List of Nebraska state parks

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This is a list of state parks in the U.S. state of Nebraska; the state park system is divided into state parks, state historical parks, state recreation areas and a state recreational trail. The parks are managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

State parks

Name   County   Size Image   Notes  
acres ha
Chadron State ParkDawes973 acres 394 haNebraska's oldest state park
Eugene T. Mahoney State ParkCass690 acres 280 haMultiple recreational and meeting facilities, fronted by the Platte River
Fort Robinson State ParkDawes,
Sioux
22,673 acres 9,175 haFormer U.S. Army fort
Indian Cave State ParkNemaha,
Richardson
3,052 acres 1,235 haPetroglyphs; restored village of St. Deroin
Niobrara State ParkKnox1,640 acres 660 ha

Includes the historic Niobrara River railroad bridge

Platte River State ParkCass519 acres 210 haModern observation towers, vintage cabins from earlier campgrounds
Ponca State ParkDixon2,400 acres 970 haOn the banks of the Missouri River
Smith Falls State ParkCherry252 acres 102 haNebraska's highest waterfall

State historical parks

Name   County   Size Image   Notes  
acres ha
Arbor Lodge State Historical ParkOtoe973 acres 394 haEstate of J. Sterling Morton, founder of Arbor Day.
Ash Hollow State Historical ParkGarden1,001 acres 405 haMajor stopover on the Overland Trail
Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical ParkAntelope360 acres 150 haFossil remains at a 12-million-year-old watering hole
Bowring Ranch State Historical ParkCherry235 acres 95 haHereford demonstration ranch donated by former U.S. Senator Eve Bowring
Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical ParkLincoln25 acres 10 haHome of the famed frontier showman
Fort Atkinson State Historical ParkWashington157 acres 64 haReconstruction of the first U.S. military post west of the Missouri River
Fort Hartsuff State Historical ParkValley18 acres 7.3 haTypical infantry outpost of the 19th century Plains
Fort Kearny State Historical ParkBuffalo80 acres 32 haPartial reconstruction of fort that protected travelers of the Overland Trail
Rock Creek Station State Historical ParkJefferson350 acres 140 haPartially reconstructed stagecoach and Pony Express station

State recreation areas

State recreational trail

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