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
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.
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...
