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Red Willow Campground

Red Willow Campground at Red Willow State Recreation Area offers 48 camping pads with 30 and 50-amp electrical hookups, showers, and a dump station, plus basic and primitive sites for those without electricity needs.

The campground provides excellent access to Hugh Butler Lake (Red Willow Reservoir) for fishing and boating, with an accessible fishing dock, boat ramp, and fish cleaning station on-site.

Additional amenities include a swimming beach, archery range, 4 miles of hiking and biking trails, and first-come, first-served registration via self-service iron rangers.


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