NEBRASKAland Magazine is dedicated to outstanding photography and informative writing with an engaging mix of articles and photos highlighting Nebraska’s outdoor activities, parklands, wildlife, history and people.
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MAY 2018 • NEBRASKAland 51 PHOTO BY ERIC FOWLER PHOTO BY ERIC FOWLER Eugene T. Mahoney SP (Cass) – Two campgrounds offer 149 camping pads with 30-amp electrical hookups. Some spots also offer 50-amp service and 7 offer water and sewer service. Drinking water and modern showers and latrines are available at both campsites. The park also offers a coin- operated laundry and dump station. Fort Kearny SRA (Buffalo, (Buffalo, Kearney) Kearney) – 94 camping pads with electrical hookups. Of these, 28 are 50-30 amp and 66 are 30 amp. Additionally, 26 camping pads are available without electricity. There are showers and modern restrooms, plus a trailer dump station. Stately cottonwood trees, some more than 100 years old, shade much of the camping area. Fort Robinson SP (Dawes, Sioux) – Three campgrounds cater to a wide range of styles, each offering sites suitable for RVs and a majority with ample shade. They are the Red Cloud Campground with full hookups, the Soldier Creek Campground with a wide variety of sites ranging from pads with electricity to primitive tent sites, and the Equestrian Campground, with electricity and conveniently located near stalls for boarding horses. The park also offers group camping. In all, there are 100 pads with both 50-amp and 30-amp sites available. Modern restrooms, laundry, showers, water, a dump station, picnic tables and shelters are all on site. Fremont Lakes SRA (Dodge) – 190 hard-surfaced pads with 30-amp electrical hookups, as well as 12 non-pad sites with electrical hookups. The campground is situated among mature shade trees. Showers, modern restrooms, water and two dump stations are available. Indian Cave SP (Nemaha, Nemaha, Richardson) Richardson) – 134 units with 30-amp electrical hookups (22 of which also have 50-amp capability). Showers, modern restrooms, a laundry facility and a dump station, as well as picnic tables and grills, are available for RV guests. Johnson Lake SRA (Gosper) (Gosper) – 113 pad sites with 30- and 50-amp electrical hookups. Modern restrooms, a dump station and shower house are available. Reservations are accepted. Keller Park SRA (Brown) – 25 camping pads with 30-amp electrical hookups, as well as 10 non-pad sites without electricity. Restrooms, a dump station and water are available. Lake McConaughy SRA (Keith) – Three modern campgrounds with more than 208 pad sites with 30- and 50-amp electrical hookups and 30 full-hookup sites, with more becoming available throughout 2018. Also available are coin-operated shower facilities, modern restrooms and two dump stations. Lake Ogallala SRA (Keith) – 82 camping pads with 30- and 50-amp electrical hookups. Primitive camping is available on the west side of Lake Ogallala at several areas. Water and primitive restrooms are available. Lake Wanahoo SRA (Saunders) – 24 grass pads with 50-amp electrical hookups, 50 gravel pads with electrical hookups and 60 tent camping sites without electricity. A playground is located on the west side of the park in the electrical campground. Modern restrooms are available, as are coin-operated showers. Lewis and Clark Lake SRA (Knox) – More than 150 electrical sites with 30- and 50-amp electrical hookups and more than 100 primitive campsites. Campgrounds include showers, picnic tables, fire pits, nearby water spigots (not hookups), dump stations and a playground. Camping is available year-round, however modern facilities operate from April-October, weather permitting. An equestrian camping area with corrals is also located in the south shore area. Water is available but there is no electricity. Louisville SRA (Cass) – 223 camping pads with 30- and 50-amp electrical hookups. Newly upgraded camping facilities include showers and restrooms. Campers also have access to water, a dump station and a playground. Lake Maloney SRA (Lincoln) – 56 pads with 50-amp hookups for lakeside camping. Coin-operated showers, dump stations, water, two boat ramps and vault toilets are on site. Medicine Creek SRA (Frontier) – 72 camping pads with 30- and 50-amp David Beasley sits in front of his RV at a lakeside campground at Alexandria SRA in Jefferson County.