32 Nebraskaland • October 2019
LEFT: Autumn light plays off
clouds above a lone tree along a
country road at sunrise in Chase
County. – Eric Fowler
BELOW: Trees and grasses show
their fall colors in the Ash Grove
area at Calamus Reservoir WMA
in Loup County.
– Eric Fowler
RIGHT: Leaves from a cottonwood
tree rest along the shoreline of
Smith Lake south of Rushville in
Sheridan County. – Justin Haag
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Arbor Lodge State Park, Nebraska City (late
September to early October)
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Chadron State Park, Chadron (mid-to-late October)
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Fort Robinson State Park, Crawford (mid-September
to mid-October)
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Indian Cave State Park, Shubert (early-to-mid
October)
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Niobrara State Park, Niobrara (late September to
mid-October)
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Eugene T. Mahoney and Platte River state parks,
Ashland and Louisville, respectively (mid-October)
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Ponca State Park, Ponca (early-to-mid October)
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Smith Falls State Park, Valentine (late September)
The fall foliage at the following state parks are spectacular to see (peak times dependent on first frost):
