Best Camping near Ashton, NE

Whether you're a tent camper, an RVer, or just passing through, Ashton, NE has a lot to offer. Aside from great camping spots, you'll find hiking and many more outdoor experiences. Thinking of traveling with kids? You're in luck—Ashton is surrounded by family-friendly activities. Search nearby campsites and find top-rated spots from other campers.

Best Camping Sites Near Ashton, NE (51)

    Camper-submitted photo from Grand Island KOA
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    1.

    Grand Island KOA

    27 Reviews
    36 Photos
    47 Saves
    Doniphan, Nebraska

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    We are now open all year and offering extended stay reservations!

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
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    Mormon Island State Recreation Area

    19 Reviews
    31 Photos
    66 Saves
    Doniphan, Nebraska
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
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    Ravenna Lake State Recreation Area

    5 Reviews
    16 Photos
    3 Saves
    Ashton, Nebraska
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
    Camper-submitted photo from George H Clayton Campground (Hall County Park)
    Camper-submitted photo from George H Clayton Campground (Hall County Park)
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    George H Clayton Campground (Hall County Park)

    9 Reviews
    29 Photos
    50 Saves
    Grand Island, Nebraska

    The Hall County Park camping season runs from March 19 through October 13. The gates are open for campers from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM. An outside parking area is available for authorized vehicles from 8:30 PM to 7:30 AM. This lot is located just east of the main gates. If there should be an emergency while the gates are locked, instructions are posted at the gate. Check out time for overnight campers is 12:30 PM and there is a seven (7) night limit. This limit may be extended on a case by case basis.

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • ADA Access
    • RVs

    $15 - $30 / night

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    Fort Kearny State Recreation Area

    17 Reviews
    45 Photos
    76 Saves
    Kearney, Nebraska
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
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    Windmill State Rec Area

    13 Reviews
    18 Photos
    40 Saves
    Kearney, Nebraska
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
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    Trade Winds

    1 Review
    12 Photos
    3 Saves
    Loup City, Nebraska
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • RVs

    $22 - $80 / night

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    North Loup State Rec Area

    3 Reviews
    7 Photos
    8 Saves
    St. Paul, Nebraska

    North Loup State Recreation Area offers 10 non-pad sites without electricity. There is not potable water on the area or water restroom facilities. A pit toilet is available for visitor use.

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Phone Service
    • RVs
    • Tents
    • Group
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    Streeter Park Campground

    24 Reviews
    50 Photos
    52 Saves
    Marquette, Nebraska
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Pet-friendly camping near Ashton

Recent Reviews In Ashton

210 Reviews of 51 Ashton Campgrounds


  • Camper-submitted photo from Streeter Park Campground
    September 9, 2024

    Streeter Park Campground

    Really good overnight stop

    Streeter Park is a nice park with ball fields, walking paths, waterpark and a small campground. The campground has about a dozen or so sites set up in a gravel parking lot next to the waterpark. It's a place where you can pull in your camper & spend the night. It's free, although a donation is requested. The sites are small parking spaces, close together. Each site has a picnic table, electricity & water. Waste disposal is also available in the campground as well as trash dumpsters. You can use the restrooms at the waterpark & ball field; they were open all night. No shower facilty. The one negative is the road noise; it was loud at times. This campground is not a destination; it's a really good place for an overnight stop.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Union Pacific State Rec Area
    August 12, 2024

    Union Pacific State Rec Area

    Primitive but quaint

    It is more of a fishing area for the locals than anything but it is open and you can camp. There are no marked sites. A local told me when they come here they just park in the grass anywhere and pay the fee. There is a vault toilet and "modern restrooms" (thr vault toilet is cleaner) but no showers as The Dyrt describes. There is a water sticker at the brick building on your left as you enter. You'll get a little interstate noise and distant train horns, but nothing that earplugs cannot fix. Nice place to pull off and sleep for the nights without utilities.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Fort Kearny State Recreation Area
    August 7, 2024

    Fort Kearny State Recreation Area

    Easy spot to stay!

    Pulled in at night - was easy to get a spot. Very relaxing campground set against old growth trees. Beautiful pastures and some fishing ponds. Sites seemed pretty level. Right off highway but peaceful and quiet. Needs a little upkeep in terms of mowing the grass and cleaning trash up from the ponds.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Firefly Meadows
    July 18, 2024

    Firefly Meadows

    Fine for overnight

    No frills camping for one overnight is exactly what we needed, and what we got. Bathhouse itself was nice and clean, but needed a little maintenance, at least on the women’s side. No playground or amenities besides the bathhouse and laundry. Some kids fishing at the pond were catching small fish. Right off of I-80, next to a large Pilot truck stop with Subway.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Grand Island KOA
    July 15, 2024

