Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area
Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area
Location:9.5 miles north of Hemmingford, in Dawes County.
Facilities:54 campsites (14 with pads and electrical hookups), vault toilets,drinking water, picnic areas, 4 picnic shelters, 2 boat ramps, 2 docks,fish cleaning station, swimming beach.
Activities:Camping, boating (no restrictions), fishing, swimming, hiking.
Special Features:Area is located on the west edge of the Sandhills in the Nebraskapanhandle. Box Butte Reservoir is an impoundment on the Niobrara River.
Address:PO Box 392
Crawford, NE 69339
Phone:308-665-2903
Web: www.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/guides/parksearch/findpark.asp
Size: 612 acres land; 1,600 acres water.
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