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...
by Norman Nielsen | Sep 15, 2026
Niobrara State Park covers about 1,237 acres at the confluence of the Niobrara and Missouri rivers near the town of Niobrara, in Knox County, Nebraska. The park features 14 miles of hiking trails, camping, cabins, a swimming pool, and a decommissioned railroad bridge...
by Norman Nielsen | Sep 15, 2026
Ponca State Park is a roughly 2,100-acre state park near Ponca, in Dixon County, Nebraska, on a bluff overlooking the Missouri National Recreational River. It offers camping, cabins, over 20 miles of hiking and biking trails, a fishing pond, and an interpretive center...
by Norman Nielsen | Sep 15, 2026
Rock Creek Station State Historical Park is near Fairbury, in Jefferson County, Nebraska. It preserves a former Oregon-California Trail and Pony Express station site with visible wagon-wheel ruts and reconstructed buildings, and its adjoining recreation area offers...
by Norman Nielsen | Sep 15, 2026
Sherman Reservoir State Recreation Area is near Loup City, in Sherman County, Nebraska. It surrounds a roughly 2,800-acre reservoir with over 4,700 acres of surrounding public land, offering more than 300 non-electric and 60 electric campsites, boating, and fishing...