    Grand Island KOA

    On top of neighbors

    Great campground other that you are on top of your neighbors. Thought we might not be able to open our awning, only about 3 to 4 feet between sites. Loved a lot of restrooms. Pool was nice. If you are tent camping great sites.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Fort Kearny State Recreation Area
    June 30, 2024

    Fort Kearny State Recreation Area

    An escape thats worth it

    First time at this park. 6/30/24. You roll in the staff are friendly to help. The park is quiet, plenty of room for your site. Its deffinetly a good stay if traveling through.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Ravenna Lake State Recreation Area
    May 28, 2024

    Ravenna Lake State Recreation Area

    Pleasant Stay

    The only way to reserve a site is through camp spot and we have a little trouble with that because it did not let me pick my site number. We arrived Friday evening on Memorial weekend and it was crowded. The campsite is great on the pocketbook but you have to pay a $10 fee to lock in your site and I am so glad we did! There was only three other empty spots in the entire campground and they were all marked reserved when we got there. The campground was pretty busy We were a little disappointed in our site because it was very small and kind of sandwiched between two big campers so not a lot of privacy and not a lot of room. There were a lot of people fishing and kayaking and a lot of dogs. There are showers and bathrooms but they are up near the entrance to the campground although they did have porta potties near the campsites. Although the grounds were well maintained the grass was mowed there was volleyball net setup disc golf available a pet exercise area the fountain was beautiful and shady in most areas. We would probably return on a non-holiday weekend when it's not so busy.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Coot Shallows WMA
    May 11, 2024

    Coot Shallows WMA

    Good for a day

    It's a small park with a pond that you can fish at. We were the only campers in for the day and honestly probably wouldn't be great for tents. There are 3 pull outs that you can put in an RV or camper but not much else to this place.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Bassway Strip State Wildlife Area
    February 22, 2024

    Bassway Strip State Wildlife Area

    Does the job but not nice.

    Like others have said, it’s right next to the interstate so you hear traffic and truckers all night. I spent 2 nights here in February in a tent. It wasn’t nice but it was a place to sleep while in town for a class.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Windmill State Rec Area
    October 27, 2023

    Windmill State Rec Area

    Clean well maintained and easy stop

    Nice trail around the outside that wove in and out of the trees for dog walking. Otherwise, I'm in an RV so no road noise. One caution for Verizon users who want to work during the day, the wireless is slow. Great after traffic slows but completely unworkable otherwise.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Blue Hole Wildlife Management Area
    October 10, 2023

    Blue Hole Wildlife Management Area

    Ok for a free overnight

    This is a small area with a pond just off the interstate. A little sketchy but not quite as sketchy as some of the other wildlife management areas on this stretch of I-80 (and I stopped at 3 before this one and decided to keep moving until I got here). A bit trashed, but not horrible. Constant sound of the interstate. Some light local use of the road and of the pond for fishing. I wouldn't make this a destination, but for a one night needed rest stop it's ok.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Wood River West State Wildlife Management Area
    October 6, 2023

    Wood River West State Wildlife Management Area

    Great overnight spot when traveling cross country!

    We stopped here just to sleep when traveling across the country. It was easy to find and a relatively quiet spot. You could hear some road noise but I didn’t find it to bad. Nice views in the full moon! There is a pretty strong farm smell so just be prepared for that!

  • Camper-submitted photo from Blue Hole Wildlife Management Area
    September 13, 2023

    Blue Hole Wildlife Management Area

    Good for a night

    Stayed for a night passing through on the way to Colorado. There were a few spots. I took the first one across the pond. I was the only one on a Tuesday night. Super close to a gas station. Can hear and see cars from highway which didn’t bother me. Some trash in the woods and a few carcasses.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Fort Kearny State Recreation Area
    August 22, 2023

    Fort Kearny State Recreation Area

    Peaceful camp just off the interstate

    This is a great campground with lots of shade and amenities. The showers require coins to operate, so make sure you bring $1 bills for the coin machine if you don’t have quarters. Half of the campsites are first come first serve, but we had no problem getting a site late at night.

    Note that you have to pay for both the campsite itself and for a motor vehicle permit. It seemed a little steep to me because we had to stay for two nights, and the total came out to $74. Maybe I’m just cheap.

    There are lots of playgrounds for kids. Also the campground host is situated next to a free bike rental stand. You can take a bike for free and ride around the whole campsite at any time. Pretty cool!

  • Camper-submitted photo from Wood River West State Wildlife Management Area
    August 22, 2023

    Wood River West State Wildlife Management Area

    Super Convenient

    Stopped here to sleep for the night on a cross-country road trip. It’s a gravel road right off I-80; farmland surrounded the camping spot and it was pretty private. No facilities so be prepared to pack out what you pack in.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Pressey State Wildlife Area
    August 19, 2023

    Pressey State Wildlife Area

    1 night stay

    Very peaceful location and almost all “primitive” camping spots are right along the water. Did see about 5 trailers there as well and saw two spots with electricity.

