by Norman Nielsen | Sep 15, 2026
Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area is near Hemingford, in Dawes County, Nebraska, on the edge of the Sandhills. The 2,212-acre area surrounds a 1,600-acre reservoir on the Niobrara River and offers camping, boating, fishing for northern pike, walleye, catfish,...
by Norman Nielsen | Sep 15, 2026
Buffalo Bill Ranch State Recreation Area is in North Platte, in Lincoln County, Nebraska, along the North Platte River. It offers camping, fishing, five miles of hiking trails, and guided trail rides and kayak rentals, and adjoins the separate Buffalo Bill Ranch State...
by Norman Nielsen | Sep 15, 2026
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.
by Norman Nielsen | Sep 15, 2026
Enders State Recreation Area is near Enders and Imperial, in Chase County, Nebraska, on Enders Reservoir, impounded on Frenchman Creek by Enders Dam. The 5,700-acre area offers camping, boating, fishing, and swimming.
by Norman Nielsen | Sep 15, 2026
Fort Kearny State Recreation Area is near Kearney, in Kearney County, Nebraska, along the Platte River. The 186-acre site is dotted with seven sandpit lakes and offers camping, fishing, no-wake boating, and hiking and biking, and is known for spring sandhill crane...
