by Norman Nielsen | Sep 15, 2026
Danish Alps State Recreation Area is near Hubbard, in Dakota County, Nebraska. 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...
by Norman Nielsen | Sep 15, 2026
Fort Robinson State Park is near Crawford, spanning Dawes and Sioux counties, Nebraska. At 22,333 acres it is Nebraska’s largest state park, occupying the site of a former U.S. Army fort, and offers camping, lodging, horseback riding, a museum, and a summer...
by Norman Nielsen | Sep 15, 2026
Indian Cave State Park is near Shubert, spanning Nemaha and Richardson counties, Nebraska, along the Missouri River. The nearly 3,400-acre park preserves a sandstone cave with prehistoric rock carvings and the reconstructed 1850s village of St. Deroin, and offers...
by Norman Nielsen | Sep 15, 2026
Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area lies on Lewis and Clark Lake near Crofton, in Knox County, Nebraska, along the Nebraska-South Dakota border. The 864-acre park sits on a reservoir formed by Gavins Point Dam and offers over 150 electric campsites, cabins, a...
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...
