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Free, year-round Central Platte NRD crane viewing site on the Platte, 2 miles south of I-80 Exit 305.
Alda, NE
68810
The City of Alliance Central Park Fountain was built in 1935 by Civilian Conservation Corps workers, completed in time for the June 1935 "Stampede Days" celebration.
Central Park
Alliance, NE
69301
Merrick County park on the Platte 2.5 miles south of Chapman: five fishing lakes, a beach, trails and 50 campsites.
898 Bader Park Rd
Chapman, NE
68827
Bow Creek Recreation Area is located along Bow Creek and the Missouri River in Cedar County about 2 miles northeast of Wynot, Nebraska. A series of gravel roads wind you to the location by car. Follow the brown Bow Creek Recreational Area directional signs to the gravel parking lot and trailhead. Visit Google Maps for orientation to the recreation area.
508 East 2nd Street
Yankton, SD 57078
Wynot, NE
68792
Box Butte Reservoir SRA encompasses 2,212 acres on the west edge of the Sandhills, 9 miles north of Hemingford. It includes a 1,600-acre lake.
PO Box 392
Hemingford, NE
69339
Buffalo County Recreation Area – Ravenna Lake at 5 Buffalo Lake Road is a county-run lake park that was formerly a state recreation area.
5 Buffalo Lake Rd.
Ravenna, NE
68869
Carney Park is a city park on the south side of O'Neill, east of US 281 near the Elkhorn River, with a campground of 18 water and electric sites, restrooms, showers and a tent area.
South 4th St
O'Neill, NE
68763
Chadron State Park was founded in 192, and is nestled among the distinctive buttes and canyons of Nebraska’s Pine Ridge.
15951 Hwy 385
Chadron, NE
69337
Peaceful and secluded, Cottonwood Lake State Recreation Area includes a 60-acre Sandhills lake surrounded by 180 acres of rolling hills. The area is partially forested and offers power boating, fishing, bird watching and picnicking. Its remote location makes it an excellent place to see the stars and get away from it all.
33850 US Highway 20
Merriman, NE
69218
Danish Alps State Recreation Area opened in 2015 around the 219-acre Kramper Lake. The roughly 739-acre area is named for the area's early Danish settlers and offers camping, kayaking, fishing, horseback riding, and hiking and biking trails.
Danish Alps State Recreation Area comprises a 219-acre lake surrounded by 520 acres of parkland.
Kramper Reservoir was planned with shoreline and boat fishing in mind. The breakwater on the west shore includes a handicap-accessible fishing pier.
A wide spectrum of aquatic habitat features was incorporated to encourage fish to reproduce and grow rapidly. These include three water quality basins, a wetlands complex, a number of rock breakwaters, unwater shoals, tree and brush piles and diverse water depths. Game and Parks has stocked the lake with largemouth bass, bluegill, black crappie, channel catfish and walleye.
1260 200th St.
Hubbard, NE
68741
The Dark Island Trail is a rail-trail of about 8 miles from Central City to Marquette, starting at Central Park.
Central City, NE
68826
Dry Creek Wildlife Management Area is a 293-acre Nebraska Game and Parks area about 3 miles southeast of O'Neill on US 275, open for deer, pheasant, quail, turkey and waterfowl hunting.
O'Neill, NE
68763
Ten-acre RV park and campground on Highway 96 near Calamus Lake.
46377 Hwy 96
Burwell, NE
68823
Fort Robinson State Park is at 3200 Highway 20 west of Crawford.
3200 Highway 20
Crawford, NE
69339
Greater Good O'Neill Course is a free 9-hole, par-30 disc golf course of about 3,665 feet, established in 2025, starting at the northwest entrance by the rodeo grounds in Carney Park.
Offers 2,008 acres of prime habitat for deer, turkey, pheasant and quail. The 50-acre lake offers some of the best fishing in the state.
Grove Lake Rd
Royal, Nebraska
68773
Independence Landing is a Seward city park at 1595 Fairgrounds Circle with a two-acre pond and fishing piers.
1595 Fairgrounds Cir
Seward, NE
68434
Kapels' Last Resort at 46709 205th Ave. near Humphrey is a stocked fee-fishing spot where no fishing license is required, and it bills itself as a good place to learn to fish.
68642
From Ainsworth, Keller Park SRA is 5 miles east and 9 miles north of US Hwy 20 on US Hwy 183.
88637 NE Hwy 7
Long Pine, NE
69217
L.E. Ray Disc Golf Course is a 9-hole disc golf course in Grand Island, Nebraska. It is free and open to the public.