Lake Minatare State Recreation Area

Lake Minatare State Recreation Area

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / Nebraska

Location: 12 miles northeast of Scottsbluff.
Facilities: 52 campsites with electrical hookups, 110 primitive campsites, modern restrooms as well as vault toilets, showers, drinking water, picnic areas, 7 picnic shelters, 3 boat ramps, 4 docks, 2 fish cleaning stations, swimming beach (unsupervised).
Activities: Camping, boating (all types), fishing, swimming.
Special Features: Lake Minatare is the home of Nebraska's only lighthouse and a federal waterfowl refuge. The recreation area is also located near Scotts Bluff National Monument (see entry in national parks section) and Chimney Rock.
Address: PO Box 188
Minatare, NE 69356
Phone: 308-783-2911;
Web: www.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/guides/parksearch/findpark.asp
Size: 812 acres land; 2,158 acres water.

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