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Fort Robinson State Park © Teresa Price
Fort Robinson State Park Saddle Butte © Alan Hannasch
Western Meadow Lark © stateparks.com
Western Meadow Lark
Small Boy Fishing © stateparks.com
Gone fishin.
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Picnic Table © stateparks.com
It is always a great day for a picnic in the park.
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Roasting hot dogs over an open fire.
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Nebraska's North Central Region Parks

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State Wildlife Management Areas
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National Wildlife Refuges
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National Forests
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State Parks
Parks in this region are near these Nebraska Cities (click city name to see parks within 25 miles)
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge NWR is 19,131 acres in size and located 4 miles east of Valentine along the Niobrara River in north-central Nebraska. Fort Niobrara NWR was established by Executive Order in January 1912 as a quotpreserve and breeding ground for native birds.quot Its purpose ........more >
Long Pine State Wildlife Management Area
Long Pine is a 153-acre tract of Pine Ridge land straddling Long Pine Creek. The area offers primitive camping, hiking, picnicking and wildlife viewing. Long Pine features an archery range in the northern section.........more >
Meritt Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area
Located in a narrow valley of the Snake River, 26 miles southwest of Valentine, Merritt Dam was completed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in May 1964. The dam is a homogenous, rolled-earth, filed structure, 108 feet high with a crest length of 3,222 feet. It is the first Bureau dam to have soil cement ........more >
Nebraska National Forest
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Pressey State Wildlife Management Area
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Samuel R McKelvie National Forest
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Sherman Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area
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Smith Falls State Park
Nebraska's newest state park straddles the Niobrara National Scenic River, 18 miles east of Valentine. The park protects the biological and scenic significance of the location, while allowing the public to view the state's highest waterfall. The area primarily serves day-use visitors, canoers on the ........more >
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge NWR is 71,516 acres in size and located 20 miles south of Valentine, Nebraska along Highway 83 in north-central Nebraska. The Refuge was established in 1935 to protect a portion of the Sandhills and the area wildlife. This region is the largest remaining tract of ........more >
Victora Springs State Park
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