Hillsdale State Park, KS Site 103


Hillsdale, KS, October 2025

Park Information:

  • Site 103 is in the Sunflower Campground which is the first campground in the park.
  • Bluebird hiking trail along the water.
  • Max stay in the same spot and loop is 14 days. You can switch to another loop and stay another 14 days.
  • The park is looking to increase the fees in 2027. The state congress has approved fee increased but have added a max increase per year. The new 2027 fees have not been published.

Phone / Internet service

  • Starlink service was great. Download >100, Upload >50 and Latency 20 ms
  • Hotspot had 4 bars.
  • Kate’s phone had 4 bars LTE. Speed test – Download 40, upload 40 and latency 45 ms.

Site Information

  • Full hookup
  • Site 103 is close and heated!!
  • Very large site cement pad that is good condition.
  • Pad is slightly downhill where the trailer hitches to the truck. This means the trailer is more stable.
  • Double wide. Cars can be parked side by side with plenty of room between them
  • Extra-long so that the bug tent which is around 10 feet x 10 feet square fits behind the cars for tricker treating
  • Extra-large area for outdoor lounging that has enough room for the picnic table, bug tent and fire pit.
  • Downside is the septic has a metal lid over the septic connection. The connection is set deep in the ground. This makes connecting difficult.
  • Plenty of space between sites
  • We heard barred owls in the trees. Unfortunately, we did not see the owls.

Site Pictures

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