Nebraska State Parks
Nebraska State Parks, run by Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC), has 8 state parks, 59 recreation areas, 9 historic sites, 1 state trail in this directory. 63 units offer camping and 0 allow dogs under park rules.
The state reports 80 units (source); counts differ when the state includes or excludes areas such as trails, boat launches or undeveloped land. See coverage notes.
Map and filter Nebraska parksOfficial site: outdoornebraska.gov
Fees, passes and reservations
Entrance fees and passes
No statewide pass information was found on the official site.
Reservations
Browse Nebraska parks by activity
Camping 63Cabins and lodging 10Swimming 32Fishing 62Boating and paddling 59Hiking 41Accessible features 23Historic sites 14Beaches 25Horseback riding 15Winter recreation 32
All 77 parks and units
Listed by designation. Fees shown are the main entrance fee where the park posts one.
State parks (8)
Chadron State ParkState Park · Chadron · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Swimming, Hiking, Boating, Fishing, Accessible features
Eugene T. Mahoney State ParkState Park · Ashland · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Swimming, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Fort Robinson State ParkState Park · Crawford · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Swimming, Hiking, Boating, Fishing, Accessible features
Indian Cave State ParkState Park · Shubert · Camping, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Niobrara State ParkState Park · Niobrara · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Swimming, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Platte River State ParkState Park · Louisville · Cabins/lodging, Swimming, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Ponca State ParkState Park · Ponca · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Swimming, Hiking, Boating, Fishing, Accessible features
Smith Falls State ParkState Park · Valentine · Camping, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Recreation areas (59)
Alexandria State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Fairbury · Camping, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Blue River State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Lincoln · Fishing
Bluestem State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Lincoln · Camping, Swimming, Boating, Fishing
Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Crawford · Camping, Swimming, Boating, Fishing
Branched Oak State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Raymond · Camping, Swimming, Hiking, Boating, Fishing, Accessible features
Bridgeport State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Gering · Camping, Swimming, Boating, Fishing
Buffalo Bill Ranch State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · North Platte · Camping, Fishing
Calamus Reservoir State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Burwell · Camping, Boating, Fishing, Accessible features
Cheyenne State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Grand Island · Camping, Boating, Fishing
Conestoga Lake State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Lincoln · Camping, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Cottonwood Lake State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Merriman · Camping, Boating, Fishing
Danish Alps State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Hubbard · Camping, Hiking, Boating, Fishing, Accessible features
Dead Timber State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Scribner · Camping, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
DLD State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Doniphan · Camping
Enders Reservoir State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Enders · Camping, Swimming, Boating, Fishing
Fort Kearny State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Kearney · Camping, Swimming, Hiking, Boating, Fishing, Accessible features
Fremont Lakes State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Fremont · Camping, Swimming, Hiking, Boating, Fishing, Accessible features
Gallagher Canyon State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Elwood · Camping, Boating, Fishing
Johnson Lake State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Elwood · Camping, Swimming, Hiking, Boating, Fishing, Accessible features
Keller Park State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Bassett · Camping, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Lake McConaughy State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Ogallala · Camping, Swimming, Boating, Fishing
Lake Ogallala State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Ogallala · Camping, Swimming, Hiking, Boating, Fishing, Accessible features
Lake Wanahoo State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Wahoo
Lewis and Clark Lake State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Crofton · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Swimming, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Long Lake State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Bassett · Camping, Boating, Fishing
Long Pine State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Bassett · Camping, Hiking, Fishing
Louisville State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Louisville · Camping, Swimming, Hiking, Boating, Fishing, Accessible features
Maloney Reservoir State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · North Platte · Camping, Swimming, Boating, Fishing, Accessible features
Medicine Creek State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Cambridge · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Swimming, Boating, Fishing
Memphis Lake State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Lincoln · Camping, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Merritt Reservoir State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Valentine · Camping, Boating, Fishing
Minatare Lake State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Minatare · Camping, Swimming, Boating, Fishing
Mormon Island State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Doniphan · Camping, Swimming, Hiking, Boating, Fishing, Accessible features
North Loup State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Doniphan · Camping, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Olive Creek State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Lincoln · Camping, Boating, Fishing
Pawnee Lake State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Lincoln · Camping, Swimming, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Pelican Point State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Fort Calhoun · Camping, Boating, Fishing
Red Willow Reservoir State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · McCook · Camping, Swimming, Boating, Fishing
Riverview State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Nebraska City · Camping, Boating, Fishing
Rock Creek State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Enders · Camping, Hiking, Boating, Fishing, Accessible features
Rock Creek Station State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Fairbury · Camping, Hiking
Rockford Lake State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Fairbury · Camping, Swimming, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Sandy Channel State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Kearney · Camping, Boating, Fishing
Schramm Park State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Gretna · Hiking
Sherman Reservoir State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Loup City · Camping, Hiking, Boating, Fishing, Accessible features
Stagecoach Lake State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Lincoln · Camping, Boating, Fishing, Accessible features
Summit Lake State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Fort Calhoun · Camping, Swimming, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · North Platte · Camping, Swimming, Boating, Fishing
Swanson Reservoir State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · McCook · Camping, Swimming, Boating, Fishing
Two Rivers State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Waterloo · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Swimming, Hiking, Boating, Fishing, Accessible features
Union Pacific State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Kearney · Camping, Boating, Fishing
Verdon State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Shubert · Camping, Boating, Fishing, Accessible features
Victoria Springs State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Anselmo · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Boating, Fishing, Accessible features
Wagon Train State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Lincoln · Camping, Swimming, Hiking, Boating, Fishing, Accessible features
Walgren Lake State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Chadron · Camping, Boating, Fishing, Accessible features
War Axe State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Gibbon · Camping, Boating, Fishing
Wildcat Hills State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Gering · Camping, Hiking
Willow Creek State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Pierce · Camping, Swimming, Hiking, Boating, Fishing, Accessible features
Windmill State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Gibbon · Camping, Swimming, Boating, Fishing, Accessible features
Historic sites (9)
Arbor Lodge State Historical ParkState Historical Park · Nebraska City · Hiking
Ash Hollow State Historical ParkState Historical Park · Lewellen · Hiking
Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical ParkState Historical Park · Royal · Hiking
Bowring Ranch State Historical ParkState Historical Park · Merriman
Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical ParkState Historical Park · North Platte · Hiking
Fort Atkinson State Historical ParkState Historical Park · Fort Calhoun · Hiking
Fort Hartsuff State Historical ParkState Historical Park · Burwell
Fort Kearny State Historical ParkState Historical Park · Kearney
Rock Creek Station State Historical ParkState Historical Park · Fairbury · Hiking
State trails (1)
Cowboy TrailState Recreation Trail · Norfolk
Coverage notes
Inventory source: NGPC ArcGIS feature service Parks_Locations (owner NGPC.GISAdmin) + TrailsNewmap layer 8. We re-check it weekly and keep renamed, merged and closed parks traceable.
Not included: Wildlife management areas, fish hatcheries (Not state park areas.); Lied Bridge Trail, river/water trails (TrailsNewmap layer 8) (Trail segments / water trails, not park areas.); John G. Neihardt State Historic Site (managed outside the state park system or not a visitor destination); Campsite_Inventory and similar NGPC layers (Contain personal vehicle data; deliberately not used.).
Statewide information last reviewed Oct 29, 2026.