Minatare Lake State Recreation Area
- Status
- Open (per official listing)
- Entrance fee
- Not posted
- Day-use reservations
- None mentioned
- Dogs
- Not stated — check with park
- Camping
- Yes
- Official site
- outdoornebraska.gov(308) 783-2911
Official page last checked Oct 29, 2026. How we keep this current
Overview
Minatare Lake State Recreation Area is a 22-acre recreation area in Scotts Bluff County, about 10 miles northeast of Scottsbluff.
Popular activities here are horseback riding, winter sports, historic sites, boating, and swimming. Water access includes a swimming beach and a boat ramp. Overnight options include campsites, with tent sites and showers.
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. 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.
Things to do
CampingBoatingWinter sportsFishingPicnickingSwimmingHorseback ridingWildlife viewing and birdingHistoric sites and tours
Boating and paddling
Boating, Boat ramp, Boat dock, Water skiing, Sailing
Fishing
Fishing, 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
Water
- Swimming beach
- Boat ramp
- Marina or boat slips
- Fish cleaning station
Camping
- RV dump station
- Tent camping
✓ 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
- 50320 Stonegate Rd
Minatare, NE 69356-0188 - Nearest town
- Scottsbluff — about 10 mi northeast (straight line)
- Coordinates
- 41.9328, -103.4932
- Phone
- (308) 783-2911
- ngpc.Lake.Minatare@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
- USGS PAD-US 4.1 (boundary and acreage)
“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