Best Tent Camping near Ericson, NE

Recent Tent Reviews in Ericson

42 Reviews of 6 Ericson Campgrounds

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  Lisa M.

  Ranger

  

  Oct. 12, 2024

  Newman Grove City Park

  Good spot for an overnight

  This city park has eight or nine spots available some have full hook ups and some have just water and some have just sewer and some have just electric. We stayed on spot nine, which had all three. Only downside to this little place was since it is the city park and there is a playground here, quite a bit of local traffic bringing the kids in. Nice walking trail around part of the golf course. When we were there, there was no place to pay, but I called the city clerk and she said just to put the money in a dropbox at City Hall, which is $20 now.pretty close to the road that goes through town so a little bit of traffic noise.

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  Loren B.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 2, 2024

  Fred Penn Park

  Nice but dirty

  Nice campground but the bathrooms were disgusting. Mud on the floor in the shower.

   Spider webs and dead bugs everywhere. 20 min of cleaning could have made it enjoyable.

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  JAMES B.

  Traveler

  

  May. 6, 2023

  Carney Park

  Early Spring Camping

  Quit park, full electric pad, and water. The bathrooms and shower were not open yet. Locked my keys in the truck. The O’Neill Police opened my truck, within 20 minutes. I noticed they also patrolled the area.

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  Lee D.

  Legend

  

  Mar. 25, 2023

  Fred Penn Park

  okay for passing through

  Eight sites along a small lake in the small town of Nehigh. All have electric hookups. All sites are grass with no defined driveways lined up next to each other with no privacy/separation between them. Day-use area around the other side of the lake has a small playground. The women's bathroom in the day-use area was basically unusable. The website looks like people fish here. The bathrooms were ok, but the shower looked sketchy. 

  The park is located right on the highway through town so you will hear road noise, however, this campground would be ok for passing through and the price is reasonable. There were two RVs in spaces when we were there but aside from a maintenance worker mowing the lawn, we did not see anyone.

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  Lee D.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 28, 2022

  Homestead Knolls Campground

  Nice hosts!

  General: One of three campgrounds as part of the Calamas Reservoir State Recreation Area. Homestead Knolls has 83 sites, all with electricity; two of them are handicap accessible and about half are reservable. 

  Site Quality: All had paved driveways and appeared level. We were granted a handicap site as it was after 5 pm and this one was close to the restrooms (heavy rain was forecasted for the night). There had already been some rain and some of the sites had some flooding. It was pretty quiet on a Sunday night in early June (with crappy weather) but we were told that on weekends (especially holiday weekends), the campground fills up. Each site has a picnic table and fire pit/grill. 

  Restrooms: One bathhouse with flush toilets, and showers. Showers take quarters. When we were there, the quarter machine was broken but the host had quarters. We were told the reason they charge for showers is to discourage teenage girls from taking long showers after being at the beach! The bathrooms were clean but dated. We didn’t use the shower so cannot comment on it. There were also vault toilets located throughout the campground and day-use area; the one I used was very clean. 

  Activities: Primary activities are boating, fishing, and water skiing. We don’t do any of these and were just passing through with only one more night before returning home from a three-month road trip. There was also a sign for a nature trail, but the raindrops were beginning to fall so we were not able to explore it. There is a playground, but it was dated. If you have kids who would like to use the playground, I recommend Sites 26, 28, 30 and 40, 42, and 44 (conversely, stay away from these sites if you do not want to be close to kids on the playground)! 

  Overall, this is a decent campground but at $42 per night (including a $12 out-of-state pass), we would try and find other places to camp, especially since we do not have a boat or fish.

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  Gregg B.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 15, 2022

  Riverside Park

  Unexpected surprise!

  Level sites. Will accommodate rigs of all sizes. 50amp electric. Water hook up. Dump station. All for $15 per night. Fairly quiet, some highway noise but not bad. Clean restroom and shower. Would stay here again.

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  adelia

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 25, 2022

  Orchard City Park

  City park

  This playground has two parking pads with power and a bathroom behind it. Picnic table, playground and pavilion and grill. Sweet little find for boondocking.

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  Shannon G.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 17, 2022

  Cottonwood Park

  City park-

  Cottonwood Park is in the town of Wolbach. There are 6 electric on grass and it’s not level. It has 30/20 Amps, 1 water spigot for all 6 sites, no dump station and costa $15/ night for electric. You could tent in the area too. The park is a cute little park. There are 2 picnic shelters, disc golf, horse arena, fishing pond, and bathrooms. The bathrooms have a shower and toilets but not the cleaniest. The pond is actually cute with a small bridge over the pond and benches scattered around it. There’s not much to bring you to the town unless seeing family.

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  Carissa W.

  Guide

  

  Jan. 20, 2022

  Carney Park

  Great One Night Stay

  We had a great one night stay when we were passing through O’Neil on our way to South Dakota. Cute town, ok bath house and a cute play park with swings, etc. Quiet at night. The road into the campground was a little busy during the day due to the construction on the main road into town. The campground road connects to other parts of town. Would stay here again but only for one night probably. It was great having electric and water hookup.

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  Glenda

  Guide

  

  Oct. 3, 2021

  Carney Park

  Small quiet city campsite with concrete pad. Bathrooms needed cleaning

  One night stay as driving home.  Flush toilet with W/E hookup. They are doing road construction and they have road completely torn up and one way section of road into campground.  Quiet for one night. We ate dinner and then breakfast in city as convenient.  Nice small campground.

