Lake Minatare State Recreation Area

Home of Nebraska's only lighthouse and a federal waterfowl refuge, scenic Lake Minatare SRA covers 2,970 acres (2,158 acre lake), 12 miles NE of Scottsbluff.

More than 2,000 acres of water with facilities for boaters, campers, fishermen and outdoor enthusiasts. Stone lighthouse open Apr 1-Sep, 9am-8pm daily. Key available at the office. Swimming beach open 7 days a week, 8am-sunset. All other areas open 24 hrs/day, 7 days a week, Jan 16-Oct 14. Closed Oct 15-Jan 15. Park permit required. Camping fee: $17 modern, $7 for all others. 308-783-2911

Attractions

Lake Minatare is just minutes from Scotts Bluff National Monument and Chimney Rock and offers camping pads with electrical hookups and more than 100 nonpad sites. Facilities include showers, laundry, modern restrooms, dump station, water, picnic tables, shelters, boat ramps, unsupervised swimming, fishing and fish cleaning stations.

Overnight Accommodations

Camping Facilities:

52 camping pads with electrical hookups*

49 camping pads without electricity

110 non-pad sites without electricity

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