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, go eight miles north of Albion on Highway 14, then left on a gravel road one mile to the entrance | Albion, NE
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
Yellowbanks has 680 acres and is known for its turkey hunting.
Located three miles north of town on Highway 121, then 2½ miles west, ½ mile north and ½ mile west on a county road | Battle Creek, NE
Sits atop a bluff & includes the Tower of the Four Winds. Group tours by appointment.
Located at College Drive and 32nd Street | Blair, NE | (402) 533-4455
www.benpark.org
This area encompasses 235 acres along the Elkhorn River and is mixed woods and grassland, with several marshy oxbows.
The area is 1½ miles east and ½ mile north of town | Clearwater, NE
Includes the Andrew Jackson Higgins National Memorial www.higginsmemorial.com which includes replica of the famous Higgins boat, three bronze soldiers; World Trade Center steel sculpture; Quincentenary Belltower, that includes a collection of church bells that ring each quarter hour; Pawnee Plunge a water park featuring four slides, lazy river and Alligator Alley.
Columbus, NE | (402) 562-4269
A 600-acre lake.
Four miles north of Highway 30 on 18th Avenue | Columbus, NE | (402) 564-3171
Two boat ramps are available, and power boating is allowed on Lake North. Activities include waterskiing, jetskiing, swimming, boating, camping (100 tents, 25 trailers), fishing, biking, hiking and picnicking – free of charge.
4 miles North at US Hwy 30 & 18th Ave | Columbus, NE | 888-564-3171
www.loup.com
It has 939 acres, including 300 acres of restored wetland.
Five miles west and one mile north of town | Columbus, NE
1½ miles south of Columbus, NE on Highway 81, east and north of the Platte River bridge
Produced in part by a grant from the Nebraska Division of Travel and Tourism.
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Norfolk, NE 68701
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