Neosho State Fishing Lake, also known as Lake McKinley is located in the state of Kansas. Located in

Neosho County Neosho County (standard abbreviation: NO) is a county located in Southeast Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 15,904. The county seat is Erie. History Early history For many millennia, the Great Plains of North Americ ...

north on highway 59 and east on 40th Rd from the city of

Parsons Parsons may refer to: Places In the United States: * Parsons, Kansas, a city * Parsons, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Parsons, Tennessee, a city * Parsons, West Virginia, a town * Camp Parsons, a Boy Scout camp in the state of Washingto ...

, Kansas, United States. Construction of this lake was completed in 1927. The lake covers of water. There are 124 public use acres surrounding the lake. Fishing, camping, and picnicking are popular activities. The park has a shelter house, fishing piers, picnic tables, barbecue grills and vault toilets. Below Lake McKinley dam is a catch and release youth fishing pond for anglers age 15 and under when with an accompanying adult. The lake is operated by the

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) is a Kansas State Cabinet, state cabinet-level agency led by a Secretary of Wildlife and Parks appointed by the Governor of Kansas. The Office of the Secretary is located in Topeka, Kansas, Topek ...

. The lake was named for Marshall Coleman McKinley, a conservationist and resident of Parsons who served as president of the local chapter of the Izaak Walton League and who successfully petitioned the Kansas State Fish, Game and Forestry Commission (now the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks) to construct the lake and establish a fish hatchery there.

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Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks: Neosho State Fishing Lake
Reservoirs in Kansas Kansas state fishing lakes Protected areas of Neosho County, Kansas Bodies of water of Neosho County, Kansas {{LabetteCountyKS-geo-stub