SPORTS & RECREATION / PARKS & NATURE
Recreation Lakes
Glenn Cunningham Lake
8600 Lake Cunningham Road
Omaha, NE 402-444-5901
https://explorethec.com/
Lake Manawa
1100 South Shore Drive
Council Bluffs, IA 712-366-0220
https://www.iowadnr.gov/Places-to-Go/State-Parks/Iowa-State-Parks/Lake-Manawa-State-Park
Levi Carter Lake
809 Carter Lake Shore Drive
Omaha, NE 402-444-5901
https://omaha.net/places/levi-carter-park
Prairie View Lake
Bennington, NE 402-444-6222
https://www.papionrd.org/recreation-wildlife/parks-and-trails/prairie-view-recreation-area/
Standing Bear Lake
132 and Fort Street
Omaha, NE 402-444-5901
https://omaha.net/places/standing-bear-lake
Walnut Creek Lake
96th Street & Highway 370
Papillion, NE 402-444-6222
https://www.papillion.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/Walnut-Creek-Lake-Recreation-Area-14
Wehrspann Lake
156th Street and Giles Road
Omaha, NE 402-221-3900
https://www.papionrd.org/recreation-wildlife/parks-and-trails/chalco-hills-at-wehrspann-lake/
Zorinsky Lake
156th and F Street
Omaha, NE 402-444-5901
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/gateways/307
Conservation Areas
Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium
Schramm Park State Recreation Area
18510 Highway 50
Louisville, NE 402-234-6855
https://outdoornebraska.gov/location/schramm-park/
Blackbird Marsh
Off Interstate 29
Council Bluffs, IA 712-328-5638
https://www.nps.gov/places/000/blackbird-marsh-trail.htm
Botna Bend Park
228 Pearl Street
Hancock, IA 712-741-5465
https://www.pottconservation.com/parks/botna_bend/
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge
3720 Rivers Way
Fort Calhoun, NE 402-468-4313
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/boyer-chute
Chalco Hills Recreation Area
156th Street and Giles Road
Omaha, NE 402-444-6222
https://www.papionrd.org/recreation-wildlife/parks-and-trails/chalco-hills-at-wehrspann-lake/
Desoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge
1434 316th Lane
Missouri Valley, IA 712-642-4121
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/desoto
Elkhorn River Crossing Recreation Area
King Lake Road
Omaha, NE 402-444-6222
https://www.papionrd.org/
Farm Creek Public Wildlife Area
460th Street Corridor
Carson, IA 712-328-5638
https://www.pottcoconservation.com/
Fontenelle Forest Nature Center
1111 Bellevue Boulevard
Bellevue, NE 402-731-3140
https://fontenelleforest.org/
Gilbert M. and Martha H. Hitchcock Wetlands Learning Center
103 Camp Gifford Road
Bellevue, NE 402-731-3140
https://fontenelleforest.org/
Henry Doorly Zoo
3701 South 10th Street
Omaha, NE 402-733-8400
https://www.omahazoo.com/
Hitchcock Nature Center
27792 Ski Hill Loop
Crescent, IA 712-545-3283
https://www.pottcoconservation.com/
Hubbard Orangutan Forest
Henry Doorly Zoo
3701 South 10th Street
Omaha, NE 402-733-8400
https://www.omahazoo.com/
Katherine & Fred Buffett Forest Learning Center
111 N. Bellevue Boulevard
Bellevue, NE 402-731-3140
www.fontenelleforest.org
Lied Jungle Indoor Rainforest
Henry Doorly Zoo
3701 South 10th Street
Omaha, NE 402-733-8400
https://www.omahazoo.com/
Narrows River Park
2500 North 25th Street
Council Bluffs, IA 712-323-1342
https://www.mycountyparks.com/County/Pottawattamie/Park/Narrows-River-Park.aspx
Neale Woods Nature Center
14323 Edith Marie Avenue
Omaha, NE 402-731-3140
https://fontenelleforest.org/
Omaha Botanical Gardens
100 Bancroft Street
Omaha, NE 402-346-4002
https://www.lauritzengardens.org/
Prairie View Lake Recreation Area
Bennington, NE 402-444-6222
https://www.papionrd.org/recreation-wildlife/parks-and-trails/prairie-view-recreation-area/
Randall W. Schilling Wildlife Area
17614 Schilling Refuge Road
Plattsmouth, NE 402-296-0041
https://visitnebraska.com/plattsmouth/schilling-wildlife-management-area
Wildlife Safari
3701 South 10th Street
Omaha, NE 402-733-8400
https://www.omahazoo.com/
State Parks & Recreation Areas
Branched Oak State Recreation Area
12000 West Branched Oak Road
Raymond, NE 402-783-3400
https://outdoornebraska.gov/location/branched-oak/
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park
28500 West Park Highway
Ashland, NE 402-944-2523
https://outdoornebraska.gov/location/eugene-t-mahoney/
Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area
2351 County Road 18
Ames, NE 402-727-3290
https://outdoornebraska.gov/location/fremont-lakes/
Lake Manawa State Park
1100 South Shore Drive
Council Bluffs, IA 712-366-0220
https://www.iowadnr.gov/Places-to-Go/State-Parks
Louisville State Recreation Area
15810 Highway 50
Louisville, NE 402-234-6855
https://www.iowadnr.gov/Places-to-Go/State-Parks
Pioneer State Recreation Area
3019 Apple Street
Lincoln, NE 402-471-5566
https://www.nrdnet.org/rec-area/pioneer-trails-recreation-area
Platte River State Park
14421 346th Street
Louisville, NE 402-234-2217
https://outdoornebraska.gov/location/platte-river/
Schramm Park State Recreation Area
18510 Highway 50
Louisville, NE 402-234-6855
https://outdoornebraska.gov/location/schramm-park/
Two Rivers State Recreation Area
27702 F Street
Waterloo, NE 402-359-5165
https://outdoornebraska.gov/location/two-rivers/
Verdon State Recreation Area
Rural Route One
Shubert, NE 402-883-2575
https://outdoornebraska.gov/location/verdon/
Waubonsie State Park
2585 Waubonsie Park Road
Hamburg, IA 712-382-2786
https://www.iowadnr.gov/Places-to-Go/State-Parks/Iowa-State-Parks/Waubonsie-State-Park
Wilson Island State Park
32801 Campground Lane
Missouri Valley, IA 712-642-2069
https://www.iowadnr.gov/Places-to-Go/State-Parks/Iowa-State-Parks/Wilson-Island-State-Recreation-Area
