Two Rivers State Recreation Area N amed for the Platte and Elkhorn rivers, Two Rivers lies seven miles above their confluence one mile south and one mile west of Venice off Nebraska Highway 92. Most campsites at Two Rivers State Recreation Area are on or near the Platte River bank or on one of the area's seven sandpit lakes. Two Rivers rests on sand and gravel deposited by the Platte, which forms an aquifer that fills the area's sloughs and sandpit lakes and waters the cottonwoods, willows and other floodplain trees. The area's five campgrounds have 122 pads with 30-amp electrical hookups. One campground has water hookups.
Most campsites are on or near the river bank or on one of the area's seven sandpit lakes.
Most tent campers use the primitive camping area, or backpack camp sites at the wildlife management area north of the recreation area. A night in a caboose donated by the Union Pacific Railroad is an option for visitors who do not want to camp. The 10 cabooses retain their railroading character, but sleep six and are equipped with air-conditioning, bathrooms and kitchenettes. Each also has a deck, grill and picnic table. Fishing is an attraction at Two Rivers, and rainbow trout are stocked at Lake 5 when the water is cool enough.