A wide variety of lakes and reservoirs found throughout the region provide outdoor recreation. Fishing, hunting, and water sports such as water-skiing and wind sailing are all popular. The area is internationally famous for superior pheasant, quail, deer, duck, wild turkey and dove hunting which attract outdoorsmen from throughout the United States. Other lakes in the area include Wilson Lake, Jewell County State Lake, Washington County State Lake, Lovewell Reservoir, Ottawa County State Lake, Rocky Pond, Herington Lake and Jamestown State Lake.
All recreational areas contain hookups, picnic areas and camp sites.
In addition, some feature nature trails, educational and interpretive programs for children, swimming areas, archery ranges, hiking, horseshoe pits, and sand and mud volleyball pits. Each June Belleville is filled with antique and classic car enthusiasts who com from all over the Midwest for the annual Crossroads Car Festival. Spectators enjoy reviewing more than 500 antique, classic, and custom cars. Belleville combines the excitement of dirt track auto racing with the festival atmosphere of the North Central Kansas Free Fair, the largest free fair in Kansas. The fair and midget nationals are held concurrently each year.