RECREATION

State Parks

Ponca State Park
Spur 26E; P.O. Box 688 • Ponca, NE 68770
Located 2 Miles North of Ponca
402-755-2284
Spanning the Missouri River bluffs in northeastern Nebraska, Ponca State Park is "the eastern gateway to the 59-mile section of the Missouri National Recreational River, one of two unchannelized stretches of the river bordering Nebraska." Part of the Lewis and Clark Historical Trail, Ponca State Park offers the Missouri National Recreational River Resource and Education Center, campsites, two-bedroom, air-conditioned housekeeping cabins, two mini-lodges, hiking trails, picnic tables and two boat docks. The nine-hole Highland Oaks Public Golf Course is located on the southern boundary of the park. more...