Nebraska lake trips
Where to stay at 28 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
BPelican Lake
Cherry County · -
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
BCrescent Lake
Garden County · -
NRWillow Creek Reservoir
Pierce County · 715 acres
BLake Maloney
Lincoln County · -
ALake Minatare
Scotts Bluff County · 2,195 acres
DEnders Reservoir
Chase County · 2,557 acres
DJohnson Lake
Gosper County · -
NRLake North
Platte County · 961 acres
CBox Butte Reservoir
Dawes County · 1,799 acres
BLake Whitney
Dawes County · -
NRElwood Reservoir
Gosper County · 1,145 acres
ADavis Creek Reservoir
Greeley County · 1,430 acres
NRJeffrey Reservoir
Lincoln County · 5,756 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
Where to stay for a Nebraska lake trip
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