State park
Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area
The park entrance is 9.6 miles from Hemingford. Day use costs Park permit $7/$35 NE plates; $14/$70 out-of-state. Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area is a state park in Nebraska.
Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area map
Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
Common questions
- Entry to Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area costs Park permit $7/$35 NE plates; $14/$70 out-of-state.
- Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area is 9.6 miles from Hemingford.
- Yes, Niobrara River is open to swimming at Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area.
Before you go
Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area is 9.6 miles from Hemingford.
Trails
- Bluff National Recreation Areas Pine Ridge National Trail Named on agency or Wikipedia page
- Hills Willow Creek Windmill State Recreation Trail Named on agency or Wikipedia page
- Cowboy Trail Named on agency or Wikipedia page
What to see
- Marina Mentioned in Wikipedia park article
- State recreation area Designation in agency park name
Swimming
- Niobrara River
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- outdoornebraska.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- outdoornebraska.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)