PARK AND RECREATION AREAS
 
Nebraska - 1999
Name Location Facilities
STATE PARKS
Chadron 9 mi. S, Chadron, US-20, US-385 CFPSL
Fort Robinson 3 mi. W, Crawford, US-20 CFPBSL
Indian Cave 10 mi. S, Brownville, 5 mi. E, S-64E CFP
Mahoney 1/2 mi. E, 1 mi. S, 1 3/4 mi. E, Ashland CFP
Niobrara 1 mi. W, Niobrara, N-12 CFPSL
Platte River 1 mi. S, 2 mi. W, Louisville CPBSL
Ponca 2 mi. N, Ponca, N-9, N-12 CFPBSL
Smith Falls 15 mi. E, Valentine on NE-12 CFPB
 
STATE HISTORICAL PARKS
Arbor Lodge Nebraska City, US-75 P
Ash Hollow 1/2 mi. E, 3 mi. S, Lewellen, US-26 C
Ashfall 6 mi. N, U.S. 20, between Royal & Orchard P
Bluewater Battlefield 1/2 mi. E, 3 mi. S, Lewellen U
Bowring Sandhills Ranch 1 mi. N, Merriman, NE-61 U
Buffalo Bill Ranch 1 mi. N, North Platte, US-30 U
Champion Mill Champion CP
Fort Atkinson E, Fort Calhoun, US-75 U
Fort Hartsuff 1-1/2 mi. N, 3/4 mi. W,Elyria P
Fort Kearny 2 mi. S, Kearney, N-44 U
Rock Creek Station 6 mi. E, Fairbury CP
 
FEDERAL AREAS
Agate Fossil Beds Nat'l    
Monument 20 mi. S, Harrison, NE-29 U
Chimney Rock Nat'l    
Historic Site 4 mi. S, Bayard U
Crescent Lake Nat'l    
Wildlife Refuge 20 mi. S, Lakeside U
DeSoto Nat'l Wildlife    
Refuge 5 mi. SE, Blair, US-75 FPBS
Fort McPherson Nat'l    
Cemetery 2 mi. S, Maxwell Interchange, I-80 U
Fort Niobrara Nat'l    
Wildlife Refuge 3 mi. E, Valentine, US-20 FP
Harlan County Reservoir 1/2 mi. S, Alma, US-183 CFPBS
Homestead Nat'l Monument 4 mi. W, Beatrice U
Nebraska Nat'l Forest    
Bessey Division W, Halsey, N-2 CFPBS
McKelvie Division 9 mi. S, Nenzel, S-16F CF
Pine Ridge Division 7 mi. S, Chadron, US-385 CF
Oglala Nat'l Grasslands 17 mi. N, Crawford, N-71, N-2 CF
Papillion Creek 4 mi. E, Papillion CFPS
Valentine Nat'l Wildlife    
Refuge 20 mi. S, Valentine U
 
