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Heralded for its therapeutic value, water from Victoria's mineral springs was once bottled for sale nationwide. Now, this secluded, scenic, 60-acre SRA, east of Anselmo, is a great little getaway place. Facilities: 2 housekeeping cabins, 60 non-pad campsites, 21 electrical hookups (30/50 amp), dump station, showers, restrooms, water, picnic tables, shelter, paddleboats, fishing lagoon. Windows Media Video Tour - Click Here Quicktime Video Tour - Click Here Attractions Established in 1925 ...

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Windmill State Recreation Area (SRA) is one of two highly developed areas operated by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in the state's unique "chain of lakes" along Interstate 80. Situated at the Gibbon Interchange, between Kearney and Grand Island, it was once a stopping spot for early-day travelers. It still serves travelers today with modem camping facilities, a 14-acre man-made lake, and a fascinating assortment of antique windmills. It draws its name from the locale, Windmill ...

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Wildcat Hills SRA & Big Game Reserve encompass 761 acres of rugged rock buttes & pine-covered canyons, 10 miles S of Gering. It is also home to an extraordinary Nature-Visitor Center. The picnic area and game reserve were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Ad ministration (WPA) during the Depression era . Nearly all of the buildings and facilities on the area, with the exception of the new nature center, are built of native stone, quarried nearby. Wood for ...

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The chance to sleep in an authentic retired caboose, put-and-take trout fishing and outstanding camping facilities highlight the outdoor fun at Two Rivers SRA, located southwest of Venice. The 622-acre area boasts 320 acres of water in several sandpit lakes. Besides a variety of fishing opportunities and non-powered boating, there is an unsupervised swimming beach and concession. Two Rivers also has bicycles for rent and an accessible fishing pier. Windows Media Video Tour - Click Here ...

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Sutherland SRA is a 3017-acre lake with 37 acres of land on three accesses. The area offers primitive camping, power boating, fishing and a swimming beach. There are non-electrical pad sites along with non designated sites. Windows Media Video Tour - Click Here Quicktime Video Tour - Click Here Attractions The Oregon Trail 9 hole golf course is located just a few minutes north of the lake. Ice fisherman should take care during the winter - heated water discharged from the power plant can ...

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Nebraska's newest state park straddles the Niobrara National Scenic River, 18 miles east of Valentine. The park protects the biological and scenic significance of the location, while allowing the public to view the state's highest waterfall. The area primarily serves day-use visitors, canoers on the Niobrara River and canoe campers. Attractions The south side of the river, where the falls are located, is maintained in a natural state. Hiking is limited to established trails to prevent ...

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Rock Creek State Recreation Area is a 50-acre lake on Rock Creek with 54 acres of land. This area offers camping, hiking, boating, fishing and picnicking. There are non-designated campsites available. ATTRACTIONS Rock Creek Fish Hatchery is nearby. Overnight AccommodationsCamping Facilities: 43 non-pad sites without electricity Camping at Rock Creek State Recreation Area is primitive.

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Riverview Marina SRA, with its access to the Missouri River, is very popular. It is a 47-acre site adjacent to the Missouri River that offers electrical and primitive campsites with a shower house. The area offers camping, fishing and picnicking. Windows Media Video Tour - Click Here Quicktime Video Tour - Click Here Attractions The beautiful Arbor Lodge State Historical Park is nearby in Nebraska City. Overnight AccommodationsCamping Facilities: 16 camping pads with electrical hookups* 30 ...

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At top conservation pool, the lake at Red Willow Reservoir covers 1628 acres of the nearly 6000 acres managed for public recreation and wildlife. The dam on Red Willow Creek is a zoned, earth-filled structure, 126 feet high and 3159 feet long. Completed in 1962, it measures 30 feet thick at the top with a maximum base of 820 feet. Its waters provide primary or supplemental irrigation for 28524 acres of land. Attractions Some of the finest fishing and hunting in the state are found at Red ...

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Along the picturesque Missouri River bluffs in NE Nebraska, Ponca State Park is the eastern gateway to the 59-mile section of the Missouri National Recreational River, one of two unchannelized stretches of the river bordering Nebraska" Designated under the Scenic River Act in 1978, this section of river gives visitors a glimpse of how the untamed river looked before modern man changed it forever. The park is two miles from the town of Ponca. Both the park and the town are named for the proud ...

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