Tag: KS: HillsdaleSP

  • Hillsdale State Park, KS Site 103

    Hillsdale State Park, KS, October 2025 Park Information: Phone / Internet service Site Information Site Pictures

  • Enjoying the Great Outdoors

    Hillsdale State Park, KS, Oct 2025 Hillsdale State Park in Kansas has some beautiful full hookup cement pad sites. We had plenty of room to put out the bug tent and take the cats outdoors. Both the cats and us had a great time. Before the tent went up. We put the tent up so…

  • Scott Branch Bull Creek

    Hillsdale State Park, KS, November 2025 Hillsdale Resevoir looks a little like a chicken foot. It branches off in a bunch of directions away from the dam. The chicken toe that most of Hillsdale State Park borders is the Scott Branch Bull Creek. Do not ask us; we did not name it. I assume the…

  • What do you do when it’s cold out?

    Hillsdale State Park, KS, November 2025 Winter has finally laid it’s cold hands on us. Today the high is supposed to be 35 F with a real feel around 26 F. Brrr. Tonight’s low is supposed to be 20 F with a real feel of 13 F. Needless to say, I am staying inside where…

  • Amazing Sunset

    Hillsdale State Park, KS, November 2025 Our current campsite has great sunset views from the living room windows. I have gone out multiple times just to enjoy and try to get a decent picture. I’ve finally succeeded at getting a good to great sunset picture. Cleo did not like being left inside. So, I put…

  • Fall Fest Hillsdale State Park

    Hillsdale State Park, KS, November 2025 John and I have noticed that State Parks with “Friends of the Park” groups who focus on generating money to make park improvements tend to be nicer parks. In 2025, Hillsdale State Park started a “Friends of the Park” group. The Friends Group started a camp store where proceeds…

  • Relaxation!

    Hillsdale State Park, KS, November 2025 Sunday was a great day to hang out at the trailer and enjoy almost warm weather. We started the day with biscuits, bacon and egg sandwiches while watching “The Great British Sewing Bee” on Roku. When it was warm enough to enjoy the “Great Outdoors” (with no grizzly stories…

  • Lakeside at the Campground

    Hillsdale State Park, Kansas, October 2025 There are no campsites next to the lake in the Sunflower Campground at Hillsdale State Park. There is a short, maybe 1/4 mile trail that goes to the lakeside from either corner of the campground. The area along the trail and the lake is mowed with a picnic table…

  • Bluebird Trail

    Hillsdale State Park, KS, October 2025 This week has been and will be a week of rain. It rained Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Rain is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. The Sun will hopefully come out on Thursday in time for us to prepare to move to a different campsite within the same park. Today…

  • Trunk or Treat!

    Hillsdale State Park, KS, October 2025 If you don’t give a treat, does that mean you end up in a trunk? John mentioned this in the pumpkin carving post. Hillsdale State Park, Kansas is having their 3rd annual Trunk or Treat. The trunk or treat was originally only in the full hook up loop. The…