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
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
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park is near Ashland, in Cass County, Nebraska, just off Interstate 80 between Omaha and Lincoln. Opened in 1991 on 673 acres, it is one of Nebraska’s most-visited state parks, featuring a lodge, an aquatic center, camping, fishing,...
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
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.
