Statewide Park Improvements

Nebraska Game and Parks works to make improvements at parks around the state year round. The following park projects are under development.

Alliance District Office

• Sewer investigation

Bluestem State Recreation Area

• Electrical campground and showerhouse design concept

Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area

• Vault toilet replacements (2)
• Campground expansion design concept

Branched Oak State Recreation Area

• Area 11 campground expansion design concept

Calamus Hatchery

• Gates construction

Calamus Reservoir State Recreation Area

• Buckshot Bay Campground vault toilet replacement

Chadron State Park

• Cabin upgrades and ADA-access

Cheyenne State Recreation Area

• Campground Expansion design concept

Conestoga Lake State Recreation Area

• Electrical campsites and showerhouse design

Cowboy Trail

• Erosion control design at Norfolk Bridge 147 and Neligh Highway 275
• Flood repair design at Long Pine, Oakdale Bridge 211 and Valentine
• Surfacing repairs plans for Madison, Antelope, Holt, Rock, Brown and Cherry counties

Cozad Wildlife Management Area

• Campground concept design

Fort Kearny State Recreation Area

• Showerhouse addition

Fort Robinson State Park

• Cabin foundation replacement
• Mare Barn showerhouse replacement
• Cabin upgrades, including electrical
• Aquatic Habitat Rehabilitation phase 1: Carter P. Johnson dam
• Mare Barn Campground expansion design concept
• Soldier Creek Campground electrical upgrade

Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area

• Victory Lake shoreline erosion repair
• Design for Pathfinder and Victory Lake campgrounds electrical upgrade
• Public dock system and concession area design concept
• Showerhouse and dump station replacement design concept

Indian Cave State Park

• Boardwalk replacement
• Vault toilet replacements (2)
• St. Deroin bridge replacement

Johnson Lake State Recreation Area

• Campground electrical upgrade
• Dump station upgrade design concept

Keller Park State Recreation Area

• Vault toilet replacements (2)

Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area

• Motor boat access improvements
• Way-finding signage design

Lake Minatare State Recreation Area

• Vault toilet replacements (4)

Lewis and Clark Lake State Recreation Area

• Wastewater treatment construction
• Burbach Campground electrical upgrades

Long Pine State Recreation Area

• Campground expansion design concept

Louisville State Recreation Area

• Eagle View Campground electrical upgrade

Mahoney State Park

• Little Creek Campground electrical upgrades
• Lakeside Campground water and wastewater improvements, and electrical and ADA upgrades
• Cabins 2 and 16 remodel and energy efficiency improvements
• Telecommunications fiber upgrade
• Waterway design
• Peter Kiewit Lodge guest room HVAC design

Maloney Reservoir State Recreation Area

• Campground expansion and renovation design

Memphis Lake State Recreation Area

• Vault toilet replacement

Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area

• Vault toilet replacements (2)

Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area

• Cedar Bay Campground electrical upgrade
• Breakwater improvements

Niobrara State Park

• Pond improvement design

Pawnee State Recreation Area

• Marina building upgrade
• Area 4 Campground electrical upgrade

Platte River State Park

• Bank stabilization design
• Cabin HVAC replacement plan

Ponca State Park

• Mini-lodge bedroom expansion design concept and structural assessment

Rock Creek State Recreation Area

• Public drinking water well plan
• Sewer system investigation

Rock Creek Station State Historical Park

• Bridge repair and bank stabilization

Rockford State Recreation Area

• Vault toilet replacement

Sandy Channel State Recreation Area

• Well system design

Sherman Reservoir State Recreation Area

• Vault toilet replacements (2)
• Thunder Bay Campground electrical upgrade

Smith Falls State Park

• Boardwalk replacement design

Stagecoach Lake State Recreation Area

• Vault toilet replacement

Statewide

• fish cleaning stations upgrades

Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area

• Vault toilet installation
• Boat ramp repair plan

Two Rivers State Recreation Area

• Caboose updates, including paint and ADA improvements

Valentine Fish Hatchery

• Shop roof replacement

Walgren Lake State Recreation Area

• Angler access repair
• Campground upgrade design concept
• Vault toilet replacement

Willow Creek State Recreation Area

• Fish cleaning station design

Projects were completed at all of our parks and recreations areas between 2014 and 2022. They include:

Alexandria SRA

• ADA-compliant precast latrine
• Vault toilet restroom replacement (2)
• New south dike design

Alliance District Office

• Walk-up office window installation

Arbor Lodge SHP

• Mansion renovations, including shutter replacements, portico plaster and painting
• New shutters, portico plaster, and painting at the mansion
• HVAC system replaced
• ADA-compliant modern restroom

