John Redmond Reservoir · Kansas

Riverside West — how to get a site when it's sold out

Overview Riverside West Campground is located on the west bank of the Neosho River in the hills of Kansas. This 168-acre park is part of the John Redmond Reservoir and offers countless water sports and activities for outdoor enthusiasts. Check-in time is 4 p.

🏕️ 33 sites 🚐 Standard, Group, Shelter

Booking Riverside West

Sites at Riverside West are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.

Site facts

Total sites33
Site typesStandard, Group, Shelter
HookupsElectric hookups at some sites
LocationBurlington, KS
Book throughRecreation.gov
Official listingRecreation.gov

The cancellation play at Riverside West

Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.

ItOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Riverside West around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.

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Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Riverside West; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.