10 miles south of Brownville on Hwy 67. 3,052-acre park on the Missouri River. Camping, 20 miles of trails. Go to OutdoorNebraska.gov for current park features.

Historic river town, Spirit of Brownville Riverboat.
Brownville Riverside Park features Meriwether Lewis Dredge Museum; boat ramp & dock, camping, and picnic shelters.

History Center and Iowa Championship Rodeo Museum.
Visitors won’t want to miss the Fremont County History Center & Iowa’s Championship Rodeo Museum. The Sidney Rodeo is August 1– 5. Nearby Hamburg is the trail-head for Iowa’s Lewis & Clark Trail Bike Trail – the only Lewis and Clark Bike Trail spanning statewide.

Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Visitor Center
Visit the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Trail Visitor Center for exhibits featuring all the different wildlife and plants the Corps saw as they moved upriver om 1804. The Visitor Center features a keelboat display, fantastic views of the Missouri River and live demonstrations throughout the summer. Nebraska City itself is the Home of Arbor Day; visitors especially enjoy Arbor Lodge, Lied Lodge at Arbor Day Farm, the Tree Adventure, Kimmel Orchard, the Kregel Windmill Factory Museum which is a National Historic Landmark, and five other unique museums. Explore, eat and sleep in this historic town. NebraskaCityMuseums.org / VisitOtoeCounty.com

Cass County Historical Museum.

Visit Schilling Wildlife Management Area to see the Mouth of the Platte River. For more information go to: VisitCassCounty.com.

Mills County Historical Museum.

Louisville State Recreation Area at Louisville on NE-50.
Features modern campgrounds, camping pads, swimming, fishing, picnicking, hiking, canoe access to the Platte River. Go to: OutdoorNebraska.gov for current park features.

Near Louisville on NE-50. Features include modern cabins, conference facilities, seasonal restaurant, teepee village, lodging, splash park, hiking, paddle boats, archery, horseback trail rides, Platte River viewscapes, glamping cabins, campground, several miles of mountain bike trails for some of the best riding in the Midwest. Go to: OutdoorNebraska.gov for current park features.

6 miles south of I-80 exit 432. This 331-acre jewel along the Platte River is the historic site of the state’s first fish hatchery. The park also has a nice offering of trails through a woodland setting with watchable wildlife.

Eugene T. Mahoney State Park is just off I-80 at Exit 426. 690-acre state park overlooking the Platte River features lodge, group and conference facilities, modern cabins, 149 modern camping pads, full service restaurant, dining, family aquatic center, water slides, wave pool, sports fields, trail rides, ropes course, climbing wall, alpine slide, crafts, fishing, picnicking, hiking, 70-ft. observation tower, nature conservancy, and live theater. Year round activities. Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari, near Eugene T. Mahoney State Park, is a wildlife adventure amidst herds of buffalo, elk, deer and antelope, and a walking trail where you’ll see wolves and bears. The Strategic Air & Space Museum is nearby. For current park features go to: OutdoorNebraska.org.

Features the beautiful Fontenelle Forest Nature Center, Gifford Farm Education Center, Sarpy County Historical Museum, historic home tours and the Bellevue Pioneer Cemetery, the final resting place of Chief Big Elk, the last full-blooded chief of the Omaha Tribe. Bellevue is home to Nebraska’s oldest church, the Old Presbyterian Church, and the oldest commercial building, the Old Fontenelle Bank, and a 1830s log cabin. Watch a great baseball game at Werner Park at nearby Papillion and shop for discounts from top name brands at Nebraska Crossing Outlets on I-80 at Gretna. For more information go to: GoSarpy.com.

Western Historic Trails Center, Lewis & Clark Monument, Union Pacific Railroad Museum, Kanesville Tabernacle and Bayliss Park.

Downtown area includes Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail Headquarters and Visitor Center, Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, The Durham Museum, First National’s Spirit of Nebraska’s Wilderness/Pioneer Courage sculpture parks, the Old Market Entertainment District, and the CHI Health Center Arena. South Omaha includes Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, Lauritzen Gardens, and Kenefick Park. North Omaha includes the Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters.

Fort Atkinson State Historical Park, a recreated 1820’s frontier outpost with re-enactments and demonstrations, displays, artifacts and a remodeled visitor center with great new exhibits. Visitors to Fort Calhoun can step into the area’s pioneer past at the Washington County Museum and the historic Frahm House. Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge also is nearby. Go to: FortCalhoun.org/Tourism.

Tower of the Winds Monument, Cottonwood Marina and Riverfront Park.

Features Gallery 72 West and a number of antique boutiques, the Nebraska Railroad Museum and excursions aboard the Fremont & Elkhorn Roairoad, and Splash Station water park. Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area is nearby. For current park features, go to: OutdoorNebraska.gov.

Your gateway to the Iowa’s Loess Hills and DeSoto Bend. A great place to start is at the Harrison County Historical Village and Welcome Center. Missouri Valley also features the Watson Station Depot and Museum, Missouri Valley’s Caboose Park, three Iowa Scenic Byways, Mo Valley Rally, Missouri Valley Antique Mall and Classic Cars, the Small Fruit Farm, the Loess Hills Lavender Farm, Little Willow Dog Park, and the Wilson Island State Recreation area. Go to: www.MissouriValleyChamber.org/tourism.