Ash Hollow SHP

• Design concepts for ADA-improvements
• ADA-compliant precast latrine
• Aging infrastructure building removal (2)

Bluestem SRA

• Two ADA-compliant precast latrines

Bowring Ranch SHP

• Window replacements

Branched Oak SRA

• Concrete vault toilet installation (4)
• Campground electrical upgrade at Area 1 and 4
• Water storage repair and painting
• ADA-compliant vault toilet

Bridgeport SRA

• Latrine at swimming beach area upgraded with ADA-compliant features
• Group fire rings and special event bleachers and platform
• Entrance signs installed
• Three horseshoe pits installed

Box Butte Reservoir

• Campground upgrade
• New precast vault latrine installed at the main campground

Buffalo Bill SHP

• Mansion renovations, including porch improvements and window installations
• Barn roof refinished
• Hardwood floors refinished in mansion
• Porches and railings on mansion rebuilt

Calamus SRA

• Hot water heater replacement
• Fish grinder replacement
• Office expansion viability study for ADA-upgrade
• Fish-cleaning station with grinder installation (2)
• Hatchery waterline upgrade and valve replacement
• Installed two boat docks with ADA-accessible railings
• Replaced shower building with ADA-compliant precast shower/latrine building
• Installed two ADA-compliant precast latrines
• 63 campground pedestals upgraded
• 10 50-amp camp pads added

Chadron SP

• Trading Post HVAC upgrade
• Chadron Campground electrical and ADA upgrades
• Chadron Campground upgrade design concept
• Entrance sign replacement
• ADA-compliant camping pads and electrical upgrades
• New shower house
• New vault toilets
• Installation of new ADA-compliant playground equipment and surfacing
• Construction of new shooting range building
• Cabin upgrades
• Built ADA-compliant precast latrine
• Renovated Cabin 106 for ADA-accessibility
• Improved cabins
• Updated plumbing in group cabins
• Audio visual system and lighting at group meeting facility upgraded

Conestoga SRA

• ADA-compliant precast latrine

Cottonwood Lake SRA

• Two ADA-compliant precast latrines

Cowboy Trail

• Storm damage repairs, including fencing

Danish Alps SRA

• ADA-compliant cement walkway
• ADA-compliant fishing pier
• ADA-compliant fish cleaning station

Dead Timber SRA

• Two vault toilets replace
• New grills and picnic tables installed

Enders Reservoir SRA

• ADA-compliant camping pad installation
• Installed boat dock with ADA-accessible railings
• ADA-compliant precast latrine
• Upgraded all pedestals to 50-amp
• Drinking water well, distribution lines and eight hydrants installed
• Five target archery ranges installed

Eugene T. Mahoney SP

• Dump utilities improvement design concept
• Concrete restroom installation
• Drainage improvements
• Peter Kiewit Lodge erosion mitigation
• Lakeside Campground electrical upgrade
• Elevator modernization
• New group rental facility
• New precast vault latrines
• Cabin upgrades (2 per year)
• Facility audio and visual capabilities upgraded

Fort Atkinson

• New entrance design concept
• Log replacements

Fort Hartsuff SHP

• New roofs on Quartermaster’s Storehouse, Quartermaster’s Stable and Commanding Officer’s Quarters
• Chimneys tucked on Storehouse, Laundress Quarters, Stables, Officers Quarters, Commanding Officer’s Quarters and Hospital

Fort Kearny SRA

• Toilet installation
• Campground electrical upgrades
• Three ADA-compliant precast latrines
• ADA-accessible camping pad
• Pressurized drinking water well installed
• New two-lane dump station
• Wastewater lagoon system installed

Fort Robinson State Park

• Concrete toilet installation
• Cabin foundation replacement design concept
• Horse Barn foundation repair design concept
• Mare Barn Campground expansion design concept
• ADA-compliant playground equipment installation
• Red Cloud Campground expansion
• Maintenance shop upgrades
• Water tower painting
• Steel shed door replacement
• New precast vault latrines
• Cabin upgrades
• Buffalo Barracks new siding
• Firehall, Barn 105 and 106 new roofs
• Porch roof replacement
• Post Playhouse updated HVAC
• HVAC in Bricks group lodging facilities

Fremont Lakes SRA

• Victory Lake erosion prevention improvements
• Installed boat dock with ADA-accessible railings
• ADA-compliant precast latrine
• ADA-compliant precast shower/latrine building
• Sewer system upgrade at Victory Lake shower houses and dump station

Fort Atkinson SHP

• Replaced logs and repaired west wall of the fort

Fort Robinson State Park

• Upgrades to the exterior of the Adobe buildings
• Cabin upgrades
• Electrical and HVAC upgrade in 309 Building
• New duplex-style lodge combining historical features with modern amenities
• New roof and siding added at the Post Playhouse storage facility
• Decking and porches replaced at Officer’s Row

