Outlet Park (Ks)

Summary

Outlet Park at Milford Lake is a day use park offering a variety of outdoor activities, such as boating, swimming, fishing and wildlife viewing. The park features a shelter, a swim beach, fishing areas, a playground, a horseshoe pit and a sand volleyball court. Milford Lake is the largest man-made lake in Kansas, with a variety of wildlife, and the nearby Milford Nature Center and Fish Hatchery offers live animal exhibits.

Overview

Outlet Park is a day use park at Milford Lake located just below the Milford Dam. With one shelter available for reservation, those visitors interested in angling and wildlife observation will enjoy its location near the Outlet Pond, a popular fishing pond and wildlife attractor. Inside the park is also a swim beach, great fishing areas and access to the Riverwalk Trail.

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Recreation

Activities at Milford Lake include boating, swimming, fishing, hunting, hiking, wildlife viewing and biking. Milford Lake is known to have great sail boating opportunities as well.

Facilities

The shelter has a vault toilet and grill available for use and also has a playground, horseshoe pit and sand volleyball court nearby. The shelter is located by a fishing pier which offers great fishing access.

Natural Features

Milford Lake is nestled on the edge of the Kansas Flint Hills and is fed by the Republican River. Milford Lake stands as the largest man-made lake in Kansas, with a surface area of 15,700 acres and 163 miles of shoreline. Milford Lake is also the home of the states third largest wetland and is known to a variety of wildlife.

Nearby Attractions

The Milford Nature Center and Fish Hatchery is nearby just below the dam. There you can find live animal exhibits as well as learn about the ecosystems of Kansas. A golf course is adjacent to the nature center on the north end of the Dam and the town of Junction City is approximately five miles from North Overlook Shelter.