Sylvan Park, located below the dam near the administration building.
This area has become quite popular with people coming in from various locations
to hunt during the winter months. Sylvan has a total of 28 campsites 24 of
which have electric and water. Facilities available include a reservable group
camp, one reservable day use shelter, a playground, a horseshoe pit, a sand
volleyball court, a deer hanger, a sanitary dump station, and a heated shower
building. Fees in this area are $12 for a basic site and $18 for water and electric.
Our recreation season runs from May 1st to September 30th.
There is an $10 utility fee charge during the non-recreational season (October
1st to April 30th) at sites that provide electrical
hookups. Standard sites without utility hookups are free. The shower building
will remain open year round.
Group Camp Area
This reservable group camp area currently consists of 8 RV campsites, 7
sites are back-in and 1 site is pull-through. There are 8 campsites that
consist of water/electrical hook-ups and 1 is ADA compliant. Average length and
width of the sites are 12' X 75'. This area is adjacent to (2) playgrounds,
large ground fire ring, upright grill, group shelter (20' X 36'), a sand
volleyball court, horseshoe pit, picnic tables, and a year round water borne
facility (hot/cold water) with sinks, flush toilets, and showers.
Customers (not visitors) utilizing the camping facilities at Sylvan Park
will be entitled to complementary passes which will allow them free access to
Corps of Engineers managed boat ramps presently under the "day use fee
system". These passes may be obtained at the Park Attendant station.
Check-in time for the group camp is 2:00 p.m. and checkout the day of departure
is 2:00 p.m. Gates to the group camp area will not be unlocked earlier than
2:00 p.m. Customers reserving the area and wishing to utilize it prior to 2:00
p.m. will need to make arrangements through the project office by calling
785-658-2551.