Federal campground in Council Grove, KS.
North Richey Cove Campground is located on the 3,310-acre Council Grove Lake in the green expanses of eastern Kansas. North Richey Cove Campground offers 8 reservable campsites. The campground has plenty of shade, along with open grassy areas for games and recreation. Council Grove Lake sits in the rolling, grassy Flint Hills. The lake is created by a dam built in 1964, and now offers recreational opportunities to hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. Historically this area is where the Osage Indians signed a treaty to establish the Old Santa Fe Trail. A marker in the town of Council Grove indicates the place where the treaty was signed. The town of Council Grove, located about 2 miles southeast of the lake, is a National Historic District, with seven Santa Fe National Historic Trail sites in the community. Boating is a popular pastime at the lake, and a boat ramp is located in…