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Perry Project Office
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
10419 Perry Park Drive
Perry, Ks 66073

Phone: (785) 597-5144

Email: perry.lake@usace.army.mil

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One of the youth hunters from our special park hunt shows off the doe he harvested. For more information on youth hunts and other special hunts go to the special hunt link.
With 11,000 acres of water at Perry Lake there are endless opportunities for water recreation. Don
A fisherman at the lake shows off his catch.
Old Town Shelter offers a area to picnic for large groups. The shelter is open for use from 6:00am - 10:00pm and may be reserved fro $20.00/day. For more information go to our shelters link.
Rock Creek Shelter offers a area to picnic for large groups. The shelter is open for use from 6:00am - 10:00pm and may be reserved fro $30.00/day. For more information go to our shelters link.
A group of wild turkeys forage around the lake.
The sun peaks through the clouds over the clouds over the lake.
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Lake trails will lead you to plenty of scenic areas around the lake.
A visitor sets up their campsite in one of our parks. Grab your gear and spend some time at the lake.
Lake trails can lead you to unique scenary like this old rock walk.
Delaware Marsh is located below the Perry Lake Dam. The marsh offers a refuge for migratory birds and habitat for local wetland critters. A 1.5 mile hiking trail surrounds the marsh.
Beautiful scenary can be found in abundance at Perry Lake at sunset.
Trail volunteers help out to build a foot bridge for the Perry Lake Trail. Volunteer work is very beneficial and important to our mission. To volunteer please contact our project office.
Camp at Perry Lake and you
Catch some beautiful scenary at Perry Lake around sunset.
Keep an eyes on the woods and meadows around the lake and in our parks and you
You can rent a boat, store your boat, get boat supplies, or have your boat worked on at Perry Lake Yatch and Marina.
Whitetailed deer are abundant at Perry Lake. If you
Follow after these smart kids and wear your life jacket when you swim at the lake.
A competitive level mountain bike trail is local at the Perry State Park. The trail is a single tier stacked loop trail totaling 15 miles in length. Most of the trail is considered to be moderate to difficult. The trail consists of many hills, tight turns, off camber sections, fast trails and technical rocky sections.
Perry Lake offers an ATV Trail with over 140 acres of easy to difficult terrain, as well as a children
Aerial photography of Perry Lake Dam
Perry Lake offers a variety off camping opportunities from sites with water and electrical hookups to primitive sites that get you closer to nature. All campsite come accomidated with a picnic table and fire ring. The price of camping ranges from $10-$18 per night and we do honor Senior and Disability Passes.
Friends gather at the Perry Lake ATV trail for some fun riding dirt bikes.

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Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Fees

Camping

  • 50 Amp electric w/ water site- $18.00/day
  • 30 Amp electric w/ water site- $17.00/day
  • 30 Amp electric only site - $16.00/day
  • Non-electric site - $12.00/day
  • Off-seeason camping (Oct. 16th - April 15th) - $10.00/day

Day-Use

  • All Corps boat ramps - $3.00/day
  • Corps beach - $1.00/person, up to $4.00 maximum
    • children 12 and under are free
  • Annual Day-Use Permit - $30.00/year

Shelters

  • All non-electric - $20.00/day
  • Rock Creek shelter electric - $30.00/day
Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Hours of Operation   
The Information Center is open to the public from 7:30am - 4:00pm Monday - Friday. Day-Use picnic areas are open daily from 6:00am - 10:00pm. For campground park attendant hours please go to our Camping page for more information.
Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Rules and Regulations
The Perry Lake Project is regulated by Title 36 CFR 327 governing public use of Corps of Engineers water resources development projects. For a list of all rules and regulations please reference this link.
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