Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area - Straddling the northeast border of South Dakota and featuring Nebraska's second largest lake, a favorite with swimmers, anglers and birdwatchers, with info on camping and cabin facilities, maps, contact info.

Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area - The state's largest reservoir with 35,700 acres, a visitor/water interpretive center with aquariums, a theater, and interactive displays. Sailing, boating, swimming beach, campgrounds and fish cleaning stations.

Branched Oak State Recreation Area - The largest of the Salt Valley Lakes near Lincoln, Nebraska encompassing 5,595 acres with two unsupervised beaches, campgrounds, fish cleaning stations, boating facilities, picnic areas.

Bridgeport State Recreation Area - Picnicking, fishing, camping and swimming in an unsupervised beach, with boating permitted at Center Beach.

Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area - With the spolight on water sports enthusiasts and a popular camping area, four beaches, boat docks.

Johnson Lake State Recreation Area - Located between Lexington and Cozard and another popular spot for boating angling and swimming with a beach, picnic area, 8 boating docks, fish cleaning stations.

Louisville State Recreation Area - Camping, picnicking and boating, plus a swimming beach on Lake No. 2 with change houses nearby.

Mormon Island State Recreation Area - A part of Nebraska's unique "Chain of Lakes", with an historical overview and description of seasonal attractions (including the world's largest spring migration of sandhill cranes), great boating and fishing, a swimming beach, picnic area.

Oliver Reservoir State Recreation Area - Located near Kimball, Nebraska featuring a multiple-use lake with boaters, water skiers, anglers and swimmers all sharing the water, but with special regulations and retrictions clearly posted, and a designated swimming area located on the north side.

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