Nebraska Parks and Recreation Areas with Auto Touring

Missouri National Recreational River offers natural beauty: the forested buff-colored chalkstone bluffs to gently rolling range bottomland; the brilliant white of migrating pelicans to the rich blues of prairie asters; the soaring majesty of resident bald eagles to fleeting glimpses of the wily red fox. It offers an exciting past for your enjoyment and enrichment, from Plains Indian tribes to Lewis and Clark to steamboat captains such as Grant Marsh. Here, you can experience the dynamic character of the river's ever-changing nature, with its islands, shifting sandbars, sloughs, and treacherous, deadly snags. read more...

Phone: 402-336-3970   Price Range: $0 - $4   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: O'Neill   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park, Recreation Area   Activities: Birding, Boating and Watercraft, Cross Country Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Hunting and Shooting, Kayaking, Wildlife Watching, Camping, Auto Touring, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Snowshoeing, Snowmobiling   Details Provided By: Missouri National Recreational River

A prominent natural landmark for emigrants on the Oregon Trail, Scotts Bluff, Mitchell Pass and the adjacent prairie lands are set aside in a 3,000 acre national monument. This site preserves the memory of the historic Oregon, California and Mormon Trails. The monument museum contains exhibits about the human and natural history of the area and also holds a unique collection of watercolor paintings by the frontier photographer and artist William Henry Jackson. read more...

Phone: 308-436-4340   Price Range: $0 - $5   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Gering   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Monument   Activities: Biking / Bicycling, Birding, Hiking, Auto Touring, Nature Walks   Details Provided By: Scotts Bluff National Monument

In 1804, Meriwether Lewis & William Clark began a voyage of discovery with 45 men, a keelboat, two pirogues,and a dog. They departed from Camp Wood located in what was to become Illinois. read more...

Phone: (402)661-1804   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Omaha   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Trail   Activities: Backpacking, Biking / Bicycling, Birding, Boating and Watercraft, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Kayaking, Swimming, Wildlife Watching, Camping, Auto Touring, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Star Gazing   Details Provided By: Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail

This 76-mile reach of the Niobrara River in northcentral Nebraska was added to the nation's Wild and Scenic River System in 1991. The river is swift and shallow over much of its length, cutting through bedrock forming riffles, rapids and waterfalls. The Scenic River preserves a superb example of a Great Plains river and protects a unique ecological crossroads where six distinct ecosystems and their associated flora and fauna mix, some at or beyond their normal geographic limit. read more...

Phone: (402) 336-3970   Price Range: $0 - $2   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: O'Neill   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park, Recreation Area   Activities: Biking / Bicycling, Birding, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Kayaking, Swimming, Wildlife Watching, Camping, Auto Touring, Nature Walks, Star Gazing   Details Provided By: Niobrara National Scenic River