Sep 18, 2025 · Explore what the Niobrara National Scenic River has to offer. In the heart of the Midwest, this National Park site is a crossroads of east and west, offering the best of the Midwest to visitors.

Niobrara was founded in 1856, when a group of men headed by a Dr. Benneville Yeakel Shelly marked their claim to an area on the banks of the Missouri River. There, a fort was built to protect the early …

Niobrara State Park offers excellent wildlife watching. Both white-tailed deer and wild turkeys roam freely throughout the park, and beaver, muskrat and mink prowl the river banks.

Niobrara is a small town with a rich history beautifully situated at the confluence of the Niobrara and Missouri rivers in northeast Nebraska, whose name means “running water.”

The dynamic Niobrara River is a naturally braided stream in the Great Plains that has outstanding channel complexity and large woody debris. The river is connected to its floodplain and naturally …

These things combine to make visiting the Niobrara a beautiful and memorable experience. Public river access areas include: Ft. Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge (day-use only, launch fee), Smith Falls …

The Niobrara flows east as an intermittent stream past Lusk and southeast into northwestern Nebraska. It then flows southeast across the Pine Ridge country of Sioux County, then east through Agate …

Sep 20, 2024 · The Niobrara National Scenic River and surrounding area offers a wealth of recreation and vacation opportunities. Besides floating the beautiful scenic river by canoe, kayak or tube, there …

Oct 25, 2023 · This 76-mile reach of the Niobrara River in northcentral Nebraska preserves an unusual Great Plains river and protects a unique ecological crossroads where six distinct ecosystems and …

From this northern vantage point, great vistas encompass clear blue sky, native stands of oak trees, bottomlands, cottonwood forests, wetlands, bluffs, pine and cedar forests, open prairie, lush …