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341 Reviews of 12 Hamburg Campgrounds

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  Fred S.

  Legend

  

  September 6, 2024

  Waubonsie State Park Campground

  Really good hiking trails

  Stayed one night on Sept 4. Camped at site 35 in the non-equestrian campground; non-electric fee $15. Parked van on the grass at this site. Like nearly all of the sites in this campground, this site was close to the campground road. Overall, I felt that the campsites were all bunched together - offering no privacy and spacing between sites. The shower house was closed during our visit. Water was also turned off at the wayer pumps in the campground. There was one single vault toilet available for all of the campers; it was reasonably clean. Wayne, the campground host, was nice & helpful. There is a self-serve firewood station in the campground; cost is either $5 or $10, depending on the amount of wood you purchase. The campsites have a picnic table & metal fire ring. I wasn't too pleased with this campground, but I was very happy with the nearby hiking trails within the park. It's a pretty state park with hills & lush forest. The day use areas looked great. I recommend those traveling along I-29 to stop at this park - not necessarily for the camping, but for the hiking. Had some T-Mobile 4G service.

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  Sarah Y.

  Scout

  

  August 24, 2024

  Wagon Train State Recreation Area

  Noisy and insane bugs

  We are avid campers, we are no strangers to all the things that come with camping including bugs. That said, the amount of mosquitoes here made any amount of time outside unbearable.

  There was a lot of traffic through the campsite, not even people stopping to camp but literally just driving through, music blaring at 11pm.

  And the GPS coordinates were wrong. They are closer to 40.63093° N, 96.57335° W

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  Danni A.

  Traveler

  

  August 11, 2024

  Waubonsie State Park Campground

  Quiet and Peaceful

  This park was a great place to head to and unplug for a weekend. We camped in the area without hookups, so we pretty much had that area to ourselves. The area with hookups was somewhat crowded. The bathrooms and shower were clean. Water is easily accessible. The park is small, and we didn't find much to do other than a few hikes. 

  There are signs in the bathrooms warning of the raccoons. These signs are not exaggerating. We had a raccoon at our campsite trying to steal our food while we were there, like the raccoon was less than 10 feet from humans during mid-day.

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  Wanda E.

  Scout

  

  July 29, 2024

  Victorian Acres RV Park & Campground

  Great Place to Stay

  We arrived later in the day finding our spot was easy. The camp ground staff were very nice and friendly. The grounds were beautifully groomed. They amenities such as showers and bathrooms were clean and decorated cute. It was quiet and relaxing. We were able to get a good nights rest before hitting the road again. We would highly recommend.

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  Dana T.

  Guide

  

  July 27, 2024

  Iron Horse Trail Lake

  Good Place

  Good for families or a solo cowboy. Well maintained, water is a available, and clean bathrooms that smell good. Nice picnic areas. Primitive tent sites and RV sites with electrical hookups. First come, first serve.

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  Colleen L.

  Scout

  

  July 26, 2024

  Lake Manawa State Park Campground

  Not great for tents

  This campsite seems nice, but with blaring Omaha heat and no trees, the heat here is absolutely brutal. It was mid July and still 96 degrees at 7:00pm, so I ended up leaving knowing it would be too hot for a comfortable night sleep. Beautiful view of the lake and short walk to the swimming beach.

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  Kalab R.

  Guide

  

  July 21, 2024

  Hackberry Hollow Campground — Indian Cave State Park

  Same state, different look.

  I saw that their hiking trails were challenging. I got two dogs and love a challenge. The views the scenory made you feel like you got away from civilization.

  A place where their is things to see and do. A must go.

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  Randall K.

  Ranger

  

  July 19, 2024

  Bluffs Run RV Park at Horseshoe Casino

  Simple, easy and free

  Great spot! Easy on/off. Was $45 for overnight with amenities.

  We opted for the free stay which was great. Nice, flat parking lot with other rv’s and tractor trailers off to the side.

  Slept great. Used the casino bathrooms and really liked it for a free overnight. Casino is fun too!

  Would def stay here again. Felt very safe and well lit. Noise was minimal and only came from the tractor trailers. If I had parked at the other end I wouldn’t have even heard it.

  Got take out from Modern Love to bring back. Molo is amazing - all vegan and most GF too. Never pass through Omaha without a visit there. Great way to end the night.

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  Mills C.

  Scout

  

  July 11, 2024

  Pony Creek Co Park

  NOT affiliated with DYRT

  Do not pay Dyrt to use this campground.  They are not affiliated.

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  John A.

  Guide

  

  July 5, 2024

  Brownville Riverside Park

  Site flooded

  I work close to this park and watched as the town was making progress in restoring it to a nice campsite. With some covered picnic benches, leveled and mowed campsites, etc….

  Unfortunately, the river has flooded it out as of June 28, 2024 and it will likely be unusable for at least the remainder of this season. There also are a number of large pieces of industrial equipment that are staged in part of the park that will likely not be moved until fall.

  It’s a shame as the remediation from the 2019 flooding was just recently completed.

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  Donner N.

  Guide

  

  July 3, 2024

  Charity Lake

  A treat of a spot

  Very pleasant spot with a few camp sites as options. Beautiful lake. Bathroom was rough, hole in the ground style with a gate for a door. But over all the site was worth it

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  C D.

  Scout

  

  June 20, 2024

  Eugene T. Mahoney State Park Campground

  Great stay passing through

  Populated but spacious. Friendly staff. Lots of greenery and trees. Only stayed one night but the list of activities seemed great. Safe, relaxing place. Bathrooms and showers could use some work but I was happy for a warm shower after traveling so long. Highway and trains can be heard from a distance but I found it soothing.

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  AUDREY S.

  Scout

  

  June 18, 2024

  Weeping Water

  Stopped for RV dump only

  Did not stop to Camp!!, only dumped my tanks and filled up water. Wish I would’ve stayed. Looks like a very well done out-of-the-way and quaint park. $20 for dumping, or camping and dumping, seven dollars for tent campers.

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  Michael M.

  Guide

  

  June 9, 2024

  Hackberry Hollow Campground — Indian Cave State Park

  Cool cave right off the river

  The campground is pretty well-kept. Multiple playgrounds and shower houses throughout. Firewood for sale. A giant raccoon tried to get into my cooler 10 minutes after we turned out our lights for the night. Lookout for ticks. The cave was a little smaller than anticipated and near the tables on bank, the river unfortunately had a couple large patches of garbage. Still a fun place to camp out and hike around a bit.

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  Tim D.

  Scout

  

  June 1, 2024

  Syracuse City

  Great little out of the way spot

  There are truly electrical hookups just about everywhere and there are no marked sites that I could find. We just pulled off the road to an electrical station and plugged in. Sadly, the 30A plug I plugged into kept tripping the breaker, but I always have a backup 20-30A converter, I just don't get to use my AC (cool night, didn't matter). It would be great if there was some brochure or site map at the location so you didn't feel like your were gonna ruin their well maintained lawn.

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  Paula C.

  Scout

  

  May 5, 2024

  Bluffs Run RV Park at Horseshoe Casino

  Great Free Stop

  We called the casino & they told us we could park in the lot for free. If you want electricity & ahowers, you can pay. We just needed a place to sleep as there are not a lot of campgrounds here. Highway was a bit noisy and a distant train was heard twice through the night. No one bothered us which was all we needed! Got a shower at a nearby truck stop. Big open lot with lots of space. Also had a dumpter I made use of (small bag of car trash).

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  Steve G.

  Legend

  

  April 24, 2024

  Riverview Marina State Rec Area

  Small Riverside Campground

  Getting there: A winding drive through Nebraska City to the River’s Edge. 

  Check in and staff: None 

  Amenities: Few Bathrooms: clean, well kept 

  Sites: Mostly open, very little shade. Campground is right on the banks of the Missouri River.

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  Dennis W.

  Scout

  

  March 29, 2024

  Lake Manawa State Park Campground

  Too expensive@38 a night

  Raised prices by 12 dollars to 38 a night, there are better parks for that amount

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  Jennifer N.

  Guide

  

  November 26, 2023

  Victorian Acres RV Park & Campground

  Fine for a 1 night stay!

