by Norman Nielsen | Sep 15, 2026
Calamus State Recreation Area is near Burwell, spanning Garfield and Loup counties, Nebraska. The roughly 10,000-acre area surrounds the Calamus Reservoir, formed by the Virginia Smith Dam, and offers camping, boating, fishing, swimming, hiking, and hunting.
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...
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...
