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Camping is available and there are two toilets. The Bison Trail to Hudson-Meng Bison Kill is a 3-mile hike. The route crosses Whitehead Creek, which forms a ravine splitting the plain between the geologic park and the kill bed interpretive center. View of the Whitehead Creek in Oglala National Grassland from the Bison Hiking Trail
Oglala National Grassland is home to some of the most striking badlands formations in Toadstool Geologic Park, [4] near Crawford, Nebraska and Whitney, Nebraska.. The Hudson-Meng Bison Kill, also located on the grassland, is an archaeological excavation in progress.
The Ogallala aquifer is the principal source of water for agriculture in western Kansas. It’s not an underground lake as some believe but saturated sediments that have been deposited over the ...
The Ogallala Aquifer (oh-gə-LAH-lə) is a shallow water table aquifer surrounded by sand, silt, clay, and gravel located beneath the Great Plains in the United States. As one of the world's largest aquifers, it underlies an area of approximately 174,000 sq mi (450,000 km 2) in portions of eight states (South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas). [1]
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
Aerial view of Lake McConaughy from the south. The lake, formed by Kingsley Dam, is a man-made body of water that is 22 miles (35 km) long, 4 miles (6.4 km) wide at its largest point, and 142 feet (43 m) deep near the dam (at full capacity) – it was constructed between 1936 and 1941 and is fed by the North Platte River. [2]
The station was a supply center and campground for emigrants. In March 1859, the property was purchased by David McCanles and his brother, James, who added a toll bridge across Rock Creek, charging each wagon from 10¢ to 50¢ to cross the bridge depending upon their ability to pay. In 1860, McCanles built a cabin and dug a well on the east ...
The park is open for year-round recreation including fishing, camping, and non-powered boating. [3] Dead Timber State Recreation Area is north of Scribner on U.S. Route 275. [4] Dead Timber State Recreation Area was the site of a seasonal Indian encampment.