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State Parks Guide 2026

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6 | Parks Info: 402-471-0641 Harrison Chappell Rushville Thedford Arthur Oshkosh McCook Ogallala Benkelman Sidney Alliance Mullen Hyannis Imperial Gering Chadron Valentine Stapleton Kimball Grant Hayes Center Harrisburg Tryon Bridgeport North Platte Trenton THOMAS SIOUX DEUEL HITCHCOCK BANNER ARTHUR SHERIDAN GARDEN KEITH DUNDY CHEYENNE BOX BUTTE LINCOLN HOOKER RED WILLOW GRANT CHASE SCOTTS BLUFF CHERRY DAWES FRONTIER LOGAN KIMBALL MORRILL HAYES MCPHERSON PERKINS ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë Southwest Northwest North Central ¶ Date: 4/23/2026 Nebraska Game and Parks 0 20 40 Miles ë ë State Park (SP) County Seat 8 Ash Hollow SHP 9 Bluewater Battlefield SHP 10 Buffalo Bill Ranch SHP 11 Buffalo Bill Ranch SRA 12 Enders Reservoir SRA 13 Lake McConaughy SRA 14 Lake Ogallala SRA 15 Maloney Reservoir SRA 16 Medicine Creek SRA 17 Red Willow Reservoir SRA 18 Rock Creek SRA 19 Sutherland Reservoir SRA 20 Swanson Lake SRA 1 Box Butte Reservoir SRA 2 Bridgeport SRA 3 Chadron SP 4 Fort Robinson SP 5 Minatare Lake SRA 6 Walgren Lake SRA 7 Wildcat Hills SRA 21 Bowring Ranch SHP 22 Calamus SRA 23 Cottonwood Lake SRA 24 Fort Hartsuff SHP 25 Keller Park SRA 26 Long Pine SRA 27 Merritt Reservoir SRA 28 North Loup SRA 29 Sherman Reservoir SRA 30 Smith Falls SP 31 Victoria Springs SRA ë 27 ë 23 ë 21 ë 20 ë 19 ë 18 ë 17 ë 15 ë 14 ë 13 ë 12 ë 11 ë 10 ë 9 ë 8 ë 7 ë 6 ë 5 ë 4 ë 3 ë 2 ë 1 NW SW NC PARKS BY REGION State Trail State Recreation Area (SRA) State Historical Park (SHP) State Park (SP) County Seat # NORTHWEST REGION PG 1 Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area* 10 2 Bridgeport State Recreation Area 11 3 Chadron State Park* 12 4 Fort Robinson State Park* 14 5 Lake Minatare State Recreation Area* 16 6 Walgren Lake State Recreation Area 17 7 Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area and Nature Center* 19 # SOUTHWEST REGION PG 8 Ash Hollow State Historical Park 22 10 Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park 23 11 Buffalo Bill Ranch State Recreation Area* 23 12 Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area* 24 13 Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area* 26 14 Lake Ogallala State Recreation Area* 27 15 Lake Maloney State Recreation Area 28 16 Medicine Creek State Recreation Area* 25 17 Red Willow State Recreation Area* 25 18 Rock Creek Lake State Recreation Area 25 19 Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area 29 20 Swanson Reservoir State Recreation Area* 24 # NORTH CENTRAL REGION PG 21 Bowring Ranch State Historical Park 32 22 Calamus State Recreation Area* 33 23 Cottonwood Lake State Recreation Area 34 24 Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park 35 25 Keller Park State Recreation Area 36 26 Long Pine State Recreation Area 36 27 Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area* 37 28 North Loup State Recreation Area 38 29 Sherman Reservoir State Recreation Area* 39 30 Smith Falls State Park* 