# List of Nebraska state parks

This is a list of state parks in the U.S. state of Nebraska; the state park system is divided into state parks, state historical parks, state recreation areas and a state recreational trail. The parks are managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

## State parks

| Name | County | Size | Size | Image | Notes |
| Name | County | acres | ha | Image | Notes |
| Chadron State Park | Dawes | 974.26 acres | 394.27 ha | | Nebraska's oldest state park |
| Eugene T. Mahoney State Park | Cass | 673.101 acres | 272.394 ha | | Multiple recreational and meeting facilities, fronted by the Platte River |
| Fort Robinson State Park | Dawes, Sioux | 22,332.72 acres | 9,037.73 ha | | Former U.S. Army fort |
| Indian Cave State Park | Nemaha, Richardson | 3,399.7 acres | 1,375.8 ha | | Petroglyphs; restored village of St. Deroin |
| Niobrara State Park | Knox | 1,236.59 acres | 500.43 ha | | Includes the historic Niobrara River railroad bridge |
| Platte River State Park | Cass | 452.5 acres | 183.1 ha | | Modern observation towers, vintage cabins from earlier campgrounds |
| Ponca State Park | Dixon | 2,123.63 acres | 859.40 ha | | On the banks of the Missouri River |
| Smith Falls State Park | Cherry | 265.5 acres | 107.4 ha | | Nebraska's highest waterfall |

## State historical parks

| Name | County | Size | Size | Image | Notes |
| Name | County | acres | ha | Image | Notes |
| Arbor Lodge State Historical Park | Otoe | 73.85 acres | 29.89 ha | | Estate of J. Sterling Morton, founder of Arbor Day. |
| Ash Hollow State Historical Park | Garden | 1,001.03 acres | 405.10 ha | | Major stopover on the Overland Trail |
| Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park | Antelope | 360 acres | 150 ha | | Fossil remains at a 12-million-year-old watering hole |
| Bowring Ranch State Historical Park | Cherry | 435 acres | 176 ha | | Hereford demonstration ranch donated by former U.S. Senator Eve Bowring |
| Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park | Lincoln | 24.68 acres | 9.99 ha | | Home of the famed frontier showman |
| Fort Atkinson State Historical Park | Washington | 154.36 acres | 62.47 ha | | Reconstruction of the first U.S. military post west of the Missouri River |
| Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park | Valley | 18.4 acres | 7.4 ha | | Typical infantry outpost of the 19th century Plains |
| Fort Kearny State Historical Park | Buffalo | 39.21 acres | 15.87 ha | | Partial reconstruction of fort that protected travelers of the Overland Trail |
| Rock Creek Station State Historical Park | Jefferson | 353 acres | 143 ha | | Partially reconstructed stagecoach and Pony Express station |

## State recreation areas

* Alexandria State Recreation Area
* Arnold State Recreation Area
* Atkinson Lake State Recreation Area
* Blue River State Recreation Area
* Bluestem State Recreation Area
* Bowman Lake State Recreation Area
* Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area
* Branched Oak State Recreation Area
* Bridgeport State Recreation Area
* Brownville State Recreation Area
* Buffalo Bill Ranch State Recreation Area
* Calamus State Recreation Area
* Champion Lake State Recreation Area
* Cheyenne State Recreation Area
* Conestoga State Recreation Area
* Cottonmill Lake State Recreation Area
* Crystal Lake State Recreation Area
* Dead Timber State Recreation Area
* DLD State Recreation Area
* Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area
* Fort Kearny State Recreation Area
* Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area
* Gallagher Canyon State Recreation Area
* Johnson Lake State Recreation Area
* Keller Park State Recreation Area
* Lake Maloney State Recreation Area
* Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area
* Lake Minatare State Recreation Area
* Lake Ogallala State Recreation Area
* Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area
* Long Lake State Recreation Area
* Long Pine State Recreation Area
* Louisville State Recreation Area
* Medicine Creek State Recreation Area
* Memphis State Recreation Area
* Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area
* Mormon Island State Recreation Area
* North Loup State Recreation Area
* Olive Creek State Recreation Area
* Oliver Reservoir State Recreation Area
* Pawnee Lake State Recreation Area
* Pelican Point State Recreation Area
* Pibel Lake State Recreation Area
* Pioneer State Recreation Area
* Red Willow Reservoir State Recreation Area
* Riverview Marina State Recreation Area
* Rock Creek Lake State Recreation Area
* Rock Creek Station State Recreation Area
* Rockford State Recreation Area
* Sandy Channel State Recreation Area
* Schramm Park State Recreation Area
* Sherman Reservoir State Recreation Area
* Stagecoach State Recreation Area
* Summit Lake State Recreation Area
* Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area
* Swanson Reservoir State Recreation Area
* Two Rivers State Recreation Area
* Union Pacific State Recreation Area
* Verdon State Recreation Area
* Victoria Springs State Recreation Area
* Wagon Train State Recreation Area
* Walgren Lake State Recreation Area
* War Axe State Recreation Area
* Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area
* Willow Creek State Recreation Area
* Windmill State Recreation Area

## State recreational trail

* Cowboy State Recreational Trail