Campground Details - Fort Kearny SRA, NE - ReserveAmerica

Description

Summary
Fort Kearny SRA offers 186 acres dotted with sandpit lakes. In the spring, the world's largest concentration of sandhill cranes and waterfowl gathers in the central Platte River valley. Facilities include electrical and primitive camp pads, showers, dump station, modern restrooms, water at the dump station, picnic tables, grills, shelters, wheelchair-accessible fishing pier, nature trail, non power boating and hike-bike trail.

Attractions
Fort Kearny SRA boasts excellent camping facilities, eight sandpit lakes for fishing, a swimming beach, nature trails and historical exhibits at nearby Fort Kearny State Historical Park.

Campground Notes
Fort Kearny provides modern and primitive tent camping. There are showers and modern restrooms, plus a trailer dump station. Stately cottonwood trees, some over 100 years old, shade much of the camping area.

Services & Amenities:

Within Facility
Archeological Sites Bicycling Bird Watching Campground Host Canoeing Comfort Station Driftwood Collecting Dump Station Dump Station, Campers Fire Rings Fishing Grills Group/Community Facility Hiking Trail Jogging/Running Parking Photography Picnic Area	Picnic Pavilion Picnic Shelter Picnic Tables Picnicing Pier, Fishing Playground Restrooms Scenic Driving Routes Shelters Showers Sightseeing Sunbathing Swimming - Park Lake Swimming - River Walking Water Access, River/Stream Water Fillup Station Wildlife Viewing
Greater Than 1 Mile
Historic Sites Historical Areas/Struct. Interpretive Center	Interpretive Display Office/Ranger Station PROGRAMS, HISTORY
Within 10 Miles
Airport Area Attraction Art & Museum Baseball/Softball Fld Car Rentals Cash Machine/Atm Catering Church Culture Dining Emergency Services Grocery Store Hospital Hunting Lodging, Group Facilities	MEETING SPACE Maintenance, RV/Camper Maintenance,Vehicle Mall Medical Clinic Motel Museum Pay Telephone Put-Put Restaurant Retail , Bait & Tackle Retail, Drinks/Ice/Snack Retail,Supplies Shopping Town

Alerts and Important Information

None

Getting There:

Fort Kearny SRA
1020 V Road
Kearney NE 68847-8043

To get to Fort Kearny State Recreation Area, you would take I-80 to the Minden exit, 279 south on Hwy 10 for 3 miles. Next, turn west onto Hwy 50A for 3 miles.

Or from the Kearney exit, 272 south on Hwy 44 for 2 miles. Then east on Hwy 50A for 4 miles. Fort Kearny State Recreation Area, is 1 mile east and 1 mile north of the Historical Park.

View Regional Map Map Driving Route

Phone Park for More Information:

Project Office: (308)865-5305

Special Events:

The events listed here are not intended to be an all inclusive list. Please contact the park for further details.

Polar Bear Plunge sponsored by Special Olympics and area Law Enforcement at Fort Kearny State Recreation Area at 2pm. on Mar 07 2009

Oregon Trail military post. Interpretive center, reconstructed stockade and buildings, living history. BY APPOINTMENT ONLY or at SUPERINTENDENT'S DISCRETION from Mar 30 2009 to May 15 2009

Kearney Expo from May 14 2009 to May 16 2009

Oregon Trail military post. Interpretive center, reconstructed stockade and buildings, living history. 10a.m.-5p.m. Daily NO admission charge. Park Entry Permit Required from May 16 2009 to Sep 07 2009

1860’s soldier and civilian encampment, living history demonstrations. from May 23 2009 to May 25 2009

Pony Express re-ride at midnight on Jun 11 2009

Pawnee storytelling at 6pm until 10pm at historical park, park entry sticker required on Jun 20 2009

Fourth of July Stampede Days from Jul 04 2009 to Jul 05 2009

1860’s soldier and civilian encampment, living history demonstrations from Sep 05 2009 to Sep 07 2009