40 31 Victoria Springs State Recreation Area* 41 # SOUTH CENTRAL REGION PG 32 Cheyenne State Recreation Area 44 34 East Midway State Recreation Area 49 35 Fort Kearny State Historical Park 46 36 Fort Kearny State Recreation Area* 46 37 Gallagher Canyon State Recreation Area 49 38 Johnson Lake State Recreation Area* 48 39 Kearney Outdoor Education Center 47 4 0 Middle Phillips Canyon State Recreation Area 4 8 41 Mormon Island State Recreation Area* 45 Neligh Lexington Burwell Harrison Chappell Rushville Central City Clay Center Beaver City Thedford Arthur Oshkosh McCook Ogallala Loup City Benkelman Sidney Alliance Bartlett Mullen Hyannis Imperial Aurora Red Cloud Elwood Alma Holdrege Gering Chadron Albion Nelson Springview Valentine St. Paul Stapleton Taylor Minden Brewster Stockville Kimball Ainsworth Butte Hastings Bassett Grand Island Franklin Fullerton Ord Grant Hayes Center O'Neill Broken Bow Harrisburg Tryon Greeley Center Kearney Bridgeport North Platte Trenton DAWSON THOMAS ANTELOPE GARFIELD SIOUX DEUEL BOYD HITCHCOCK BANNER FURNAS CLAY MERRICK BROWN ARTHUR SHERIDAN GARDEN KEITH SHERMAN DUNDY CHEYENNE BOX BUTTE WHEELER LINCOLN HOOKER RED WILLOW GRANT CHASE SCOTTS BLUFF GREELEY WEBSTER CHERRY BOONE DAWES FRONTIER NUCKOLLS KEARNEY HOWARD KEYA PAHA LOGAN LOUP BLAINE KIMBALL GOSPER HARLAN PHELPS HAMILTON MORRILL HALL VALLEY FRANKLIN NANCE HAYES MCPHERSON PERKINS ROCK ADAMS HOLT CUSTER BUFFALO ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë ë Southwest Northwest Northeast North Central South Central ¶ 4/23/2026 Nebraska Game and Parks Commission - Parks Properties 0 20 40 Miles ë State Recreation Area ë State Historical Park (SHP) ë State Park (SP) County Seat 8 Ash Hollow SHP 9 Bluewater Battlefield SHP 10 Buffalo Bill Ranch SHP 11 Buffalo Bill Ranch SRA 12 Enders Reservoir SRA 13 Lake McConaughy SRA 14 Lake Ogallala SRA 15 Maloney Reservoir SRA 16 Medicine Creek SRA 17 Red Willow Reservoir SRA 18 Rock Creek SRA 19 Sutherland Reservoir SRA 20 Swanson Lake SRA Reservoir SRA SP SRA SRA SRA 32 Cheyenne SRA 33 DLD SRA 34 East Midway SRA 35 Fort Kearny SHP 36 Fort Kearny SRA 37 Gallagher Canyon SRA 38 Johnson Lake SRA 39 Kearney Outdoor Education Center 40 Middle Phillips Canyon SRA 41 Mormon Island SRA 42 Plum Creek SRA 43 Sandy Channel SRA 44 Union Pacific SRA 45 War Axe SRA 46 Windmill SRA 21 Bowring Ranch SHP 22 Calamus SRA 23 Cottonwood Lake SRA 24 Fort Hartsuff SHP 25 Keller Park SRA 26 Long Pine SRA 27 Merritt Reservoir SRA 28 North Loup SRA 29 Sherman Reservoir SRA 30 Smith Falls SP 31 Victoria Springs SRA 47 Ashfall Fossil Beds 48 Cowboy Trail 49 Danish Alps SRA 50 Dead Timber SRA 51 Fort Atkinson SHP 52 Fremont Lakes SRA 53 Lewis and Clark 54 Niobrara SP 55 Pelican Point SRA 56 Ponca SP 57 Summit Lake SRA 58 Willow Creek SRA ë 54 ë 47 ë 46 ë 45 ë 44 ë 43 ë 41 ë 34 ë 39 ë 38 ë 37 ë 36 ë 35 ë 33 ë 32 ë 31 ë 30 ë 29 ë 28 ë 27 ë 26 ë 25 ë 24 ë 23 ë 22 ë 21 ë 20 ë 19 ë 18 ë 17 ë 16 ë 15 ë 14 ë 13 ë 12 ë 11 ë 10 ë 9 ë 8 ë 7 ë 6 ë 5 ë 4 ë 3 ë 2 ë 1 ë 40 NW SW SC ë 42 NC As of 4/23/2026

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