Platte River State Park offers a wide variety of outdoor activities and a welcome escape from nearby city life.
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A 50-inch Minimum
With the 2020 adoption of a 50-inch minimum for the muskellunge, Merritt Reservoir has entered rarefied air as a trophy fishery.
Platte River Water Trail
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has long promoted a 70-mile water trail on the Platte between Fremont and Plattsmouth. Under the Commission’s Venture Parks initiative, there are now new access points Schramm Park and Louisville state recreation areas,
2019 Flood: $19 million in Damage
The cost to clean up and repair damage to Nebraska state parks, wildlife management areas, the Cowboy Trail and fisheries caused by historic flooding in 2019 adds up to nearly $19 million.
The Unseen
I placed a camera trap along a game trail at Indian Cave State Park in 2017 hoping to capture a photograph of a mountain lion that had been spotted in the area. The camera captured her six times over three years, as well as 21 other wildlife species.
Lewis & Clark SRA
Once you see Lewis and Clark Lake, you may want to visit this scenic gem often.