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Parks in Nebraska

Explore 31 parks and public lands with richer details on amenities, trail access, and park types.

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
National Monument
Park

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

Nebraska

In the early 1900s, paleontologists unearthed the Age of Mammals when they found full skeletons of extinct Mio…

Almena Diversion Dam
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Almena Diversion Dam

Nebraska

The Almena Diversion Dam is located 8 miles east of Norton, Kansas along the valley of Prairie Dog Creek in no…

Arcadia Diversion Dam
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Arcadia Diversion Dam

Nebraska

Arcadia Diversion Dam is on the Middle Loup River about 8.5 miles upstream from Arcadia, Nebraska. The projec…

Box Butte Reservoir
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Box Butte Reservoir

Nebraska

Box Butte Dam and reservoir are features of the Mirage Flats Project. Recreation is managed for the Bureau of …

Branched Oak Lake
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Branched Oak Lake

Nebraska

Branched Oak, NE, a State Recreation Area located 4 miles west of Raymond, NE on Oak Creek, boasts some of the…

Calamus Reservoir (Virginia Smith Dam)
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Calamus Reservoir (Virginia Smith Dam)

Nebraska

Virginia Smith Dam (formerly called Calamus Dam) and Calamus Reservoir, North Loup Division, P-SMBP, are on th…

Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge
wildlife refuge
Park

Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Nebraska

Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1931, and is located 28 miles north of Oshkosh, Nebr…

Davis Creek Reservoir
recreation area
Park

Davis Creek Reservoir

Nebraska

Davis Creek Dam and Reservoir are features of the North Loup Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. Res…

Enders Reservoir
recreation area
Park

Enders Reservoir

Nebraska

Enders Dam and reservoir, Frenchman Cambridge Division, PSMBP, is managed for the Bureau of Reclamation by the…

Harry Strunk Lake (Medicine Creek State Park Recreation Area)
State Park
Park

Harry Strunk Lake (Medicine Creek State Park Recreation Area)

Nebraska

Harry Strunk Lake,

Homestead National Historical Park
National Historical Park
Park

Homestead National Historical Park

Nebraska

The Homestead Act of 1862 transformed the world. Millions were invited to file claims including, families, imm…

Hugh Butler Lake (Red Willow Reservoir State Recreation Area)
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Hugh Butler Lake (Red Willow Reservoir State Recreation Area)

Nebraska

Recreation at Hugh Butler Lake, Frenchman Cambridge Division, in southwestern Nebraska, is managed for the Bur…

John W. and Louise Seier National Wildlife Refuge
wildlife refuge
Park

John W. and Louise Seier National Wildlife Refuge

Nebraska

The Refuge is found in the Sandhills of north-central Nebraska, as a sanctuary among the Sandhills. The Sandhi…

Keith Sebelius Reservoir (Prairie Dog State Park)
State Park
Park

Keith Sebelius Reservoir (Prairie Dog State Park)

Nebraska

Norton Dam and Keith Sebelius Reservoir are features of the PSMBP - Almena Unit. The reservoir is open 24 hour…

Lake Alice
recreation area
Park

Lake Alice

Nebraska

The North Platte Project extends 111 miles along the river valley from Guernsey, Wyoming to below Bridgeport, …

Lake Minatare State Recreation Area
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Lake Minatare State Recreation Area

Nebraska

Lake Minatare is a feature of the North Platte Project. Managed as a State recreation area by the Nebraska Ga…

Lake Winters Creek
recreation area
Park

Lake Winters Creek

Nebraska

Lake Winters Creek is one of the four Inland Lakes in Nebraska. It is located immediately northwest of Lake M…

Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail
Park

Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail

Nebraska

The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail winds nearly 4,900 miles through the homelands of more than 60 Tri…

Merritt Reservoir
recreation area
Park

Merritt Reservoir

Nebraska

Merritt Dam, a feature of the Ainsworth Unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, is on the Snake River 14 mile…

Nebraska National Forest
National Forest
Park

Nebraska National Forest

Nebraska

Home to the largest hand-planted forest in the Western Hemisphere at the Bessey Ranger District, Nebraska Nati…

222 sq mi
Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands

Nebraska

Niobrara National Scenic River
National Park
Park

Niobrara National Scenic River

Nebraska

With a little something for everyone, the Niobrara National Scenic River is a destination for crossing adventu…

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge
wildlife refuge
Park

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge

Nebraska

North Platte National Wildlife Refuge lies in the Panhandle of Western Nebraska. Established in 1916, the Refu…

Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District
preserve
Park

Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District

Nebraska

Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District is a management office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It w…