On the Missouri River. I-29 to Exit 75 to US-30 westbound. Geese and other migrating birds including bald eagles stop here annually. Visitor Center features exhibits of artifacts retrieved from the Bertrand Steamboat. Please call 712-388 4800 in advance for more information on park services and access.

Summit Lake State Recreation Area on Hwy 32 west, includes camping, fishing and hunting. Tekamah features the Burt County Museum. Missouri River access and camping at Beck Park in Decatur.

13 miles south of Norfolk at US HWY 81 & NE HWY 32. Home to the Madison County Museum with Western Settlement History, Orphan Train Research Learning Center and Carnegie Library Learning Center.

Loess Hills Hospitality & Visitors Center.

Preparation Canyon State Park
– hike in-camping, trails and picnic shelters.

Lewis & Clark Visitors Center – Keelboat display and recreation area.

Lewis & Clark State Park
features a 250-acre Blue Lake with boat ramps, beaches, swimming and fishing.

Lewis & Clark campsite. For more information on Iowa great state parks, go to: IowaDNR.gov.

Omaha Indian Reservation, Blackbird Scenic Overlook, Annual Powwow.

Lewis & Clark paid tribute at the grave of Chief Blackbird which was near today’s scenic overlook..

Winnebago Indian Reservation, Angel De Cora Memorial Museum and Research Center, Honoring-The-Clans Sculpture Garden and Cultural Plaza, Cultural Center & Museum, Annual Powwow. Go to: winnebagotribe.com.

Cottonwood Cove Park.

Siouxland Freedom Park on Riverside Drive features the only half-scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall and a dog park.

Corps of Discovery Welcome Center and Rest Area.

Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, Betty Strong Encounter Center, Sergeant Floyd Monument, Sergeant Floyd River Museum and Welcome Center, Mid-America Museum of Aviation and Transportation, the Sioux City Railroad Museum, Stone State Park, Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, R.D. Station, Fourth Street Historic District, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City Public Museum, War Eagle Monument, Trinity Heights, Anderson Pavilion/Flight 232 Memorial, and the Presbytery of Prospect Hill Monument.

Clay County Park and Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve – Exit 4 off of I-29 at North Sioux City on the Missouri River. Pioneer homestead buildings, interpretative exhibits, and hike/bike trails

Elk Point Heritage Park, 7 Nations Memorial Park, Lewis & Clark Heritage Days.

Vicinity of Patrick Gass Election Lewis & Clark Site.

Ponca State Park – Gateway to the Missouri National Recreational River. 2,166-acre park features interpretative programs conference and educational center, modern cabins, scenic trails, modern campgrounds, horseback trail rides, swimming pool, special events, hiking, picnicing, golf course, and boat ramp access to the Missouri River. For current park features, go to: OutdoorNebraska.gov.

Spirit Mound Historic Prairie State Park, W.H. Over Museum, Clay County Park.

Lewis & Clark climbed the mound on August 25, 1804, one of the few places that we know the exact location where they stood.

Gateway to Gavins Point Dam and Spillway, the Mead Museum, historic homes and shopping and dining in the Meridian District along the Missouri River.

Pierre Dorian Monument Lewis & Clark Site.

West of Yankton and southeast of Yankton Lake features camping, boat ramps, picnic shelters and playground. Majestic bald eagles winter here.

West of Yankton and north of Gavins Point Dam, features camping, camping cabins, picnic shelters, and playgroun.

Resort and Marina includes motel, cabins, swimming pool, restaurant, slip and boat rentals. Activities in the recreation area include camping, hike/bike and swim beaches, fishing, power and sail boating.

Adjacent to Springfield on the Missouri River. Includes camping, cabins, boating and fishing plus nearby 9-hole golf course. Springfield Historical Society Museum is nearby.

Lewis & Clark Lake, Shannon Trail experience.

Lewis & Clark’s Pvt. George Shannon was lost for 15 days in the area.

4-miles west of NE 121 & R54C. Includes 5 recreation areas: Weigand-Burbach, Bloomfield, Miller Creek, Deep Water, and South Shore. Weigand-Burbach has full service marina, modern cabins, camping, boat ramps, playgrounds, etc. Other sites have boat ramps, modern campgrounds, hiking, horseback trail, etc. For current park features, go to: OutdoorNebraska.gov.

Santee Sioux Indian Reservation, annual powwow.

Lewis & Clark’s Pvt. George Shannon was lost for 15 days in the area.

Kreycik Riverview Elk Ranch, Ponca Tribal Museum, Chief Standing Bear Memorial Bridge Turnout. Niobrara State Park – at NE-12. 1,314-acre park features modern cabins, group conference facilities, modern campgrounds, swimming, horseback trail rides, boat access to the Missouri River. For current park features, go to: OutdoorNebraska.gov.

Lewis & Clark first saw prairie dogs at “Old Baldy Landmark” near Lynch, NE.

Fort Randall Dam and Francis Case Lake, Fort Randall historic military post site, Yankton Sioux Indian Reservation, annual powwow. Randall Creek Recreation Area includes, camping, fishing, boat ramps, picnic shelter and playground.