Gallagher Canyon SRA

• Boat dock with ADA-accessible railings
• ADA-compliant precast latrine

Johnson Lake SRA

• Wildlife viewing blind installed

Indian Cave SP

• Horse Camp water line replacement design concept
• Concrete repair for parking/boat ramp
• Transformer upgrade
• New precast vault latrines, including two that meet ADA-compliance
• Upgrade shower house to meet ADA regulations
• New ADA-compliant precast shower/latrine building
• 44 new 50-amp electrical installed at campground
• Upgraded water system
• Road improvements to park and equestrian camping area
• New gatehouse

Johnson Lake SRA

• Fish-cleaning station upgrade
• Shower building replaced with ADA-compliant precast shower/latrine building

Keller Park State Recreation Area

• Campground electrical upgrade plan

Grove Trout Rearing Station

• Flood repairs

Lake Maloney SRA

• Wastewater system upgrades
• 56 pedestals at Kansas Point campground upgraded

Lake McConaughy SRA

• Cedar View Campground shower replacement
• Arthur Bay Campground shower replacement
• Added ADA-compliant campsites
• Renovated shower buildings and restroom facilities at four campground areas
• Improved sanitary sewer, expanding trailer dump stations and building two wastewater treatment lagoons
• Completed three new campgrounds with a total of 170 sites and updated electrical at 42 sites
• Added two ADA-compliant precast latrines
• Added six ADA-compliant constructed latrines
• Expanded Visitor’s Center Nature Trail
• Expanded contracted services for refuse removal and portable restrooms
• New gatehouses installed
• Angler access improvements made
• New boat docks installed, one with ADA-accessible kayak and canoe launch
• Upgraded fish cleaning stations
• Pollinator gardens established at the Outdoor Discovery Area at the Lake McConaughy Water Center
• The Ethel Abbott Theater, Balancing Unlimited Needs topographic display and Water for Communities displays were upgraded with new automated audio/visual systems

Lake Minatare SRA

• Lakeview campground electrical upgrades
• Installed boat dock with ADA-accessible railings
• ADA-compliant precast latrine
• ADA-compliant precast shower/latrine building and ADA-compliant constructed latrine
• Upgraded 62 campground sites to 50-amp
• Electrical pedestals upgraded to 50-amp at main campground

Lake Ogallala SRA

• Installed boat dock with ADA-accessible railings
• Angler access improvements, including an ADA-accessible sidewalk, accessible gangway and stairwell access
• Shower and latrine replaced with ADA compliant precast shower/latrine building
• 44 pedestals upgraded
• 82 sites at Lake Ogallala Campground upgraded to 50-amp
• New gate house installed
• ADA-compliant floating fishing bridge installed
• Fish cleaning station upgraded

Lewis and Clark SRA

• Marina expansion design concept
• Rural water installation at Miller Creek
• Water line break repair near Bloomfield Area
• Fish-cleaning station upgrade
• Boat ramp installation
• Restroom removal
• Cabin upgrades
• Installed boat dock with ADA-accessible railings
• ADA-compliant precast shower/latrine building

Long Pine SRA

• ADA-compliant precast latrine
• Replacement well installed at campgrounds

Louisville SRA

• Campground electrical upgrade
• Small-craft boat dock installation
• Fishing pier installation
• Boat dock replacement
• ADA-compliant precast latrine and ADA compliant precast shower/latrine building

Maloney Reservoir SRA

• ADA-compliant precast latrine

Medicine Creek SRA

• Aging infrastructure building removal
• Installed boat dock with ADA-accessible railings
• 44 sites upgraded to 50-amp service
• Eight electrical pedestals installed
• New transformer installed
• Four new hydrants installed
• Nine-hole disc golf course added
• Four target archery ranged installed

Memphis SRA

• Installed 18 new 50-amp electrical campsites
• ADA-compliant precast latrine
• Sewer system design concept

Merritt Reservoir SRA

• Cedar Bay Campground showerhouse upgrade
• Additional campground design concept
• Fish cleaning stations upgraded
• Constructed new large picnic shelter
• 41 pads upgraded to 50-amp

Milburn Dam

• Vault toilet restroom replacement

Mormon Island SRA

• Campground expansion viability study
• Campground improvements
• Sewer lagoon collection system repairs
• ADA-compliant precast shower/latrine building
• Shower building renovated with LED lighting, new siding, and improved shower stalls
• Maintenance shop resided

Mulberry Bend Wildlife Management Area

• Boat launch facilities installed

Niobrara SP

• Dump station enhancement and repairs
• Cabin upgrades
• ADA-compliant precast latrine
• ADA-compliant precast shower/latrine building
• Campsites upgraded
• New cookout shelter constructed

