Recreation Areas to End Camping Season October 31
The Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District will close the RV pads and tent camping sites at Recharge Lake (York) and Pioneer Trails (Aurora) Recreation Areas for the winter season on Sunday, October 31. However, the day use area, outdoor amphitheater, picnic shelters, hiking and biking trails, playground equipment, boat dock, and boat ramp remain open year-round. The RV pads and tent camping sites at both locations will re-open in the spring of 2022.
The Upper Big Blue NRD has seen a great amount of use at these recreation areas. During 2020, vehicles of those camping at Recharge reflected 26 Nebraska counties and 24 states. RV and tent campers spent 1,233 nights collectively at Recharge. At Pioneer Trails, 21 Nebraska counties and 10 states were represented. RV and tent campers spent a total of 774 nights collectively at Pioneer Trails. Numbers for the current year camping season will be reported after the close of the season.
The Upper Big Blue NRD owns and manages recreation areas across the nine-county district. These recreational areas serve multiple purposes including protecting lives and property through the use of dams and flood control structures. They also include hiking and biking trails to promote good health. The recreation area lakes are stocked with a bounty of game fish. Native grasses and trees create havens for wildlife and game birds.
These NRD areas provide opportunities to interact with Nebraska’s natural resources in a hands-on way, and the future of our natural resources is protected and preserved for generations of both Nebraskans and out-of-state travelers to enjoy. The “Good Life” of Nebraska is evidenced by the participation of visitors that take a stroll...or a fishing pole...to any one of the 82 NRD owned and managed recreation areas across the state. The Upper Big Blue NRD remains committed to protecting, preserving, and enhancing this quality of life for its district citizens and visitors.
The Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District (NRD) protects lives, property and the future through a wide-range of stewardship, management and education programs—from flood control to groundwater monitoring, from irrigation management to outdoor recreation and more. Activities and projects of the Upper Big Blue NRD are reviewed and approved by a locally elected board of directors. The Upper Big Blue NRD is one of 23 Natural Resources Districts across the state.
The Upper Big Blue NRD has seen a great amount of use at these recreation areas. During 2020, vehicles of those camping at Recharge reflected 26 Nebraska counties and 24 states. RV and tent campers spent 1,233 nights collectively at Recharge. At Pioneer Trails, 21 Nebraska counties and 10 states were represented. RV and tent campers spent a total of 774 nights collectively at Pioneer Trails. Numbers for the current year camping season will be reported after the close of the season.
The Upper Big Blue NRD owns and manages recreation areas across the nine-county district. These recreational areas serve multiple purposes including protecting lives and property through the use of dams and flood control structures. They also include hiking and biking trails to promote good health. The recreation area lakes are stocked with a bounty of game fish. Native grasses and trees create havens for wildlife and game birds.
These NRD areas provide opportunities to interact with Nebraska’s natural resources in a hands-on way, and the future of our natural resources is protected and preserved for generations of both Nebraskans and out-of-state travelers to enjoy. The “Good Life” of Nebraska is evidenced by the participation of visitors that take a stroll...or a fishing pole...to any one of the 82 NRD owned and managed recreation areas across the state. The Upper Big Blue NRD remains committed to protecting, preserving, and enhancing this quality of life for its district citizens and visitors.
The Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District (NRD) protects lives, property and the future through a wide-range of stewardship, management and education programs—from flood control to groundwater monitoring, from irrigation management to outdoor recreation and more. Activities and projects of the Upper Big Blue NRD are reviewed and approved by a locally elected board of directors. The Upper Big Blue NRD is one of 23 Natural Resources Districts across the state.