Sep 18, 2025 · Explore what the Niobrara National Scenic River has to offer. In the heart of the Midwest, this National Park site is a crossroads of east and west, offering the best of the Midwest to visitors.

Niobrara State Park offers excellent wildlife watching. Both white-tailed deer and wild turkeys roam freely throughout the park, and beaver, muskrat and mink prowl the river banks.

Niobrara was founded in 1856, when a group of men headed by a Dr. Benneville Yeakel Shelly marked their claim to an area on the banks of the Missouri River. There, a fort was built to protect the early …

Niobrara is a small town with a rich history beautifully situated at the confluence of the Niobrara and Missouri rivers in northeast Nebraska, whose name means “running water.”

Aug 6, 2014 · Tube & Kayak rentals on Niobrara river with shuttle service. Explore the scenery, sandbars, and wildlife of the beautiful mouth of Niobrara River by Niobrara, Nebraska.

The Niobrara flows east as an intermittent stream past Lusk and southeast into northwestern Nebraska. It then flows southeast across the Pine Ridge country of Sioux County, then east through Agate …

Sep 20, 2024 · Niobrara National Scenic River is a unique National Park with 76 miles of riverbed to explore and many other public lands in the region. The National Park Service manages only the …

Camping is open year round. Camping reservations accepted. Summer office hours: daily, 8am-6pm. Off season hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-Noon & 12:30-4:30pm. Park permit required. Fees for some activities. …

From this northern vantage point, great vistas encompass clear blue sky, native stands of oak trees, bottomlands, cottonwood forests, wetlands, bluffs, pine and cedar forests, open prairie, lush …

Sep 20, 2024 · The Niobrara National Scenic River and surrounding area offers a wealth of recreation and vacation opportunities. Besides floating the beautiful scenic river by canoe, kayak or tube, there …