STATE RECREATION AREAS
Alexandria Lakes 4 mi. E, Alexandria, N-76 CFPBS
Arnold Lake 1 mi. S, Arnold, N-40, N-92 CFB
Atkinson Lake 1 mi. W, Atkinson, US-20, N-11 CFP
Blue River 5 mi. N. Dorchester, US-6 or N-15 CF
Bluestem Lake 2-1/2 mil. W, Sprague, N-33 CFPBS
Bowman Lake 1/2 mi. W, Loup City, N-92 CFPB
Bowman Lake Easement 1/2 mi. W, Loup City, N-92 CF
Box Butte Reservoir 9-1/2 mi. N, Hemingford, N-2 CFPBS
Branched Oak Lake 3-1/2 mi. N, Malcolm, S-55M CFPBS
Bridgeport Bridgeport CFPB
Brownville Brownville CFPB
Buffalo Bill Ranch North Platte  
Calamus Reservoir 2 mi. W, 4 mi. N. Burwell CFSB
Champion Lake 1/2 mi. W, Champion, US-6 CFB
Cheyenne Wood River Interchange, I-80, Exit 300 CPBF
Conestoga Lake 2 mi. N, Denton, S-55A CFPB
Cottonwood Lake 1/2 mi. E, 1/2 mi. S, Merriman, US-20 CFPBS
Crystal Lake 1-1/2 mi. N, Ayr, US-281 CFPBS
Dead Timber 4 mi. N, 1-1/2 mi. E, 1 mi. S, Scribner CFPB
DLD 3 mi. Hastings, US-6 CP
Enders Reservoir 1/2 mi. S, Enders, US-6 CFPB
Ferry Landing 5 mi. E, Niobrara, N-12 CFB
Fort Kearny 3/4 mi. E, 1 mi. N, Ft. Kearny SHP CFPBS
Fremont Lakes 3 mi. W, Fremont, US-30 CFPBS
Gallagher Canyon 10 mi. S, 2 mi. E, 1 mi. N, 1 mi W, Cozad CFB
Johnson Lake 7 mi. S, Lexington, US-283 CFPBS
Keller Park 4 mi. E, Ainsworth, US-20, 7-1/2 mi. N. US-183 CFP
Lake McConaughy 1 9 mi. N, Ogallala, N-61 CFPBS
Lake Ogallala 9 mi. N, Ogallala, N-61 CFB
Lewis and Clark Lake 2 9 mi. N, Crofton, US-81 CFPBS
Long Lake 20 mi. SW, Johnstown CFPB
Long Pine 1 mi. N, 1 mi. W, Long Pine, US-20 CFP
Louisville Lakes 1/2 mi. NW, Louisville, N-50 CFPBS
Maloney Reservoir 6 mi. S, North Platte, US-83 CFBS
Medicine Creek Reservoir 2 mi. W, 7 mi. N, Cambridge, US-34 CFPBS
Memphis Lake Memphis, N-63 CFPB
Merritt Reservoir 25 mi. SW, Valentine, N-97 CFPB
Minatare Lake 7 mi. N, Minatare CFPBS
Mormon Lake Grand Island Interchange, I-80 Exit 312 CFPSB
North Loup 4 mi. N, St. Paul, US-281 CF
Olive Creek Lake 1-1/2 mi. SE, Kramer CFB
Oliver Reservoir 8 mi. W, Kimball, US-30 CFPSB
Pawnee Lake 2 mi. N, 1-1/2 mi. W, Emerald, US-6 CFPBS
Pelican Point 4 mi. E, 4 mi. N, 1 mi. E, Tekamah CFPB
Pibel Lake 9 mi. S, 1 mi. E, Bartlett, US-281 CFB
Pioneer 3-1/2 mi. N. Ceresco, US-77 CP
Red Willow Reservoir 11 mi. N, McCook, US-83 CFPBS
Riverview Marina Nebraska City on Missouri R. CFB
Rock Creek 4 mi. NW, Parks, US-34 CFB
Rock Creek Station 6 mi. E, Fairbury off Highway-8 CP
Rockford Lake 7 mi. E, 2 mi. S, Beatrice CFPBS
Sandy Channel 3-1/2 mi. S. Elm Creek, US-183  
Schramm Park 7 mi. S, Gretna, N-31 P
Sherman Reservoir 4 mi. E, 1 mi. N, Loup City, N-92 CFPB
Stagecoach Lake 1 mi. S, 1/2 mi. W, Hickman CFB
Sutherland Reservoir 2 mi. S, Sutherland, S-25 CFSB
Swanson Reservoir 2 mi. W, Trenton, US-34 CFPB
Two Rivers 1 mi. S, 1 mi. W, Venice, N-92 CFPBSL
Union Pacific Odessa Interchange, I-80, Exit 263 CFPB
Verdon Lake 1/2 mi. W, Verdon, US-73 CFB
Victoria Springs 7 mi. E, Anselmo, N-2 CFPL
Wagon Train Lake 2 mi. E, Hickman CFPBS
Walgren Lake 2 mil. E, 3 mi. S, Hay Springs, US-20 CFPB
War Axe Shelton Interchange, I-80 Exit 291 CFPB
Wildcat Hills 10 mi. S, Gering, N-71 CP
Willow Creek 2 mi. SW, Pierce CFPSB
Windmill Gibbon Interchange, I-80 Exit 285 CFPSB
Facilities: C - Camping; L - Lodging; F - Fishing; P - Picnic Shelters; S - Swimming;
B - Boating, some areas restricted by type of craft and speed; U - Undeveloped.
1 Twelve areas: Eagle Canyon, Martin Bay, Omaha Beach, Otter Creek, Arthur Bay,
Sandy Beach, Lemoyne, Spring park, Sand Creek, Cedar Vue, Lake View, Ogallala Beach.
2 Six areas: South Shore, Deep Water, Bloomfield, Miler Creek, Wiegand, Burbach.
 
Source: Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, 1999.


Last Updated on 4/27/99
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