Nebraska State Parks
Chadron State Park (Dawes) 973 acres
Located within Nebraska National Forest, nine miles south of Chadron, Nebraska, in the northwestern portion of the state. The park includes a portion of the Pine Ridge escarpment and Chadron Creek. It is wooded with ponderosa pine throughout and cottonwood trees near the creek and lagoon.
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (Cass) 690 acres
Located on the Platte River, off Interstate 80, approximately four miles east of Ashland, Nebraska. The park features lodging and conferencing facilities, an aquatic center, marina, multi-purpose trails, the Kountze Memorial Theater, multiple facilities for event rentals, and a 70-foot observation tower overlooking the Platte River Valley.
Fort Robinson State Park (Dawes & Sioux) 22,673 acres
A former U.S. Army fort and now a major feature of Fort Robinson State Park and historic preservation area located 2 miles west of Crawford on U.S. Route 20 in the Pine Ridge region of northwest Nebraska. The fort was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960 and is part of the Fort Robinson and Red Cloud Agency historic district. This includes Fort Robinson and the site of the second Red Cloud Agency (about 1.5 miles to the east). The district also includes the Camp Camby site and the 1886 Percy Homestead.
Indian Cave State Park (Nemaha & Richardson) 3,052 acres
Borders the Missouri River in Nebraska that preserves a cave with prehistoric petroglyphs and the partially reconstructed village of St. Deroin established in 1853 and part of the former Nemaha Half-Breed Reservation.
Niobrara State Park (Knox) 1,640 acres
Located at the confluence of the Missouri and Niobrara rivers in the northeast corner of Nebraska.The state park occupies 1,640 acres of bluffs to the west of the village of Niobrara.
Platte River State Park (Cass) 519 acres
Located on the southern bluffs of the Platte River two miles west of Louisville, Nebraska. The state park has a relatively steep, rolling topography compared to the surrounding region.
Ponca State Park (Dixon) 2,400 acres
Located on the banks of the Missouri River four miles north of Ponca, Nebraska, in the northeastern corner of the state. The state park is situated among high bluffs and steep, forested hills adjacent to the Missouri National Recreational River.
Smith Falls State Park (Cherry) 252 acre
Smith Falls, at 63 feet is the highest waterfall in the state of Nebraska and the centerpiece of Smith Falls State Park. The state park and falls are located 12 miles east-north east of Valentine and 3 miles south west of Sparks, on the south side of the Niobrara River.
Nebraska Historical State Parks List
Arbor Lodge State Historical Park (Otoe) 973 acres
Ash Hollow State Historical Park (Garden) 1,001 acres
Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park (Antelope) 360 acres
Bowring Ranch State Historical Park (Cherry) 235 acres
Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park (Lincoln) 25 acres
Fort Atkinson State Historical Park (Washington) 157 acres
Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park (Valley) 18 acres
Fort Kearny State Historical Park (Buffalo) 80 acres
Rock Creek Station State Historical Park (Jefferson) 350 acres
Nebraska Recreation Areas List
Alexandria State Recreation Area
Arnold State Recreation Area
Atkinson Lake State Recreation Area
Blue River State Recreation Area
Bluestem State Recreation Area
Bowman Lake State Recreation Area
Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area
Branched Oak State Recreation Area
Bridgeport State Recreation Area
Brownville State Recreation Area
Buffalo Bill Ranch State Recreation Area
Calamus State Recreation Area
Champion Lake State Recreation Area
Cheyenne State Recreation Area
Conestoga State Recreation Area
Cottonmill Lake State Recreation Area
Crystal Lake State Recreation Area
Dead Timber State Recreation Area
DLD State Recreation Area
Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area
Fort Kearny State Recreation Area
Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area
Gallagher Canyon State Recreation Area
Johnson Lake State Recreation Area
Keller Park State Recreation Area
Lake Maloney State Recreation Area
Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area
Lake Minatare State Recreation Area
Lake Ogallala State Recreation Area
Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area
Long Lake State Recreation Area
Long Pine State Recreation Area
Louisville State Recreation Area
Medicine Creek State Recreation
Area Memphis State Recreation Area
Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area
Mormon Island State Recreation Area
North Loup State Recreation Area
Olive Creek State Recreation Area
Oliver Reservoir State Recreation Area
Pawnee Lake State Recreation Area
Pelican Point State Recreation Area
Pibel Lake State Recreation Area
Pioneer State Recreation Area
Red Willow Reservoir State Recreation Area
Riverview Marina State Recreation Area
Rock Creek Lake State Recreation Area
Rock Creek Station State Recreation Area
Rockford State Recreation Area
Sandy Channel State Recreation Area
Schramm Park State Recreation Area
Sherman Reservoir State Recreation Area
Stagecoach State Recreation Area
Summit Lake State Recreation Area
Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area
Swanson Reservoir State Recreation Area
Two Rivers State Recreation Area
Union Pacific State Recreation Area
Verdon State Recreation Area
Victoria Springs State Recreation Area
Wagon Train State Recreation Area
Walgren Lake State Recreation Area
War Axe State Recreation Area
Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area
Willow Creek State Recreation Area
Windmill State Recreation Area