Adventuring through the great outdoors
Recreation
WMAs
Target Shooting Prohibited Bobcat Prairie WMA is a 295-acre property located two miles south and two miles east of Denton in Lancaster County. Admission is free and no entry permit is required...
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Target Shooting Prohibited Cottontail is a 148-acre property including a lake of 29 surface acres. The surrounding lands offer wildlife habitat. It is located one mile north of Martell in Lancaster...
Trails
The Homestead Trail corridor stretches approximately 60 miles, from the edge of Lincoln, south to Marysville, Kansas. A link is planned to the Homestead National Monument, near Beatrice. Several...
Trails
In 2002 LPSNRD opened the Platte River Connection; a former railroad bridge over the Platte River, converted for trail use. On the western side, a trail connecting the bridge to a nearby parking area...
Wetlands
Lincoln Saline Wetlands Nature Center (LSWNC), just east of Lincoln's Capitol Beach Lake, features a woodchip walking trail which unlocks the treasures of this dense and rare saline wetland to the...
WMAs
Target Shooting Prohibited Little Salt Fork Marsh Preserve consists of saline wetlands and open prairie, two miles east of Raymond, at 1st Street and Raymond Road, in Lancaster County. Former owners...
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Target Shooting Prohibited Little Salt Springs WMA is a 122-acre public access Wildlife Management Area about 8 miles north of Lincoln, at NW 12th St and Branched Oak Rd. The area is used primarily...
Wetlands
Marsh Wren is the largest and latest of several saline wetland restoration projects by the NRD, south of 40th Street and Arbor Road in Lincoln. The 150-acre site is bordered on the west by Little Salt...
WMAs
Meadowlark is a 320-acre property including a lake of 55 surface acres. The lake is located in Seward County four miles west, one north and one mile west of Agnew. There are access roads along its...
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Merganser is a 103-acre property including a lake of 41 surface acres. The lake is located one mile north and one mile east of Kramer in Lancaster County. Admission is free and no entry permit is...
Trails
The MoPac East Recreational Trail is a 22-mile crushed limestone trail offering year-round recreation for hikers, joggers, bicyclists, horseback riders, cross country skiers and wildlife watchers. The...
Trails
The Oak Creek Trail is one of Nebraska's most versatile recreational trails. The corridor was once occupied by the Union Pacific Railroad, but was taken out of service, using the federal Rail Banking...
Trails
Stretching from Pioneers Park in Lincoln to the Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center, the Prairie Corridor on Haines Branch is more than just a trail – it’s a journey through tallgrass prairie, vibrant...
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Red Cedar is a 175-acre property including a lake of 51 surface acres. The lake is located six miles north and two miles west of Valparaiso in Saunders County. Admission is free and no entry permit is...
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Tanglewood is a 68-acre property including a lake of 33 surface acres. The lake is located one mile west and one-half mile south of Kramer in Lancaster County. The lake level fluctuates drastically...
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Timber Point is a 160-acre property including a lake of 29 surface acres. The lake is located one mile east, one mile south and one mile east from the south edge of Brainard in Butler County...
Wetlands
Whitehead Saline Wetland is a 100-acre tract of land donated by Whitehead Oil Company of Lincoln to the NRD for restoration in 1996. This rarest of land types is being returned to its natural state...
WMAs
Target Shooting Prohibited Wild Plum is a 35-acre property including a lake of 16 surface acres. The lake is located one and one-half miles north and one half mile west of Kramer in Lancaster County...
WMAs
Target shooting prohibited on east side of area, within 100 yards of any access road, parking or camping area. Wildwood is a 491-acre property including a lake of 103 surface acres. The lake is...