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
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- 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
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| Greater Than 1 Mile |
- Historic Sites
- Historical Areas/Struct.
- Interpretive Center
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- Interpretive Display
- Office/Ranger Station
- PROGRAMS, HISTORY
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| 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
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- 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
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Alerts and Important Information
None
Getting There:
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.
Contact Information:
Mailing Address:
Fort Kearny SRA
1020 V Road
Kearney NE 68847-8043
Phone Number:
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.
- The visitor center will be open each day from 9am -5pm for daily crane viewing and area history. from Mar 02 2012 to Apr 09 2012
- Bring the family out for a great outdoor experience at the recreation area. There will be fishing lessons, firearm instruction, and much more. on May 12 2012
- Free Park Permit and Fish Day at Lake 6 from 9am -12pm at Fort Kearney SRA. Learn more about family fun in the outdoors. Bait, poles, cooking, scavenger hunt. on May 19 2012
- There will be 1860s soldiers camp, wood carving, knife making, and pine needle basket displays along with other demonstrations. There will be a cannon firing each day at 2pm. May 26-27, events will go from 9am - 5pm. May 28, events will be held from 9am - 2pm. from May 26 2012 to May 28 2012
- Go back in time and witness the Pony Express at its glory. Actors will re-create the ride with historic depiction. on Jun 21 2012
- View what life was like in the 1860's civilian and soldier camps. There will be a cannon firing at 2pm for public viewing. on Jul 04 2012
- View what life was like in the 1860s civilian and soldier camps. There will be a cannon firing at 2pm each day. from Jul 07 2012 to Jul 08 2012
- Bring the family out for a night of fishing and camping lessons. Volunteers will be on hand to provide fishing techniques, baiting and release techniques. For those interested in getting the beginner's knowledge of camping, park staff will demonstrate the how-tos of the outdoor experience. from Aug 10 2012 to Aug 11 2012
- View what life was like in the 1860s civilian and soldier camps. There will be a cannon firing at 2pm each day. from Sep 01 2012 to Sep 03 2012
