Eugene Mahoney State Park – Nebraskaland Magazine/Nebraska Game & Parks Commission

Just off I-80 at Exit 426. 690-acre state park overlooking the Platte River features lodge, group and conference facilities, modern cabins, dining, family aquatic center, water slides, wave pool, sports fields, trail rides, crafts, ropes course, climbing wall, sledding, fishing, picnicking, hiking, 70-ft. observation tower, nature conservancy, and live theater. Year-round activities. For park features go to outdoornebraska.gov.

Nearby is the Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari where visitors can drive by live bison, and the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum.