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
Johnson Lake State Recreation Area is a 68-acre park on a 2,068-acre irrigation reservoir near Elwood, in Gosper County, Nebraska. Part of the Tri-County Canal system, the lake is popular for walleye, white bass, and wiper fishing and offers campgrounds, boat ramps,...
by Norman Nielsen | Sep 15, 2026
Louisville State Recreation Area is a 192-acre park in Cass County, Nebraska, built around five former sandpit lakes near the town of Louisville. It offers camping, canoe and kayak access to the adjacent Platte River, swimming, and a floating aquatic playground.
by Norman Nielsen | Sep 15, 2026
Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area is a roughly 3,000-acre reservoir on the Snake River near Valentine, in Cherry County, Nebraska, with about 44 miles of shoreline in the Sandhills. In 2022 it became Nebraska’s first International Dark Sky Park and hosts...
