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, KS | 12,500 acres |
785-539-7941 TuttleCreekSP@wp.state.ks.us |
93 miles WNW of KCS |
| Pomona | Vassar, KS | 4,000 acres | 785-828-4933 PomonaSP@wp.state.ks.us |
51 miles SW of KCS |
| Milford | Milford, KS | 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 | Cheney, KS | 9,537 acres | 316-542-3663 CheneySP@wp.state.ks.us |
190 miles SW of KCS |
| Shawnee Mission | Shawnee, KS | 120 acres 1 marina 2 ramps |
913-312-8847 |
40 miles SE of KCS |
| Smithville | Smithville, MO | 7,190 acres 2 marinas 4 ramps |
816-532-0174 | 65 miles SE of KCS |
| Jacomo | Fleming Park Blue Springs, MO |
970 acres 1 marina 3 boat ramps |
816-795-8888 | 61 miles E of KCS |
| Quivira | Lake Quivira, KS | 225 acres | Private lake |
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| Weatherby | Weatherby, MO | 274 acres | Private lake Active race program |
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| Shawnee | Topeka, KS | 410 acres | Private lake |
Local Sailing and Yacht Clubs
| Club | Location | Contact information |
Other information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Yacht Club | Lake Perry Meriden, KS |
Bruce S. Liese |
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, KS | 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, MO |
jacomosailingclub@yahoo.com | Founded in 1958. Long history of one design racing and education. |
| Johnson Co. Sailing Society | Shawnee Mission Park Shawnee , KS |
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. |