List of Nebraska state parks facts for kids

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 Park	Dawes	974.26 acres	394.27 ha		Nebraska's oldest state park
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park	Cass	673.101 acres	272.394 ha		Multiple recreational and meeting facilities, fronted by the Platte River
Fort Robinson State Park	Dawes, Sioux	22,332.72 acres	9,037.73 ha		Former U.S. Army fort
Indian Cave State Park	Nemaha, Richardson	3,399.7 acres	1,375.8 ha		Petroglyphs; restored village of St. Deroin
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	265.5 acres	107.4 ha		Nebraska's highest waterfall

State historical parks

Name	County	Size		Image	Notes
		acres	ha
Arbor Lodge State Historical Park	Otoe	73.85 acres	29.89 ha		Estate of J. Sterling Morton, founder of Arbor Day.
Ash Hollow State Historical Park	Garden	1,001.03 acres	405.10 ha		Major stopover on the Overland Trail
Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park	Antelope	360 acres	150 ha		Fossil remains at a 12-million-year-old watering hole
Bowring Ranch State Historical Park	Cherry	435 acres	176 ha		Hereford demonstration ranch donated by former U.S. Senator Eve Bowring
Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park	Lincoln	24.68 acres	9.99 ha		Home of the famed frontier showman
Fort Atkinson State Historical Park	Washington	154.36 acres	62.47 ha		Reconstruction of the first U.S. military post west of the Missouri River
Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park	Valley	18.4 acres	7.4 ha		Typical infantry outpost of the 19th century Plains
Fort Kearny State Historical Park	Buffalo	39.21 acres	15.87 ha		Partial reconstruction of fort that protected travelers of the Overland Trail
Rock Creek Station State Historical Park	Jefferson	353 acres	143 ha		Partially reconstructed stagecoach and Pony Express station

State recreation areas

• Alexandria State Recreation Area
• Arnold State Recreation Area
• Atkinson Lake State Recreation Area
• Blue River State Recreation Area
• Bluestem State Recreation Area
• Bowman Lake State Recreation Area
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area
• Branched Oak State Recreation Area
• Bridgeport State Recreation Area
• Brownville State Recreation Area
• Buffalo Bill Ranch State Recreation Area
• Calamus State Recreation Area
• Champion Lake State Recreation Area
• Cheyenne State Recreation Area
• Conestoga State Recreation Area
• Cottonmill Lake State Recreation Area
• Crystal Lake State Recreation Area
• Dead Timber State Recreation Area
• DLD State Recreation Area
• Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area
• Fort Kearny State Recreation Area
• Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area
• Gallagher Canyon State Recreation Area
• Johnson Lake State Recreation Area
• Keller Park State Recreation Area
• Lake Maloney State Recreation Area
• Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area
• Lake Minatare State Recreation Area
• Lake Ogallala State Recreation Area
• Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area
• Long Lake State Recreation Area
• Long Pine State Recreation Area
• Louisville State Recreation Area
• Medicine Creek State Recreation Area
• Memphis State Recreation Area
• Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area
• Mormon Island State Recreation Area
• North Loup State Recreation Area
• Olive Creek State Recreation Area
• Oliver Reservoir State Recreation Area
• Pawnee Lake State Recreation Area
• Pelican Point State Recreation Area
• Pibel Lake State Recreation Area
• Pioneer State Recreation Area
• Red Willow Reservoir State Recreation Area
• Riverview Marina State Recreation Area
• Rock Creek Lake State Recreation Area
• Rock Creek Station State Recreation Area
• Rockford State Recreation Area
• Sandy Channel State Recreation Area
• Schramm Park State Recreation Area
• Sherman Reservoir State Recreation Area
• Stagecoach State Recreation Area
• Summit Lake State Recreation Area
• Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area
• Swanson Reservoir State Recreation Area
• Two Rivers State Recreation Area
• Union Pacific State Recreation Area
• Verdon State Recreation Area
• Victoria Springs State Recreation Area
• Wagon Train State Recreation Area
• Walgren Lake State Recreation Area
• War Axe State Recreation Area
• Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area
• Willow Creek State Recreation Area
• Windmill State Recreation Area

State recreational trail

• Cowboy State Recreational Trail