A rocky, tree-lined Boundary Waters shoreline in evening light, the far shore reflected in calm water

Nebraska lake trips

Where to stay at 43 of Nebraska’s biggest and most popular lakes. Each destination shows the lake’s water-quality grade, nearby state parks, and live lodging prices, so you book on water we’ve graded — not just the view.

ALake C W Mcconaughy

Keith County · -

DHarlan County Reservoir

Harlan County · 13,600 acres

BSwanson Reservoir

Hitchcock County · 7,940 acres

BMerritt Reservoir

Cherry County · 3,222 acres

BCalamus Reservoir

Garfield County · 5,123 acres

ASherman Reservoir

Sherman County · 2,868 acres

AHugh Butler Lake

Frontier County · 4,060 acres

DLake Ogallala

Keith County · 30,500 acres

CHarry Strunk Lake

Frontier County · 5,793 acres

BLake Maloney

Lincoln County · -

ALake Minatare

Scotts Bluff County · 2,195 acres

DJohnson Lake

Gosper County · -

NRWillow Creek Reservoir

Pierce County · 715 acres

BPelican Lake

Cherry County · -

CBox Butte Reservoir

Dawes County · 1,799 acres

DEnders Reservoir

Chase County · 2,557 acres

Platte County · 961 acres

NRElwood Reservoir

Gosper County · 1,145 acres

NRJeffrey Reservoir

Lincoln County · 5,756 acres

ADavis Creek Reservoir

Greeley County · 1,430 acres

NRCarter Lake

Douglas County · -

NRGallagher Canyon Reservoir

Dawson County · 182 acres

BSmith Lake

Sheridan County · 425 acres

BGoose Lake

Holt County · -

FSummit Lake

Burt County · 193 acres

DKirkman'S Cove Lake

Richardson County · 155 acres

NRSutherland Reservoir

Lincoln County · 2,956 acres

NREnders Reservoir

Chase County · 1,195 acres

NRIsland Lake

Garden County · 532 acres

NRBig Alkali Lake

Cherry County · 813 acres

NRDewey Lake

Cherry County · 524 acres

NRNewport Landing Lake

Douglas County · 257 acres

NRClear Lake

Cherry County · 510 acres

NRHackberry Lake

Cherry County · 501 acres

NRFrye Lake

Grant County · 256 acres

NRWinters Creek Lake

Scotts Bluff County · 234 acres

NRWatts Lake

Cherry County · 149 acres

NRPhilips Lake

Gosper County · 139 acres

NRMedelmans Lake

Madison County · 127 acres

NRWalgren Lake

Sheridan County · 108 acres

NRRat Lake

Cherry County · 181 acres

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Where to stay for a Nebraska lake trip

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