{"id":316,"date":"2012-06-30T18:06:15","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T18:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.websitefix.net\/clients\/Generic\/?page_id=316"},"modified":"2023-07-19T21:03:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T21:03:57","slug":"parks-nature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Omaha3\/BHHSAmb\/?page_id=316","title":{"rendered":"Parks &#038; Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"spryregion1\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>SPORTS &amp; RECREATION \/ PARKS &amp; NATURE<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><strong>Recreation Lakes<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nGlenn Cunningham Lake<br \/>\n<\/strong>8600 Lake Cunningham Road<br \/>\nOmaha, NE 402-444-5901<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/explorethec.com\/\">https:\/\/explorethec.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lake Manawa<br \/>\n<\/strong>1100 South Shore Drive<br \/>\nCouncil Bluffs, IA 712-366-0220<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowadnr.gov\/Places-to-Go\/State-Parks\/Iowa-State-Parks\/Lake-Manawa-State-Park\">https:\/\/www.iowadnr.gov\/Places-to-Go\/State-Parks\/Iowa-State-Parks\/Lake-Manawa-State-Park<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Levi Carter Lake<br \/>\n<\/strong>809 Carter Lake Shore Drive<br \/>\nOmaha, NE 402-444-5901<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/omaha.net\/places\/levi-carter-park\">https:\/\/omaha.net\/places\/levi-carter-park<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prairie View Lake<br \/>\n<\/strong>Bennington, NE 402-444-6222<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.papionrd.org\/recreation-wildlife\/parks-and-trails\/prairie-view-recreation-area\/\">https:\/\/www.papionrd.org\/recreation-wildlife\/parks-and-trails\/prairie-view-recreation-area\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Standing Bear Lake<\/strong><br \/>\n132 and Fort Street<br \/>\nOmaha, NE 402-444-5901<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/omaha.net\/places\/standing-bear-lake\">https:\/\/omaha.net\/places\/standing-bear-lake<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Walnut Creek Lake<br \/>\n<\/strong>96th Street &amp; Highway 370<br \/>\nPapillion, NE 402-444-6222<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.papillion.org\/Facilities\/Facility\/Details\/Walnut-Creek-Lake-Recreation-Area-14\">https:\/\/www.papillion.org\/Facilities\/Facility\/Details\/Walnut-Creek-Lake-Recreation-Area-14<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wehrspann Lake<\/strong><br \/>\n156th Street and Giles Road<br \/>\nOmaha, NE 402-221-3900<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.papionrd.org\/recreation-wildlife\/parks-and-trails\/chalco-hills-at-wehrspann-lake\/\">https:\/\/www.papionrd.org\/recreation-wildlife\/parks-and-trails\/chalco-hills-at-wehrspann-lake\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zorinsky Lake<br \/>\n<\/strong>156th and F Street<br \/>\nOmaha, NE 402-444-5901<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.recreation.gov\/camping\/gateways\/307\">https:\/\/www.recreation.gov\/camping\/gateways\/307<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Conservation Areas<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nAk-Sar-Ben Aquarium<br \/>\n<\/strong>Schramm Park State Recreation Area<br \/>\n18510 Highway 50<br \/>\nLouisville,\u00a0NE 402-234-6855<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/outdoornebraska.gov\/location\/schramm-park\/\">https:\/\/outdoornebraska.gov\/location\/schramm-park\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Blackbird Marsh<br \/>\n<\/strong>Off Interstate 29<br \/>\nCouncil Bluffs, IA 712-328-5638<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/000\/blackbird-marsh-trail.htm\">https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/000\/blackbird-marsh-trail.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Botna Bend Park<br \/>\n<\/strong>228 Pearl Street<br \/>\nHancock, IA 712-741-5465<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pottconservation.com\/parks\/botna_bend\/\">https:\/\/www.pottconservation.com\/parks\/botna_bend\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge<br \/>\n<\/strong>3720 Rivers Way<br \/>\nFort Calhoun, NE 402-468-4313<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuge\/boyer-chute\">https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuge\/boyer-chute<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chalco Hills Recreation Area<\/strong><br \/>\n156th Street and Giles Road<br \/>\nOmaha, NE 402-444-6222<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.papionrd.org\/recreation-wildlife\/parks-and-trails\/chalco-hills-at-wehrspann-lake\/\">https:\/\/www.papionrd.org\/recreation-wildlife\/parks-and-trails\/chalco-hills-at-wehrspann-lake\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Desoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge<br \/>\n<\/strong>1434 316th Lane<br \/>\nMissouri Valley, IA 712-642-4121<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuge\/desoto\">https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuge\/desoto<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Elkhorn River Crossing Recreation Area<br \/>\n<\/strong>King Lake Road<br \/>\nOmaha, NE 402-444-6222<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.papionrd.org\/\">https:\/\/www.papionrd.