  Victorian Acres was fine for one night. Not a lot to say about it. It backs up to the highway, but after a long day of driving we slept through the noise. There weren’t any fire pits because “it was too cold”. That’s exactly why we wanted one. The bathhouse was ok. The women’s bathroom was fine, even large for the size of the campground. Unfortunately, both toilets in the men’s bathroom were backed up and broken, huge bummer! 💩 There was a small dog park , we didn’t get to use it since we got in late and left early so I cannot comment on the condition. We were on site 55, easy to access and leave from. It was sort of level, but we still felt like we were tipping sideways a bit in the van. There were 30amp electric and water hookups.

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  Sayler O.

  Guide

  

  November 19, 2023

  Mozingo Lake County Tent Campground

  Early fall camp

  Came out to camp one night with my 5 year old. We stated on a friday night in October and the campground was not too busy at all.. maybe only 5 other groups there. Showers and bathroom were all fine, campsite was clean and well maintained. Loved that the tent camping sites were actually surrounded by trees, I see way to many tent campsites that are basically just in the middle of a grass field. There are walking paths and a couple of playgrounds around the lake close enough to walk to but far enough away they wont ever be a bother. Also if you like disc golf than this is the place to go, there is a brand new 18 hole course right next to the camp!

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  Louis A.

  Scout

  

  October 8, 2023

  Platte River State Park Campground

  Worthless weekend at Platte River State Park

  Camping in the teepee was hands down our worst camping experience ever. The teepee was hot, dirty and falling apart. We stayed in the“big chief” teepee and it was on a horrible slope with tons of ruts on nothing but bare uneven dirt. There was no privacy as the other two teepees beyond this one were set up so other campers were constantly walking by your camp. Even the door placement to the teepees were bad. There was a more well placed teepee they save for first come first serve camping, not reserved camping. That makes no sense. The worst teepee should be reserved for unreserved campers. There are also bike trails directly around the teepees so in daylight, meaning early and late, you will hear groups of bikers riding around a technical course and lots of whooping and cheering as well as hard landings. To make things worse, they didn’t tell us about an ROTC event they were hosting in the park where groups of ROTC young people were constantly walking by our camp from early morning to afternoon, looking for markers for a kind of seek out practice for them. This was highly disturbing. Zero calm and privacy. The teepee was shabby and the indoor outdoor carpet was dirty and old, and you got the feeling you were sleeping and living over everyone else’s ick. Also, right over the teepee there were loads of huge dead oak branches. With the high winds, we were pretty scared a branch might fall on us. It’s just a matter of time before someone gets hurt, or worse. There were many loud people in cabins with dogs, even dogs barking and crazy dogs running loose the whole time we were there. There was also a lot of trash and littered personal items scattered around in the woods and on the campground area. In the end, it is a very poorly planned campground for comfort, beauty, safety and privacy. We would have been better off to stay home. Like many things now, Platte River State Park feels overrun with activity and under preserved. The exact opposite of why one wants to get away from the city and camp in nature. Waste of time and money.

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  Kevin P.

  Scout

  

  September 7, 2023

  Pony Creek Co Park

  Camp by tent

  a great place

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  Kory K.

  Scout

  

  September 5, 2023

  Ross County Park

  Remote not used much - perfect!

  Nice out of the way location. 
  no services of any kind, there is a shelter house, and trash barrel. 
  nice place to get away from people

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  cole G.

  Scout

  

  September 2, 2023

  Haworth City Park

  Pretty but have ports potties

  Pretty nice campground but bathrooms are shut down and they have ports potties. BUT they were very clean and maintained

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  William B.

  Traveler

  

  August 28, 2023

  R U Lost - RV Lots

  Judgmental

  If you like being judged and your rv 3 ft from your neighbor go here

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  Landon C.

  Ranger

  

  August 24, 2023

  Lake Manawa State Park Campground

  No trees but has all the modern ameneties

  I’ll just say that yes this campground has no trees to keep you cool, but it’s all brand new amenities with concrete pads, 40 amp hookups, sewer hookup, water, gated entry, and good signage. If you don’t expect a beautiful campsite then it’s a great stop off the interstate, and for a good price.

  I was told the bathrooms and showers are all really nice. It won’t disappoint!

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  Lee L.

  Traveler

  

  August 21, 2023

  Louisville State Recreation Area

  So peaceful we were tempted to stay longer

  Whether you sleep in your van like we did, or you like to stay in a tree house (they appear to be building one as rental cabin) or need a tent platform, the place is huge and sprawling, with wooded sites and open lawn. Friendly and peaceful and definitely one we'll go back to.