by Norman Nielsen | Sep 15, 2026
Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area is near Fremont, in Dodge County, Nebraska, along the Platte River. The 430-acre area contains 20 sand-pit lakes and offers camping, fishing, swimming, and boating.
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
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
Two Rivers State Recreation Area is near Waterloo, in Douglas County, Nebraska, along the Platte River just west of Omaha. It offers over 200 campsites, lodging in restored Union Pacific cabooses, seven fishable lakes including a stocked trout lake, and non-powered...
