Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
23
Lake McConaughy
Master Plan
progress continues
Design work completed at Lake
McConaughy State Recreation Area,
one of Nebraska's most visited state
parks, brings the Lake McConaughy/
Lake Ogallala Master Plan closer to
completion.
The design work comes after five
years — and more than $4 million
— of focused improvements at the
lake after the Lake McConaughy/
Lake Ogallala Master Plan was
implemented in 2017.
Work completed in 2023 included
30% of the design on a 37-site, full-
service campground at Martin Bay,
where construction will begin in
2024. About 30% of the design work
also was completed on the expanded
dump station at Martin Bay, where
construction will start in 2025.
Designs also were completed on
improved vehicle beach parking at
Martin, No Name and Arthur bays.
A new boat ramp, parking lot and other improvements in
Martin Bay are part of a Motorized Water Trails project at Lake
McConaughy State Recreation Area in Keith County.
Shooting sports complex opens
under Game and Parks ownership
The Kearney Outdoor Education Complex, formerly the Fort Kearny
Shooting Sports Complex, is Game and Parks' newest outdoor education
center. It opened in the summer northeast of Kearney. For shotgun
shooters, the complex features four trap fields with two overlaying skeet
fields and one five-stand range. The complex's 2,900-square-foot education
center has a full kitchen and is rentable to the public. It is compliant with
the American with Disabilities Act and offers classroom seating for up to
100 people.
The city of Kearney's Law Enforcement Firearms Training Range — a
100-yard rifle/pistol range — also was opened to the public thanks to a
cooperative agreement with Game and Parks. This range is adjacent to
KOEC and is open to the public by Game and Parks staff when not in use for
law enforcement training.
