Entries by Travel Council

Prairie Winds Wildlife Sanctuary

This is a natural habitat situated on private property and is used for nature study, educational classes, bird watching, observing the annual monarch butterfly migration and simple relaxation. Visitors are welcome, pets on leash. Please call ahead for information, tour appointments, or other arrangements. 1st  Street | Howells, NE | (402) 986-1517 Favorite

Turkey Creek Ranch

Primitive camping and electrical hookups. Ultd. tents, 15 trailers and 2 cabins. Horse pens, horse day rides, hiking, mountain biking and birdwatching. Kawasaki Mule tours available of the breath-taking views for non-riders. 5 miles Northwest of town | Newcastle, NE | (402) 355-2614 www.turkeycreekne.com Favorite

Ponca State Park

2,200 acres and a new 17,000 square foot facility called the Missouri National Recreational River Resource and Education Center. The park is mostly forested with bur oaks and other hardwoods (one bur oak is more than 300 years old). The distinctive calls of whip-poor-wills and barred owls are common during the summer months; bald eagles […]

Crystal Cove Park

The 60-acre park has a 30-acre lake and 1½ miles of hiking/biking trails, is home to more than 200 species of birds. The park is northeast of the Highway 20 and 77 junction; the entrance is on West 39th Street | South Sioux City, NE www.southsiouxcity.org Favorite

Wood Duck Wildlife Management Area

668 acres along the Elkhorn River. The area is mostly wooded, with several oxbow lakes and a stream. Birdwatchers, report many eastern songbirds nesting here and large numbers of geese, ducks, pelicans, cormorants, the occasional trumpter swans and bald eagles in winter on the marshy lakes. Following Hwy 24, go 1½ miles west of town, […]

Pelican Point State Recreation Area

Located along the Missouri River, offers primitive camping (17 campsites, without electrical hookups), $9. and river access. The area has large cottonwoods and isn’t heavily visited. It has a boat ramp and dock, pit toilets, a pavilion, and an electric well. Wildlife includes quail, rabbit, squirrel and waterfowl. Birdwatchers come to see migratory and breeding […]

Dixon County Museum/ Digital Archives

Displays pictures of its 11 towns including 10 depots and military memorabilia of Dixon county from Civil War to WWII. Research house has old newspapers from Dixon county for all your genealogy needs plus files of 10,000 obituaries. 225 South Clark Street | Allen, NE | (402) 287-2885 Favorite