Sutherland Reservoir 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) 535-8025
Official page last checked Oct 29, 2026. How we keep this current
Overview
Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area is a 3,153-acre recreation area in Lincoln County, about 4 miles south of Sutherland.
Visitors come for winter sports, hunting in season, boating, swimming, and fishing. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming beach and a boat ramp. For overnight stays there are campsites (tent sites).
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. | — | — |
Camping details from the park
Camping: Yes. Site types: pads without electric, non-pad sites without electric, primitive camping only. Facilities in park: drinking water.
From the official park page, checked Oct 29, 2026. Site counts and prices can change; confirm when booking.
Things to do
CampingBoatingWinter sportsFishingPicnickingSwimmingHuntingWildlife viewing and birding
Boating and paddling
Boating, Boat ramp, Boat dock, Water skiing
Fishing
Fishing, Fish cleaning station
A state fishing license is usually required.
Amenities
Facilities
- Restrooms
- Vault or pit toilets
- Drinking water
- Picnic areas
Water
- Swimming beach
- Boat ramp
- Marina or boat slips
- Fish cleaning station
Camping
- 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
- W State Farm Road and S NE Hwy 25
North Platte, NE 69101 - Nearest town
- Sutherland — about 4 mi south (straight line)
- Coordinates
- 41.0991, -101.1394
- Phone
- (308) 535-8025
- Rod.Schimmer@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