Area 53 acres. Situated along the South Loup River, with a small reservoir. State park entry permit required.
Central Platte Valley
Recharge Lake Recreational Area
Recharge Lake recreation area contains a 50 acre reservoir. Developed for fishing, there are also hiking trails. Yellow-crowned night heron, piping plover, black tern, western sandpiper and dunlin are a few species recently reported from this site.
Redtail Lake Wildlife Management Area
Habitat includes a 26-acre lake with 320 acres of upland.
Renquist Wildlife Management Area
This site consists of 90 acres of marshland, 10 acres of upland pasture, and 7 acres of cropland.
Sandy Channel State Recreation Area
Area 133 acres. Contains 11 small lakes (old sand pits) and ponds, totaling 47 acres. Good for open-wooded habitats birds and water birds.
Sunny Hollow Wildlife Management Area
Area 160 acres. Mostly grassy uplands, with two marshes and a dugout wetland.
Union Pacific State Recreation Area
26 acres and a 15 acre pond. State part permit required.
War Axe State Recreation Area
Area nine acres plus a 12-acre pond. State park permit required.
Wellfleet Wildlife Management Area
Comprising only 65 acres along Medicine Creek, it provides a diversity of habitats that usually attracts a wide variety of small passerines and water birds. Prairies and small canyons. Part of this area is owned by the village of Wellfleet, and there is a donation box for supporting its upkeep.
Willow Island Wildlife Management Area
45 acres upland, 35 acres lake, and riparian woodland.
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