mobile merger, it may very well be a T-Mobile tower I'm talking to.)
North (30 amp) and South (50 amp) loop sites are spacious and loosey-goosey as your can park wherever you want in the grass. The dump station is pretty far from the North loop, so if you're going to be using a sewer tote you'll want to be able to lift it into your truck bed for the journey. Bathrooms are also pretty far away, so plan accordingly.
Loops are bi-directional to accommodate having utilities on the correct side depending on whether you're on the inside or outside of the loop. Sites are all pull through with utilities on the far side of the site.
I had pulled into a South loop site but was immediately swarmed by small bugs and opted for a 30-amp North loop site. I've got the place to myself during the week (late March/early April), but reservations indicate it will be a madhouse over the weekend.
There is no external noise, so any complaints about noise would be dependent upon other guests. A state park on a lake near a major city can be assumed to have partiers on weekends.
On-site water is off until April 15 but you can fill at the dump station or vacant host site.
Coming from the west on 400, there is no signage until the actual park entrance so just trust your GPS. Google Maps did me right.

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This reviewer would stay here again

Nightly Rate: $23.00

Days Stayed: 6

Site Number: 216

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

Cell Coverage Rating

Verizon 4G

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wogggieee

  • 52 Reviews
  • 0 Helpful
April 28, 2021
Rated

We stayed one night here on the way to Arizona. We arrived near sunset and left fairly early so we didn't really get to sample any amenities the park may have. We had a pull through site which was fairly level. There is little vegetation so there isn't a lot of privacy. The power box was on the wrong side if you enter the campground loop in a counter clockwise direction. The water was not yet turned on while we were there.
Cellphone coverage was decent and we had 62 over the air tv channels. The people camped here seemed to like to light up their campsites, which is always weird to me. We'd probably stay here again for an overnight, I don't know about longer stays.

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wogggieee would stay here again

Nightly Rate: $23.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: 169

4 Access
4 Location
4 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
5 Noise

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Verizon 4G

Reviewed by
lukepasterski

  • 79 Reviews
  • 0 Helpful
May 12, 2023
Rated

We stayed here for two nights while attending an event in the area. The sites were large but mostly open. A lot of sites had both water and electrical hook ups. There were sites that had water view. The water level was down several feet while we were there, but still was nice.

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lukepasterski would stay here again

Nightly Rate: $22.00

Days Stayed: 2

Site Number: 231

4 Access
- Location
- Cleanliness
- Site Quality
- Noise
  • 7 Reviews
  • 0 Helpful
March 24, 2024
Rated

Lovely lakeside campground, but littered with beer cans and trash. We stayed in the primitive, non-electric side. Imagine our surprise when we woke to find out that there is no bathroom at all in that campground. Not even a pit toilet.

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Nightly Rate: $12.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: 17

5 Access
5 Location
2 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
5 Noise

Reviewed by
sarahschripsema

  • 1 Review
  • 0 Helpful
June 19, 2022
Rated 4.0

We stayed here on a cross country road trip in June 2022. It was pretty hot and humid even late into the night but swimming in the lake was nice! Beautiful, well maintained grounds. Expect a good amount of bugs if you camp in the summer.

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Cheney State Park

16000 NE 50 St.
Cheney, Kansas
67025 USA
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Back In RV Sites Count
30
Last Nightly Rate
23.0
Longest Vehicle Length Reported
35.0
Lowest Nightly Rate
12.0
Max Length
75ft
Max Stay
14
Sites Count
223
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