Both Lucas Park and Minooka Park host swimming beaches and boat ramps. All three parks include hiking trails and camping facilities. The Corps of Engineers also operates a visitor center located below Wilson Dam near Sylvan Park. The KDWP operates Wilson State Park located on the south shore of the reservoir's eastern end. The park is divided into two areas by the reservoir's southeastern arm: the Hell Creek Area on the west side and the Otoe Area on the east side. The Hell Creek Area hosts a marina. Both areas include hiking trails, swimming beaches, boat ramps, and camping facilities. Wilson Lake is open to sport fishing. Hunting is permitted on the public land around the reservoir although it is restricted in certain areas. Points of interest Rocktown Natural Area is a site comprising in Lucas Park. It is named for the sandstone pillars, ranging in height from to , that occupy its landscape. It is also home to a number of plant species uncommon to the region: Fremont's clematis, shortstem spiderwort, and Maryland senna among others. Portions of the Dakota Formation are exposed in multiple locations around the reservoir. They contain extensive fossil material dating back to the Cretaceous period. Wildlife Fish species resident in Wilson Lake include black bass, channel catfish, crappie, smallmouth bass, striped bass, walleye, and white bass. Two invasive species, the white perch and the zebra mussel, live in the lake as well. Game animals living on land around the reservoir include common pheasants, deer, ducks, geese, prairie chickens, quail, rabbits, and turkeys. Part of the Wilson Wildlife Area at the far western end of the lake is home to a concentration of several native mixed grass prairie species: big bluestem, blue gramma, buffalo grass, Indian grass, little bluestem, sideoats gramma, and switchgrass. See also List of Kansas state parks List of lakes, reservoirs, and dams in Kansas List of rivers of Kansas References External links Wilson Lake, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilson State Park, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Wilson Wildlife Area, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Protected areas of Lincoln County, Kansas Reservoirs in Kansas Protected areas of Russell County, Kansas Flood control in the United States Bodies of water of Lincoln County, Kansas Bodies of water of Russell County, Kansas