Can you swim at Tuttle Creek Park?

There are two designated swimming beaches at Tuttle Creek Lake. The Tuttle Creek Cove Park beach includes a buoyed swimming area, change houses, open-air rinse shower, and a small playground. Heavy boat traffic at the boat ramps, courtesy docks, and marina make these areas too hazardous for safe swimming.

Where can I fish in Tuttle Creek?

The McIntyre Cove area tends to produce the best fishing with Carnahan Cove second best. Current numbers of saugeye in the Reservoir are ok, but the best saugeye fishing can be found downstream of the lake in the River Pond or Rocky Ford. Casting crankbaits, brightly colored jigs or dragging a worm.

How did Tuttle Creek get its name?

Tuttle Creek was named for Henry Tuttle, a veteran of the War with Mexico (1846). He received a veteran’s Letters Patent in 1860 to eighty acres of land along the north side of the creek, less than two miles above its mouth.

How big is Tuttle Creek Reservoir in Kansas?

Tuttle Creek Reservoir is the state’s second largest impoundment, offering 12,500 acres of water and 100 miles of rugged, wooded shoreline. The park consists of 1,250 acres and is made up of five individual areas including River Pond, Rocky Ford, Cedar Ridge, Fancy Creek and Randolph.

Is the water at Tuttle Creek Dam open?

Water temperature is 52. All campgrounds are open except Fancy Creek Lake View and all cabins are open. Three major construction projects, led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, are in-the-works near Tuttle Creek Dam.

Is there an earthquake near Tuttle Creek Lake?

Earthquake threat and mitigation. Tuttle Creek Lake near the dam. Although Kansas is not widely known as seismically active, the Humboldt fault line associated with the Nemaha Ridge passes through eastern Kansas, and probably the most active region on the line is in the general vicinity of the lake.

What to see at Tuttle Creek State Park?

Canoeists and kayakers will find River Pond below the dam a perfect place for paddling. The state park offers canoe, kayak, and paddleboat rentals. Bald eagles, white-tailed deer, Canada geese, wild turkeys, crappie, walleye, channel catfish and other wildlife can be found at Tuttle Creek Lake.