by Norman Nielsen | Sep 15, 2026
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park is near Ashland, in Cass County, Nebraska, just off Interstate 80 between Omaha and Lincoln. Opened in 1991 on 673 acres, it is one of Nebraska’s most-visited state parks, featuring a lodge, an aquatic center, camping, fishing,...
by Norman Nielsen | Sep 15, 2026
Lake Ogallala State Recreation Area is a small, 320-acre reservoir immediately below Kingsley Dam near Ogallala, in Keith County, Nebraska. It is a no-wake, spring-fed lake known for trout fishing, kayaking, and winter bald eagle viewing, distinct from the much larger...
by Norman Nielsen | Sep 15, 2026
Medicine Creek State Recreation Area surrounds Harry Strunk Lake near Cambridge, in Frontier County, Nebraska. The reservoir covers 1,768 surface acres with 29 miles of shoreline and is managed for fishing and upland-game hunting, with camping, cabins, and a swimming...
by Norman Nielsen | Sep 15, 2026
Niobrara State Park covers about 1,237 acres at the confluence of the Niobrara and Missouri rivers near the town of Niobrara, in Knox County, Nebraska. The park features 14 miles of hiking trails, camping, cabins, a swimming pool, and a decommissioned railroad bridge...
by Norman Nielsen | Sep 15, 2026
Platte River State Park is about two miles west of Louisville, in Cass County, Nebraska. It features two observation towers overlooking the Platte River Valley, a lake for youth fishing, cabins, tepees, and ten miles of hiking trails, plus camping.
