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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 ...
Smith Falls, at 63 feet (19 m), is the highest waterfall in the state of Nebraska and the centerpiece of Smith Falls State Park. The state park and falls are located 12 miles (19 km) east-northeast of Valentine and 3 miles southwest of Sparks, on the south side of the Niobrara River. Access to the falls is via a footbridge across the river from ...
Niobrara State Park: Knox: 1,236.59 acres 500.43 ha: 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 ...
Niobrara was founded in 1856, when a group of men headed by a Dr. Benneville Yeakel Shelly marked their claim to an area on the banks of the Missouri River. There, a fort was built to protect the early settlers from Indian attacks. [7] The settlement took its name from the Niobrara River. [8] [9]
Bison cows at the Niobrara Valley Preserve. The Niobrara Valley Preserve is one of the largest areas of land devoted to conservation in the Great Plains. The preserve protects 25 miles (40 km) of the south bank of the Niobrara River and 8.5 miles (14 km) of the north bank. Steep hills and bluffs rise up to 400-foot above (120 m) the north bank ...
People looking to save money for a big trip or financial investment may want to make plans around an "extra" paycheck in their pocket.. Employees who get paid on a biweekly basis (every other week ...
The most popular Michigan state park or recreation area campground during the last fiscal year, which ran Oct. 1, 2022, to Sept. 30, 2023, was Ludington State Park in Ludington. It had 47,265 ...
Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area (SRA) is a state park in northwestern Nebraska, United States.The recreation area is located on the 1,600 acre Box Butte Reservoir, a reservoir on the Niobrara River, approximately 9.5 miles (15.3 km) north of Hemingford and about 31 miles (50 km) southeast of Crawford.