North Platte Fish Hatchery

• Furnace replacement

Pawnee SRA

• Campgrounds 3 and 4 electrical upgrades
• Vault toilet installation
• Campground electrical upgrades
• New shower building installation
• ADA-compliant precast latrine

Platte River SP

• Erosion repairs at Evergreen Cabin site
• ADA-compliant duplex renovations
• Two shelter installations
• Natural playground installation
• Cost summary to install fiber
• Cabin upgrades
• Two ADA-compliant precast latrines
• Water tower established and rural water connection and distribution system updated
• Shoreline enhancements improved angler access
• Water supply system modifications

Ponca SP

• Water and electrical line relocation at the north addition primitive area (2)
• Education center expansion concept design
• Gray Fox Cabin HVAC upgrade
• Shower house removal
• Boat ramp repairs
• Renovated landscapes at the entrance of Ponca State Park, including adding fill and topsoil to identified areas; planting trees, shrubs and perennials; removing of power poles; trail work; constructing of a small shelter; patio addition to Towers in Time; and other landscape features
• Two ADA-compliant precast latrines
• Shower house replacements, including an ADA-compliant precast shower/latrine building
• ADA-compliant zero-depth entry pool, splash pad, water slide and new restroom and shower house installed
• New boat ramp

Red Willow Reservoir SRA

• Fish cleaning station upgrade
• Two ADA-compliant precast latrines
• 33 pedestals upgraded to 50-amp service
• Two 400-amp panels installed

Riverview SRA

• Vault toilet replacement installation
• Silt removal

Rock Creek Lake SRA

• ADA-compliant precast latrine
• New boat ramp and dock

Rock Creek SHP

• New lagoon and septic system

Rock Creek Station SRA

• Campground electrical upgrade design concept
• ADA-compliant precast shower/latrine building

Rockford SRA

• ADA-compliant precast latrine

Sandy Channel SRA

• ADA-compliant precast latrine
• Rock-surface camping pads installed with new grills and picnic tables
• Camping improvements

Schramm Park SRA

• 4-H Camp building removal
• Sidewalk improvements

Sherman Reservoir SRA

• Fish-cleaning station upgrade
• ADA-compliant precast latrine

Smith Falls SP

• Additional campground design concept
• Deck replacement
• HVAC upgrades
• Shower house replacement
• Removed and replaced roof on the office and shop

Stagecoach SRA

• ADA-compliant precast latrine

Summit Lake SRA

• Boat dock replacement
• Campground expansion to include 13 updated camping pads and other improvements
• ADA-compliant precast latrine and ADA-compliant precast shower/latrine building
• ADA-compliant fishing pier

Sutherland SRA

• Vault toilet replacement installation
• Campground electrical upgrade
• Fish-cleaning station upgrade
• New precast vault latrine

Swanson Reservoir SRA

• Fish cleaning station upgrade
• Precast latrines, two ADA-compliant
• ADA-compliant precast shower/latrine building
• Five electrical pedestals upgraded to 50-amp service
• Four target archery ranges installed

Two Rivers SRA

• Lakeside Campground electrical and ADA upgrade design concept
• ADA-improvements to offices
• Sewage treatment repairs and improvements
• Two ADA-compliant precast latrines
• ADA-compliant precast shower/latrine building
• Upgrade bathrooms, kitchens, and cupolas lodging cabooses

Union Pacific SRA

• ADA-compliant precast latrine

Valentine Fish Hatchery

• Roof replacement
• Flood damage assessment

Verdel Landing

• Vault toilet restroom replacement

Verdon SRA

• New vault latrines

Victoria Springs SRA

• Cabin upgrades and ADA access
• Concrete toilet replacements
• New precast vault latrine

Wagon Train SRA

• ADA-compliant precast latrine

Walgren SRA

• Installed new vault latrine
• Replaced boat dock
• Repaired fishing pier

Wildcat Hills SRA

• Roof repair
• Family-friendly shooting range installed
• Visitor’s center expanded to include conference rooms and a larger area for exhibits and educational activities.

Willow Creek SRA

• Campground electrical upgrade design concept
• Installed boat dock with ADA-accessible railings
• Two ADA-compliant precast latrines

Windmill SRA

• Archery range installation
• Shower building replaced with ADA-compliant precast shower/latrine building

Other improvements have included:

• 403 new grills and 401 new picnic tables, including ADA grills and tables, from Cornhusker State Industries were distributed to 23 park areas statewide for campsite additions and to replace damaged items. In addition, 353 new picnic tables made from recycled tires were distributed across 35 park areas.
• Regularly scheduled maintenance, including common repairs and paint