    The “primitive” spots were well maintained and a lot of them had fire pits and tables as well as left over firewood. They were all well shaded as well.

    There are two outhouse style bathrooms, a swing set, merry-go-round and monkey bars.

    Great place for young kiddos.

    Signs posted stated free camping for up to 14 days.

    We stayed at the last spot at the end of the road and didn’t have a single neighbor so it was nice and secluded.

    There is an integrity stand where you can buy bundles of wood for $5.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Fort Kearny SRA
    August 18, 2023

    Fort Kearny SRA

    Overpriced and subpar campground

    I've stayed 3 times at the Fort Kearney SRA for convenience only.  Nebraska Game & Parks has a punitive price model that charges out-of-state visitors $12/day to enter a park with a campground (no Senior discounts either) and then $15/day for a primitive campsite (no water or electric) that is a looong ways for the dirty and rundown restrooms.

  • Camper-submitted photo from George H Clayton Campground (Hall County Park)
    August 17, 2023

    George H Clayton Campground (Hall County Park)

    Fantastic!

    It is as described by everyone else. I updated the RV price. Also to clarify; there is NO water at individual sites, only power. The water filling station is the first pull out on the left as entering the RV section. Look for the sign. If you miss it you'll need to have another drive around this beautiful city park. Abundant walking and cycling opportunities as well.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Kearney RV Park & Campground
    August 16, 2023

    Kearney RV Park & Campground

    Great for a quick one night stay!

    Easy in and out, plenty of pull thru spaces. We could have made it a very long day and arrived at home, but this was a great place to shut down and rest with the air on so we are out of the wind and heat.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Grand Island KOA
    August 4, 2023

    Grand Island KOA

    A little break

    After traveling all day it was nice meeting a happy face and great customer service. Sites are long but thin and we were able to stay hooked up for the next day travel. Pool was nice and refreshing.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Blue Hole Wildlife Management Area
    August 4, 2023

    Blue Hole Wildlife Management Area

    It was alright

    Got here at night, turned into Chloe's circle, it was a short gravel road. There were two spots to park and a cul-de-sac at the end of the road. One of the spots was slanted and the other spot was flat, neither were good for large campers. You could park in the cul-de-sac but it is a smaller circle. The slanted spot was occupied, there was a truck hanging out in the cul-de-sac, so I car camped in the last open spot. There's a decent amount of road noise from the interstate.

    When I woke up in the morning it was pouring rain, so i did not explore, but I did not see any toilets, picnic tables, or fire rings in the parking area, there was a boat launching spot and a small trail to lead to the lake. There is a gas station up the road.

  • Camper-submitted photo from Bassway Strip State Wildlife Area
    July 23, 2023

    Bassway Strip State Wildlife Area

    Not so great for tenting. Would only use it for overnight if you are driving through.

    Woke up with tent covered in pill bugs and some ticks... It is also right next to the highway so it is kind of noisy. Kind of dirty with some trash, broken glass, and ammo because it's a hunting and

  • Camper-submitted photo from George H Clayton Campground (Hall County Park)
    July 20, 2023

    George H Clayton Campground (Hall County Park)

    Best Campsite So Far

    I’m on a cycling trip across the USA, and I’ve stayed at 60 campsites and this was the best so far, by a long way. For the following reasons: the whole park is beautifully landscaped and maintained. The tent area is spacious, lots of shade, very soft grass, and a few picnic tables and BBQ stands. It’s $15 for tent camping. Excellent shower with lots of hot water. Finally, it’s very quiet and peaceful. A few things to note: the pay station and registration place is half a mile from the tent area in the RV area. There is only one shower, which is near to the RV area and takes quarters ($1 for 6 minutes). There’s an automatic gate that closes at 20:30, after which I don’t think you can get in to the park (but no 100% sure about that). Overall, highly highly recommended!



Frequently Asked Questions

What camping is available near Ashton, NE?

According to TheDyrt.com, Ashton, NE offers a wide range of camping options, with 51 campgrounds and RV parks near Ashton, NE and 6 free dispersed camping spots.

Which is the most popular campground near Ashton, NE?

According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular campground near Ashton, NE is Grand Island KOA with a 4.3-star rating from 27 reviews.

Where can I find free dispersed camping near Ashton, NE?

According to TheDyrt.com, there are 6 free dispersed camping spots near Ashton, NE.

What parks are near Ashton, NE?

According to TheDyrt.com, there are 3 parks near Ashton, NE that allow camping, notably Sakakawea Lake and Conestoga Lake.