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Includes the historic Niobrara River railroad bridge. Platte River State Park: Cass: 452.5 acres 183.1 ha: Modern observation towers, vintage cabins from earlier campgrounds Ponca State Park: Dixon: 2,123.63 acres 859.40 ha: On the banks of the Missouri River: Smith Falls State Park: Cherry: 265.5 acres 107.4 ha: Nebraska's highest waterfall
Ponca State Park is a public recreation area located on the banks of the Missouri River four miles (6.4 km) north of Ponca, Nebraska, in the northeastern corner of the state. The state park 's approximately 2,100 acres (850 ha) are situated among high bluffs and steep, forested hills adjacent to the Missouri National Recreational River .
Location: Knox County, Nebraska, United States: Nearest town: Niobrara, Nebraska: Coordinates: 1]: Area: 1,236.59 acres (500.43 ha) [2]: Elevation: 1,211 ft (369 m) [1]: Established: 1987 (originally Niobrara Island State Park, est. 1930) [3]: Administered by: Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Visitors: 132,950 (in 2018) [4]: Designation: Nebraska state park: Website: Official website ...
Lewis and Clark Lake was created as a result of the construction of Gavins Point Dam on the Missouri River, completed in 1957. The lake is approximately 25 miles (40 km) long, with a surface area of 31,400 acres (127 km 2), and over 90 miles (140 km) of shoreline; it has a maximum depth of 45 feet (14 m). Following the creation of the reservoir ...
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Indian Cave State Park is a public recreation and historic preservation area covering nearly 3,400 acres (1,400 ha) along the Missouri River in southeast Nebraska.The state park preserves a cave with prehistoric petroglyphs as well as the partially reconstructed village of St. Deroin established in 1853 as part of the former Nemaha Half-Breed Reservation. [3]
The area has a scenic overlook of Mulberry Bend along the Missouri, along with a 3/4 mile hiking trail. [8] Ponca State Park, located near Ponca, Nebraska maintains the Missouri National Recreational River Resource and Education Center. There are many events for outdoor education held annually that focus on the importance of the Missouri River ...
The 8,362-acre (3,384 ha) refuge (46% in Iowa, 54% in Nebraska) preserves an area that would have been otherwise lost to cultivation. In 1960, an Army Corps of Engineers channelization project on the Missouri River moved the main river channel in the area to the west. The former river channel became DeSoto Lake, a seven-mile long oxbow lake. As ...