Local Sailing Lakes
Literally hundreds of people have asked us, "Where can you sail in Kansas City?" So we've decided to list local lakes that support the Kansas City area sailing community.
The table below is a work in progress. We are also starting a list of yacht and sailing clubs (bottom). Please contact us with any corrections or information you would like to list about your club.
| Lake | Location | Size, Marinas, Boat Ramps | Contact information | Other information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton | Lawrence, KS | 7,000 acres |
785-842-8562 ClintonSP@wp.state.ks.us |
10 miles SW of KCS |
| Perry | Ozawkie, KS | 12,500 acres |
785-246-3449 |
20 miles NW of KCS |
| Tuttle Creek | Manhattan, Kansas | 12,500 acres |
785-539-7941 TuttleCreekSP@wp.state.ks.us |
93 miles WNW of KCS |
| Pomona | Vassar, Kansas | 4,000 acres | 785-828-4933 PomonaSP@wp.state.ks.us |
51 miles SW of KCS |
| Milford | Milford, Kansas | 16,000 acres | 785-238-3014 |
110 miles W of KCS |
| Melvern | Eisenhower Park |
6,900 acres | 785-528-4102 EisenhowerSP@wp.ks.us |
65 miles SW of KCS |
| Cheney | Lake Cheney Wichita, Kansas |
9,537 acres | 316-542-3663 CheneySP@wp.state.ks.us |
190 miles SW of KCS |
| Shawnee Mission | Shawnee Mission |
120 acres 1 marina 2 ramps |
913-312-8847 |
40 miles SE of KCS |
| Smithville Lake | Smithville Lake Smithville, Missouri |
7,190 acres 2 marinas 4 ramps |
Smithville Lake website | 65 miles SE of KCS |
| Jacomo | Fleming Park Blue Springs, Missouri |
970 acres 1 marina 3 boat ramps |
816-795-8888 | 61 miles E of KCS |
| Lake Shawnee | Topeka, Kansas | 410 acres | 785-267-1156 | 25 miles W of KCS |
| Council Grove Reservoir | Council Grove, Kansas | 3,280 acres | 620-767-5924 |
80 miles SW of KCS |
| Quivira | Lake Quivira, Kansas |
225 acres | Private lake |
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| Weatherby | Weatherby, Missouri | 274 acres | Private lake Active race program |
Local Sailing and Yacht Clubs
| Club | Location | Contact information |
Other information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Yacht Club | Lake Perry Meriden, Kansas |
Richard Wells |
Founded in 1971. Members can choose to lease any of 150 available slips, dry sail, or day sail. Boats range from 8-foot dinghies to 40-foot keelboats. |
| Kansas Sailing Association | Clinton Lake, Kansas | Philip Kneibert |
Kansas Sailing Association is a not-for-profit sailing club dedicated to promoting one design sailing in the Kansas City area. |
| Jacomo Sailing Club | Fleming Park Blue Springs, Missouri |
jacomosailingclub@yahoo.com | Founded in 1958. Long history of one design racing and education. |
| Jacomo Cruising Fleet and Yacht Club |
Sailboat Cove Lake Jacomo, Missouri |
Chad Wainwright |
The Jacomo Cruising Fleet was founded in 1979. It grew out of the Jacomo Sailing Club as an alternative to a competitive racing program. |
| Johnson Co. Sailing Society | Shawnee Mission Park Shawnee, Kansas |
Pat Baldwin pbaldwin@nfpsi.com 913-631-1238 |
Club features mixed class sailing and racing from Sunfish to Force 5s, Lasers, and sloops like Sweet 16, buccaneers, and a Wayfarer. |
| Ninnescah Sailing Association | Lake Cheney |
Tom Olson |
NSA facilities include 160 wet slips 10-15 moorings, and a hydraulic boat crane. They have a strong racing program and an excellent junior racing program. |
| Paradise Pointe Yacht Club | Smithville Lake |
Dan Jurgenson, Commodore (816) 407-1449 admin@paradisepointeyachtclub.org |
Paradise Pointe Yacht Club has a fleet of Sweet 16s and active social, educational, racing, and youth sailing programs. |
| Shawnee Yacht Club | Lake Shawnee Park |
Tony Towle |
Promoting sailing since 1941. Active social, educational, and racing programs. |