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OutdoorNebraska.gov | 43 SOUTH CENTRAL REGION H eaded up Interstate 80? This area is filled with delightful spots to stop, take a breather, and have some fun, whether that's camping, fishing, wildlife-watching or something else. Many of these parks have great fishing, and Fort Kearny is a popular spot to enjoy the spring sandhill crane migration. Soak in the peace and quiet – or plan a trip during one of Fort Kearny State Historical Park's living history events to see cannon firings light up the sky. Cheyenne State Recreation Area East Midway State Recreation Area Fort Kearny State Historical Park Fort Kearny State Recreation Area Gallagher Canyon State Recreation Area Johnson Lake State Recreation Area Kearney Outdoor Education Center Middle Phillips Canyon State Recreation Area Mormon Island State Recreation Area Plum Creek State Recreation Area Sandy Channel State Recreation Area Union Pacific State Recreation Area War Axe State Recreation Area Windmill State Recreation Area

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• ICON KEY
• Cabins and camping are big attractions
• PARKS BY REGION
• Box Butte Reservoir STATE RECREATION AREA
• Bridgeport STATE RECREATION AREA
• Chadron STATE PARK
• Fort Robinson STATE PARK
• Lake Minatare STATE RECREATION AREA
• Walgren Lake STATE RECREATION AREA
• Wildcat Hills STATE RECREATION AREA
• Ash Hollow STATE HISTORICAL PARK
• Buffalo Bill Ranch STATE HISTORICAL PARK and RECREATION AREA
• Southwest Reservoirs: Enders, Swanson, Red Willow, ROCK CREEK LAKE AND Medicine Creek SRAs
• Lake McConaughy STATE RECREATION AREA
• Lake Ogallala STATE RECREATION AREA
• Lake Maloney STATE RECREATION AREA
• SUTHERLAND Reservoir STATE RECREATION AREA
• Bowring Ranch STATE HISTORICAL PARK
• Calamus STATE RECREATION AREA
• Cottonwood Lake STATE RECREATION AREA
• Fort Hartsuff STATE HISTORICAL PARK
• Keller Park STATE RECREATION AREA
• LONG PINE STATE RECREATION AREA
• Merritt Reservoir STATE RECREATION AREA
• North Loup STATE RECREATION AREA
• Sherman Reservoir STATE RECREATION AREA
• Smith Falls STATE PARK
• Victoria Springs STATE RECREATION AREA
• Cheyenne AND War Axe STATE RECREATION AREAs
• Mormon Island STATE RECREATION AREA
• Fort Kearny STATE HISTORICAL PARK and RECREATION AREA
• Kearney Outdoor Education Center
• Johnson Lake STATE RECREATION AREA
• Middle Phillips Canyon STATE RECREATION AREA
• Gallagher Canyon STATE RECREATION AREA
• East Midway and Plum creek STATE RECREATION Areas
• Sandy channel and union pacific STATE RECREATION Areas
• Windmill STATE RECREATION AREA
• Ashfall Fossil Beds STATE HISTORICAL PARK
• Danish Alps STATE RECREATION AREA
• Cowboy RECREATION and nature trail
• Dead Timber STATE RECREATION AREA
• Fort Atkinson STATE HISTORICAL PARK
• Fremont Lakes STATE RECREATION AREA
• Pelican Point and Summit Lake STATE RECREATION AREAS
• Lewis and Clark STATE RECREATION AREA
• Niobrara STATE PARK
• Ponca STATE PARK
• Willow Creek STATE RECREATION AREA
• VENTURE PARK: Eugene T. Mahoney STATE PARK
• Lied Platte River Bridge trail
• VENTURE PARK: Louisville STATE RECREATION AREA
• Memphis STATE RECREATION AREA
• VENTURE PARK: Platte River STATE PARK
• VENTURE PARK: Schramm Park
• Two Rivers STATE RECREATION AREA
• ALEXANDRIA STATE RECREATION AREA
• Riverview MARINA STATE RECREATION AREA
• Arbor Lodge STATE HISTORICAL PARK
• BLUE RIVER STATE RECREATION AREA
• The Salt Valley Lakes: Branched Oak, Pawnee, Conestoga STATE RECREATION AREAS
• The Salt Valley Lakes (continued): Stagecoach and Wagon Train STATE RECREATION AREAS
• The Salt Valley Lakes (continued): Bluestem and olive creek STATE RECREATION AREAS
• Indian Cave STATE PARK
• Rock Creek Station STATE HISTORICAL PARK and RECREATION AREA
• Rockford STATE RECREATION AREA
• Verdon STATE RECREATION AREA
• NEBRASKA STATE CAMPING AREAS
• NEBRASKA STATE CAMPING AREAS (continued)