Medicine Creek State Recreation Area
- Status
- Open (per official listing)
- Entrance fee
- Not posted
- Day-use reservations
- None mentioned
- Dogs
- Not stated — check with park
- Camping
- YesAlso cabins
- Official site
- outdoornebraska.gov(308) 697-4667
Official page last checked Oct 29, 2026. How we keep this current
Overview
Medicine Creek State Recreation Area is a 1,007-acre recreation area in Frontier County, about 8 miles northwest of Cambridge.
Popular activities here are winter sports, hunting in season, boating, swimming, and fishing. Water access includes a swimming beach and a boat ramp. For overnight stays there are campsites (tent sites and showers). There are also cabins for rent.
Camping
| Campground or site type | Sites | Hookups / features | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camping Park-level flags from NGPC GIS; individual campgrounds and site counts not published in this source. | — | ElectricShowers | — |
Camping details from the park
Camping: Yes. Site types: pads with electric, pads without electric, non-pad sites without electric, primitive camping only. Facilities in park: showers, dump station, drinking water, modern restrooms.
From the official park page, checked Oct 29, 2026. Site counts and prices can change; confirm when booking.
Cabins and lodging
- Cabins
- Lodging
Cabins, Lodging available (NGPC GIS flag).
Things to do
CampingBoatingWinter sportsFishingPicnickingSwimmingHuntingWildlife viewing and birding
Boating and paddling
Boating, Boat ramp, Boat dock, Boat slips, Water skiing, Sailing
Fishing
Fishing, Bait, Fish cleaning station
A state fishing license is usually required.
Amenities
Facilities
- Restrooms
- Flush toilets
- Vault or pit toilets
- Showers
- Drinking water
- Picnic areas
- Picnic shelters
- Playground
- Park or camp store
- Parking
Water
- Swimming beach
- Boat ramp
- Marina or boat slips
- Fish cleaning station
Camping
- RV dump station
- Tent camping
Lodging
- Cabins
✓ listed by the park · ✕ the park says it is not available. Anything not shown here isn’t mentioned by the official source — that means unknown, not unavailable.
Getting there
- Address
- 40611 Rd 728
Cambridge, NE 69022-9312 - Nearest town
- Cambridge — about 8 mi northwest (straight line)
- Coordinates
- 40.3872, -100.2264
- Phone
- (308) 697-4667
- aric.riggins@nebraska.gov
Nearby state parks
Sources and freshness
- Nebraska State Parks — park page — last checked Oct 29, 2026; page says updated Sep 30, 2016
- NGPC ArcGIS feature service Parks_Locations (owner NGPC.GISAdmin) + TrailsNewmap layer 8
“Last checked” is when our system last read the official source. No change has been detected since this page was first published. Hours, fees and rules can change without notice — confirm with the park before you go. Methodology