Outlet Park (ks) — Junction City, KS

About this place

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 great fishing areas and access to the Riverwalk Trail. Click here for the Milford Lake Virtual Tour. Click here for updated information regarding Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) which occur more often in the hot summer months and may affect this area.

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.

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Campground

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Rates

What it costs

Peak season, April 1, 2026 to September 30, 2026. Outside those dates the site may be closed or priced differently.

Site type	Per night
Shelter Nonelectric	$25.00

Recreation.gov booking system · read Aug 19, 2026. Fees change; the booking page is authoritative.

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Everything we know

ADA accessible: No

Number of campsites: 1

Phone number: (785) 238-5714

Reservable: Yes

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Photos

What it looks like

Playground by the beach at Outlet Park — Cody Thompson

Outlet Park Entrance Sign — Photo by Cody Thompson

Restroom near Riverwalk Trail — Cody Thompson

Looking down the Outlet Park trail — Cody Thompson

A view from the Outlet Park trail by the gathering pond — Cody Thompson

Bench overlooking the gathering pond at Outlet Park — Cody Thompson

Large rock wall formation near the end of the dam at Outlet Park — Cody Thompson

Fall colors overlook the gathering pond at Outlet Park — Cody Thompson

Small sign showing the horse trail route — Cody Thompson

A view over outlet park spillway — Cody Thompson

Old River Bluff Trailhead Sign — Cody Thompson

Fall colors surround a quiet fishing spot at the gathering pond — Cody Thompson

Milford Nature Center emblem at Outlet Park — Cody Thompson

Outlet Park shelter that can be reserved — Cody Thompson

Sign showing directions to the Fish Hatchery, Nature Center and Outlet Park — Cody Thompson

A quiet fishing spot at the gathering pond in Outlet Park — Cody Thompson

Sources for this page. Data courtesy of Recreation.gov (US-PD)
Last updated Aug 19, 2026.

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