Calamus State Recreation Area

Calamus State Recreation Area is near Burwell, spanning Garfield and Loup counties, Nebraska. The roughly 10,000-acre area surrounds the Calamus Reservoir, formed by the Virginia Smith Dam, and offers camping, boating, fishing, swimming, hiking, and hunting.

Chadron State Park

Chadron State Park is near Chadron, in Dawes County, Nebraska. Established in 1921, it is Nebraska’s oldest state park, spanning 974 acres of pine-forested bluffs, and offers camping, cabin rentals, a swimming pool, horseback riding, hiking, and fishing.

Sherman Reservoir State Recreation Area

Sherman Reservoir State Recreation Area is near Loup City, in Sherman County, Nebraska. It surrounds a roughly 2,800-acre reservoir with over 4,700 acres of surrounding public land, offering more than 300 non-electric and 60 electric campsites, boating, and fishing...