Part of the Missouri National Recreational River, both a unit of the National Park System and the National Wild and Scenic River Systems. The overlook, by the Newcastle-Vermillion Bridge on Highway 15, offers a spectacular view of the Missouri River. Handicapped accessible for a good portion, the paved walk to various lookouts is moderately strenuous, […]
Has 340 acres of prairie and woods, with a 75-acre lake. Wildlife includes pheasant, quail, rabbit and waterfowl. The lake has bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass and walleye. Motorboats are limited to 5 mph. Primitive camping is allowed. Neligh, NE Favorite
53138 HWY 12|Niobrara, NE | 402-857-3504 https://golftatanka.com/ Favorite
At the western edge of town, is 25 acres of upland grasses along an old railroad bed. Sholes, NE Favorite
George Shannon, the youngest and most educated in the Corps of Discovery, was lost for 16 days in the area of present day northeast Nebraska. The Trail encompasses an area steeped in history, dotted with pioneer cemeteries and ghost towns. The Nebraska communities involved are Bloomfield, Bow Valley, Center, Creighton, Crofton, Hartington, Lindy, Niobrara, St. […]
The wild west era where famous outlaws, horse thieves, lynch mobs, and lawmen ruled this area is past. Today along the Outlaw Trail (Nebraska Highway 12), you’ll be greeted only by friendly folks and big smiles as well as plenty of quiet hideaways. Extending from the metropolitan area of South Sioux City to the “Old […]
Omaha – Sioux City Lewis and Clark Visitor Center, located atop Calumet Bluff. Crofton, NE | 402-667-2546 Lewis and Clark Lake State Recreation Area, about 10 miles north of Crofton on Highway 121. 402-388-4169. For more information about Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area, call 402-388-4169. Lewis and Clark Wayside Exhibit, commemorates the historic discovery […]
The Cowboy Trail is a rail trail in northern Nebraska. It is a multi-use recreational trail suitable for bicycling, walking and horseback riding. It occupies an abandoned Chicago and North Western Railway corridor. The trailheads are located in Norfolk and Valentine and the surface is either pavement or crushed limestone. When completed, the Cowboy Trail […]
At the easternmost tip of the Sandhills is a crossroads of distinct ecosystems. The 140-acre area includes oak woodland, sandhills prairie, wetlands and a stretch of the Beaver Creek. It is the site where Logan Fontenelle, a chief of the Omaha people, was killed by a Sioux war party in 1855. To find the preserve, […]
As the name indicates, the area includes 640 acres of a hardwood bottomland forest through which Battle Creek flows. Located is 2½ miles south, one mile west of town | Battle Creek, NE Favorite
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