Schramm Park State Recreation Area

Recreation area in Nebraska, United States

41°01′13.33″N 96°14′53.70″W / 41.0203694°N 96.2482500°W / 41.0203694; -96.2482500Area331 acres (134 ha)^[1]Governing bodyNebraska Game and Parks Commission Map

Schramm Park State Recreation Area is a state recreation area in southeast Nebraska, United States, on the north side of the Platte River in Sarpy County.

The area currently has 3 miles (4.8 km) of scenic nature trails, picnic areas, the Schramm Education Center and the Gretna State Fish Hatchery, the oldest fish hatchery in the State of Nebraska, established in 1882. The hatch house is now operated as a fish hatchery museum.^[1]

The Schramm Education Center features multiple viewing tanks with a variety of fish species. The facility also features multiple terrariums featuring reptiles, amphibians, and insects.^[1]

The 331 acres (134 ha) park is a day use park only, but overnight camping is available 5 miles (8.0 km) east at Louisville State Recreation Area, on the south bank of the Platte River.

Schramm is accessible from Interstate 80, exit 432. It is on Nebraska Highway 31 9 miles (14 km) south of Gretna, Nebraska.

Domestic geese and mallards
Ohio spiderwort
Bull snake
Green heron

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. "Schramm Park State Recreation Area". Retrieved April 23, 2020.

Protected areas of Nebraska

Federal

National Monuments	Agate Fossil Beds Homestead Scotts Bluff
National Historic Trails	California Lewis and Clark Mormon Oregon Pony Express
National Wildlife Refuges	Boyer Chute Crescent Lake DeSoto Fort Niobrara John and Louise Seier Karl E. Mundt North Platte Rainwater Basin Valentine
National Forests	Nebraska Samuel R. McKelvie
National Grasslands	Oglala Hudson-Meng Bison Kill Toadstool Geologic Park
USFS National Recreation Areas	Pine Ridge
National Wilderness	Fort Niobrara Soldier Creek
Wild and Scenic Rivers	Missouri Niobrara

State

State Parks	Chadron Eugene T. Mahoney Fort Robinson Indian Cave Niobrara Platte River Ponca Smith Falls
State Historical Parks	Ash Hollow Ashfall Fossil Beds Arbor Lodge Bowring Ranch Buffalo Bill Ranch Fort Atkinson Fort Hartsuff Fort Kearny Rock Creek Station
State Recreation Areas	Alexandria Arnold Atkinson Lake Blue River Bluestem Bowman Lake Box Butte Reservoir Branched Oak Bridgeport Brownville Calamus Champion Lake Cheyenne Conestoga Cottonmill Lake Crystal Lake Dead Timber DLD Enders Reservoir Fort Kearny Fremont Lakes Gallagher Canyon Johnson Lake Keller Park Lake Maloney Lake McConaughy Lake Minatare Lake Ogallala Lewis and Clark Long Lake Long Pine Louisville Medicine Creek Memphis Merritt Reservoir Mormon Island North Loup Olive Creek Oliver Reservoir Pawnee Pelican Point Pibel Lake Pioneer Red Willow Reservoir Riverview Marina Rock Creek Lake Rock Creek Station Rockford Sandy Channel Schramm Park Sherman Reservoir Stagecoach Summit Lake Sutherland Reservoir Swanson Reservoir Two Rivers Union Pacific Verdon Victoria Springs Wagon Train Walgren Lake War Axe Wildcat Hills Willow Creek Windmill
State Recreation Trails	Cowboy Trail

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

v t e Zoos of Nebraska
Zoos	Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari Lincoln Children's Zoo McRoberts Game Farm Riverside Discovery Center
Aquariums	Ak-Sar Ben Aquarium Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium