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At Naturehills, we embrace nature. Below you will find a list of state parks in Minatare we have compiled for you.
LAKE MINATARE STATE RECREATION AREA
Description
Lake Minatare is a feature of the North Platte Project. Managed as a State recreation area by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Lake Minatare, with a surface area of 2,158 acres and about 12 miles of shoreline is a part of the North Platte National Wildlife Refuge. Available species include channel catfish, crappie, small mouth bass, white bass, walleye (15 inch minimum), wipers, and yellow perch. Walleye, channel catfish, and gizzard shad are stocked in the reservoir annually. Motorized boats are permitted. The area is open to the public from Jan. 15 to Sept. 30. A number of Civilian Conservation Corps structures dating to the 1930's exist at Lake Minatare. Included among them is a stone picnic shelter designed to look like a lighthouse. Minatare Dam, constructed between 1912-1915, is a historic structure determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
Box 188
Minatare,NE,69356
Phone: 308-783-2911
Email: GPWebmaster@gp.usbr.gov
- Boating
- Camping
- Fishing
- Historic & Cultural Site
- Horseback Riding
- Picnicking
- Recreational Vehicles
- Water Sports
- Wildlife Viewing
- Winter Sports
Directions
North from Scottsbluff, Nebraska off State Hwy. 71.
LAKE WINTERS CREEK
Description
Lake Winters Creek is one of the four Inland Lakes in Nebraska. It is located immediately northwest of Lake Minatare. It has surface area of 379 acres and approximately 4 miles of shoreline. It is located almost entirely within the North Platte Wildlife Refuge, and the northeast side of the lake features an undisturbed bird sanctuary. Like Lake Alice and Lake Minatare, recreation at the lake is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
NE Game and Parks
Box 188
Minatare,NE,69356
Phone: 308-783-2911
- Fishing
- Wildlife Viewing
Directions
North from Scottsbluff, Nebraska off State Highway 71.
