National Parks - Nebraska

map courtesy of the National Park Service

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Originally part of a working cattle ranch owned by Captain James Cook, it features quarries with numerous, well preserved 20-million-year-old mammal fossils.

Homestead National Monument of America
Serving as a memorial to pioneers who settled the Great West, park includes the 160-acre claim filed by Daniel Freeman under The Homestead Act of 1862.

Missouri National Recreational River
Two segments (126 miles) of the Missouri River are protected in South Dakota and Nebraska, affording opportunities for fishing and boating.

Niobrara National Scenic River
The river flows through a sparsely populated and very scenic area, and its upper section affords excellent canoeing.

Scotts Bluff National Monument
Rising 800 feet above the valley floor, this was a natural landmark along the Oregon Trail, associated with overland migration between 1843-1869 across the Great Plains.

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