El Dorado Lake Vacation and Resort Properties

El Dorado Lake on the Walnut River is in Butler County, Kansas and is used for flood control, drinking water and recreation, among other things. Construction was completed in 1981. At normal levels it has a surface area of 13.1 square miles. It is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake property.

 

 

An overlook provides unobstructed view of this 8,000-acre lake impounding the Walnut River in Butler County.Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District lakes.

 

Facilities at El Dorado Lake

  • The Bluestem area has a boat ramp.
  • Boulder Bluff
  • Overlook
  • Shady Creek
  • Walnut River

 

More about El Dorado Lake.

 

Nearby Attractions

Marion Reservoir (37 miles)

Ruts of the old Santa Fe Trail and a few pioneer adobe houses may be seen in the area.Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District... More

 
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (40 miles)

On November 12, 1996, legislation was passed creating Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in the Flint Hills region of Kansas. A new superintendent was assigned to the site in February 1997, and planning activities for the preserve are now underway.

The preserve protects a nationally significant example of the once vast tallgrass ecosystem. Of the 400,000 square miles of tallgrass prairie that once covered the North American Continent, less than 4 percent remains, primarily in the Flint... More

 
Fall River Lake (42 miles)

Flowers, birds and game enhance this project in rolling prairie country. The 10,900-acre Fall River Game Management Area is located here. Visit the web site for more information about this and other Tulsa District... More

 

 

 

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