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Farm Creek Public Wildlife Area<br \/>\n<\/strong>460th Street Corridor<br \/>\nCarson, IA 712-328-5638<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pottcoconservation.com\/\">https:\/\/www.pottcoconservation.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fontenelle Forest Nature Center<br \/>\n<\/strong>1111 Bellevue Boulevard<br \/>\nBellevue, NE 402-731-3140<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fontenelleforest.org\/\">https:\/\/fontenelleforest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gilbert M. and Martha H. Hitchcock Wetlands Learning Center<br \/>\n<\/strong>103 Camp Gifford Road<br \/>\nBellevue, NE 402-731-3140<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fontenelleforest.org\/\">https:\/\/fontenelleforest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Henry Doorly Zoo<br \/>\n<\/strong>3701 South 10th Street<br \/>\nOmaha, NE 402-733-8400<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.omahazoo.com\/\">https:\/\/www.omahazoo.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hitchcock Nature Center<br \/>\n<\/strong>27792 Ski Hill Loop<br \/>\nCrescent, IA 712-545-3283<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pottcoconservation.com\/\">https:\/\/www.pottcoconservation.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hubbard Orangutan Forest<br \/>\n<\/strong>Henry Doorly Zoo<br \/>\n3701 South 10th Street<br \/>\nOmaha, NE 402-733-8400<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.omahazoo.com\/\">https:\/\/www.omahazoo.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Katherine &amp; Fred Buffett Forest Learning Center<br \/>\n<\/strong>111 N. Bellevue Boulevard<br \/>\nBellevue, NE 402-731-3140<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fontenelleforest.org\">www.fontenelleforest.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lied Jungle Indoor Rainforest<br \/>\n<\/strong>Henry Doorly Zoo<br \/>\n3701 South 10th Street<br \/>\nOmaha, NE 402-733-8400<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.omahazoo.com\/\">https:\/\/www.omahazoo.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Narrows River Park<\/strong><br \/>\n2500 North 25th Street<br \/>\nCouncil Bluffs, IA 712-323-1342<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mycountyparks.com\/County\/Pottawattamie\/Park\/Narrows-River-Park.aspx\">https:\/\/www.mycountyparks.com\/County\/Pottawattamie\/Park\/Narrows-River-Park.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Neale Woods Nature Center<br \/>\n<\/strong>14323 Edith Marie Avenue<br \/>\nOmaha, NE 402-731-3140<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fontenelleforest.org\/\">https:\/\/fontenelleforest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Omaha Botanical Gardens<br \/>\n<\/strong>100 Bancroft Street<br \/>\nOmaha, NE 402-346-4002<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lauritzengardens.org\/\">https:\/\/www.lauritzengardens.org\/<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nPrairie View Lake Recreation Area<br \/>\n<\/strong>Bennington, NE 402-444-6222<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.papionrd.org\/recreation-wildlife\/parks-and-trails\/prairie-view-recreation-area\/\">https:\/\/www.papionrd.org\/recreation-wildlife\/parks-and-trails\/prairie-view-recreation-area\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Randall W. Schilling Wildlife Area<br \/>\n<\/strong>17614 Schilling Refuge Road<br \/>\nPlattsmouth, NE 402-296-0041<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/visitnebraska.com\/plattsmouth\/schilling-wildlife-management-area\">https:\/\/visitnebraska.com\/plattsmouth\/schilling-wildlife-management-area<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wildlife Safari<br \/>\n<\/strong>3701 South 10th Street<br \/>\nOmaha, NE 402-733-8400<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.omahazoo.com\/\">https:\/\/www.omahazoo.