Local Attractions
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park
Address:
28500 West Park Hwy
Ashland, NE 68003
Phone Number:
(402) 944-2523
Website
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park offers year-round accommodations and recreational use. This ultra modern park offers a spectacula array of lodging, group meeting facilities and activities. Located near Ashland, just off of I 80 at exit 426, Mahoney nestles on 690 acres along the picturesque Platte River.
The dominant feature of the park, the Peter Kiewit Lodge, offers 40 guest rooms, each with private bath. There are sleeping lofts and fireplaces in 16 rooms. Each has two queen beds. The Peter Kiewit Lodge also houses the restaurant (where guests can dine with the scenic Platte River as a backdrop), a gift shop and meeting rooms. The restaurant can also cater meals for group activities.
(The information provided is from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission website.)
Strategic Air and Space Museum (SAC)
Address:
28210 West Park Highway
Ashland, NE 68003
Phone Number:
1-402-944-3100
Website
The Strategic Air & Space Museum is regarded as the nation's foremost facility of its kind, the $29.5 million museum opened on May 16, 1998, and preserves aircraft and missiles for future generations. The Museum is a 300,000 square foot building that features a glass atrium, two aircraft display hangars, a traveling exhibit area, a children's interactive gallery, a 200-seat theater, a Museum store, an aircraft restoration gallery, and a snack bar. The glass atrium is a breathtaking structure constructed of 525 glass panels that encase the awesome Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.
(The information provided is from the SAC museum website.)
Platte River State Park
Address:
14421 346th St.
Louisville NE 68037
Phone Number:
402-234-2217
Website
418 acre park offers swimming, horseback riding, hiking and biking, paddleboat, archery and observation tower. Lodging includes 31 "camper cabins", grouped around central shower-latrine buildings, with four to six units in a pod. Each cabin has a refrigerator, fire grate for outdoor cooking and a picnic table, and linens are provided. There are 21 housekeeping cabins, which have fully equipped kitchenettes among their more modern amenities. The cabins also have bathrooms, and linens are provided.
Because of the rugged terrain and limited space, there are no campsites or pads.
(The information provided is from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission website.)
