SUMMER TRAVELS – 2008: Nebraska

END of AUGUST in NEBRASKA

Our youngest daughter, (who sets up my blog) her husband, and youngest son, live on the west side of Omaha.  It was wonderful to see them again!   The two weeks we were here was spent between their lovely home and our campsite at Two Rivers State Recreational Area, about ten miles west of their home.

TWO RIVERS STATE RECREATION AREA:

This lovely state park along the Platte River encompasses some 644 acres of land, and about 320 acres of water in the form of 7 small sand pit lakes.  It is located just off of Hwy 92, one mile south and one mile west of Venice, NE.

The park includes 6 separate camping areas, with 209 individual hard surface pads, of which 113 have electric hookups.  Other features include, a swimming beach, picnic grounds, fishing, playgrounds, and hunting in season.  A unique feature is the “Caboose Park”.  Here, 10 colorful cabooses sit on their original tracks.  Remodeled and restored for lodging, these cabooses are available for rent from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

One of the most pleasant places we have ever stayed, the site we selected was in the Lakeside Campground, and was located directly on the shore of one of the sandpit lakes, with large trees offering shade.

We have stayed in this park on two other occasions, and I would recommend this very beautiful recreation area to anyone traveling in the area!

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