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>State Parks &amp; Recreation Areas<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nBranched Oak<\/strong> <strong>State Recreation Area<br \/>\n<\/strong>12000 West Branched Oak Road<br \/>\nRaymond, NE 402-783-3400<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/outdoornebraska.gov\/location\/branched-oak\/\">https:\/\/outdoornebraska.gov\/location\/branched-oak\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eugene T. Mahoney State Park<br \/>\n<\/strong>28500 West Park Highway<br \/>\nAshland, NE 402-944-2523<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/outdoornebraska.gov\/location\/eugene-t-mahoney\/\">https:\/\/outdoornebraska.gov\/location\/eugene-t-mahoney\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2351 County Road 18<br \/>\nAmes,\u00a0NE 402-727-3290<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/outdoornebraska.gov\/location\/fremont-lakes\/\">https:\/\/outdoornebraska.gov\/location\/fremont-lakes\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lake Manawa State Park<br \/>\n<\/strong>1100 South Shore Drive<br \/>\nCouncil Bluffs, IA 712-366-0220<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowadnr.gov\/Places-to-Go\/State-Parks\">https:\/\/www.iowadnr.gov\/Places-to-Go\/State-Parks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Louisville<\/strong> <strong>State Recreation Area<\/strong><br \/>\n15810 Highway 50<br \/>\nLouisville,\u00a0NE 402-234-6855<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowadnr.gov\/Places-to-Go\/State-Parks\">https:\/\/www.iowadnr.gov\/Places-to-Go\/State-Parks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pioneer<\/strong> <strong>State Recreation Area<\/strong><br \/>\n3019 Apple Street<br \/>\nLincoln, NE 402-471-5566<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrdnet.org\/rec-area\/pioneer-trails-recreation-area\">https:\/\/www.nrdnet.org\/rec-area\/pioneer-trails-recreation-area<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Platte River State Park<br \/>\n<\/strong>14421 346th Street<br \/>\nLouisville,\u00a0NE 402-234-2217<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/outdoornebraska.gov\/location\/platte-river\/\">https:\/\/outdoornebraska.gov\/location\/platte-river\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Schramm Park State Recreation Area<br \/>\n<\/strong>18510 Highway 50<br \/>\nLouisville,\u00a0NE 402-234-6855<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/outdoornebraska.gov\/location\/schramm-park\/\">https:\/\/outdoornebraska.gov\/location\/schramm-park\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Two Rivers State Recreation Area<br \/>\n<\/strong>27702 F Street<br \/>\nWaterloo,\u00a0NE 402-359-5165<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/outdoornebraska.gov\/location\/two-rivers\/\">https:\/\/outdoornebraska.gov\/location\/two-rivers\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdon<\/strong> <strong>State Recreation Area<\/strong><br \/>\nRural Route One<br \/>\nShubert,\u00a0NE 402-883-2575<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/outdoornebraska.gov\/location\/verdon\/\">https:\/\/outdoornebraska.gov\/location\/verdon\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Waubonsie State Park<br \/>\n<\/strong>2585 Waubonsie Park Road<br \/>\nHamburg, IA 712-382-2786<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowadnr.gov\/Places-to-Go\/State-Parks\/Iowa-State-Parks\/Waubonsie-State-Park\">https:\/\/www.iowadnr.gov\/Places-to-Go\/State-Parks\/Iowa-State-Parks\/Waubonsie-State-Park<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wilson Island State Park<br \/>\n<\/strong>32801 Campground Lane<br \/>\nMissouri Valley, IA 712-642-2069<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowadnr.gov\/Places-to-Go\/State-Parks\/Iowa-State-Parks\/Wilson-Island-State-Recreation-Area\">https:\/\/www.iowadnr.gov\/Places-to-Go\/State-Parks\/Iowa-State-Parks\/Wilson-Island-State-Recreation-Area<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPORTS &amp; RECREATION \/ PARKS &amp; 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Omaha3\/BHHSAmb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/316"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Omaha3\/BHHSAmb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Omaha3\/BHHSAmb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Omaha3\/BHHSAmb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Omaha3\/BHHSAmb\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=316"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Omaha3\/BHHSAmb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":617,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Omaha3\/BHHSAmb\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/316\/revisions\/617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Omaha3\/BHHSAmb\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}