Cabins · Kansas State Parks · Kansas
Prairie Meadow
Kansas State Parks · Kansas, United States · at Elk City State Park
- Wheelchair accessible
- Yes
- Season
- Year-round
- Elevation
- 853 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Nearest town
- Independence
- Address
- 4825 Squaw Creek Rd, Independence, KS 67301
- Phone
- (620) 331-6295
About
Prairie Meadow is a modern cabin at Elk City State Park. It's wheelchair accessible.
Kansas State Parks' reservation page says cabins are available any time of the year; online cabin reservations must be made at least five days ahead in the off season (October to March) and three days ahead from April to September.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 27° | 1° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 51° | 32° | -19° | 75° | 9 of 11 |
| March | 62° | 43° | 19° | 76° | 6 of 11 |
| April | 71° | 51° | 31° | 87° | 1 of 11 |
| May | 78° | 62° | 48° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 90° | 71° | 55° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 75° | 65° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 89° | 72° | 64° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 87° | 68° | 55° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 69° | 53° | 32° | 86° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 62° | 43° | 17° | 75° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 50° | 35° | 16° | 72° | 8 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Campgrounds nearby
- Elk City State Park · Kansas State Parks · 0 mi · 241 sites
- Outlet Channel · Army Corps of Engineers · 2 mi · 15 sites
- Card Creek · Army Corps of Engineers · 4 mi · 20 sites
- Norman No. 1 RV Park · City, County & Regional Parks · 12 mi · 3 sites
- Riverwalk RV Park · City, County & Regional Parks · 12 mi · 10 sites
Other cabins nearby
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- Cross Timbers State Park · Kansas State Parks · 37 mi · 4 units
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- Crawford State Park · Kansas State Parks · 59 mi · 5 units
- El Dorado State Park · Kansas State Parks · 68 mi · 10 units
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