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  Heidi D.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 9, 2021

  Bowman Lake State Recreation Area

  quiet and private

  nice river access, playground, fishing but it is primitive.

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  Connie S.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 28, 2021

  Albion Campground

  Weekend stay

  We were attending a tractor show in a near by town and this was a close place to camp. It has full hook ups for the trailer. Very reasonably priced at $15.00 a night. There is a beautiful city park to use. One negative there are Texas Sandburs where you park the trailers.

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  Shannon G.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 31, 2021

  Trade Winds

  Fun, lively campground but too close together

  3 miles East of Loup City is Trade Winds campground. It is privately owned so you don’t need a state pass. It has 12 cabins and 20 Rv/tent sites with electricity and shared water. The sites are very close together but have shade trees. Each site is back in with picnic bench and fire rings. There is a nice marina for food,bait, supplies. And it has a grill open on weekends. There is a coin operated shower house and laundry mat area. The Marina also has kayak, boat slip, and storage for rent. Everyone there seems to be nice. They even had a huge firework display.

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  Tom and Chris W.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 9, 2021

  Cottonwood Park

  Would get ve 5 stars if there were full hook ups!

  Though located on the North side of the Missouri River, this campground is considered to be in Nebraska. Run by the US Corp of Engineers, there are no state permits required. We paid $16/night, but it’s possible that we could have gotten 50% off with our America the Beautiful pass. I just forgot to check and didn’t think to include the pass when registering.

  The site was electric only and I don’t believe full hookups are a available at the campground. We snagged this site, in what is normally a fully booked campground, thanks to Campnab.

  The site was paved and had an area covered with small rocks where the picnic table and fire pit were located. We had two trees at the north of our site that facilitated hanging the hammock with extended straps and also a tree on the west side of the site. The bath/shower house was a short walk (as was water access) and were very, very well kept and clean. Contractors live on site and clean several times a day. It was a great area for riding bikes and was very family and pet friendly.

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  Chelsey

  Scout

  

  Jun. 20, 2021

  Valley View Flat Campground

  Great campground

  Had a great experience tenting here. Bathrooms were very clean and overall had an amazing experience. I would recommend this spot to anyone especially for tenting.

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  Paula

  Scout

  

  Mar. 20, 2021

  North Loup State Rec Area

  If you need a spot this will do

  This is just a rock parking area with electric hook up spaced out, next to lake,so no designated spots. Because it is popular for fishing you may have people walking through your campsite and in front of you site fishing on the lake. It is does have large trees so you may be able to park with shade.

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  A H.

  Guide

  

  Mar. 5, 2021

  Riverside Park

  Fun place to stay

  I camped in the park for a friend's wedding. I was pleasantly surprised at how nice it is. You park in the grass. Pull through is an option. Bathrooms were clean and close by. The river runs by so we had a fun night out on a sand bar. It's in town which has several restaurant choices. We didn't get to go, but will return to check out the drive in movie theatre just down the Hyway.

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  Jared C.

  Traveler

  

  Dec. 20, 2020

  Riverside Park

  Nice RV Sites

  This is a nice city park with numerous site with electric and water hookup, dump station is located on you way out of the park. The sites are grass and some of them are on some slopes. It took a few moves to get leveled out.

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  D Marie S.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 30, 2020

  Sherman Reservoir State Rec Area

  Beautiful, Clean Lake

  This is primarily a reservoir and wildlife management area. Finding a camping spot with access to the lake is difficult. After driving around the lake, we found one, and it was an amazing spot! Clean outhouses. 

  Do not expect easy access to showers, ice or stores.

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  D Marie S.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 30, 2020

  Calamus Reservoir

  Beautiful Lake

  This lake is amazing — clean and with a sand base. 

  Camping isn’t great, as it’s limited and close to others. If you’re looking for remote spots, this is not the place. 

  That said, this is a reservoir and a wildlife management area, so it’s understandable.

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  Steph S.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 15, 2020

  Newman Grove City Park

  Perfect!

  Wonderful location right by a creek, huge park with playground equipment, big swimming pool and golf course. Full hookups (electric, water, sewer) for only $10 per night! Cute town with all the amenities!

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  Shawn A.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 29, 2020

  Valley View Flat Campground

  Quiet and Easy

  Making the trek back East, i needed a place to crash for the night. Quiet campground and a beautiful view off the lake. You have to pay for showers. 1.25 for 6 minutes got the job done. Chopped wood for sale at the nearest gas station.

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  Trevor S.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 27, 2020

  Tilden East City Park

  Great little campground

  Clean but rustic. Has 3 sites with water and 30a hookups. Dump station. Clean bathroom with shower. Price is right! $10/night.

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  Paul B.

  Scout

  

  Nov. 17, 2019

  City of Albion - RV Campground

  Will stay again

  Clean, all hookups, next to city park. Reasonable $15 nite

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  Alex R.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 13, 2019

  Homestead Knolls Campground

  Homestead Knolls

  Beautiful campground! Nice boat ramp but can be tricky to load if windy. Book in advance as this site is very popular and always full!

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  Alex R.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 13, 2019

  Trade Winds Marina and Campground

  Trade Winds

  Awesome marina, great bait shop and restaurant! The campsites vary some in size and a few can feel cramped if campground is full.

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  Abigail C.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 25, 2019

  Valley View Flat Campground

  Clean, peaceful, pretty

  Spent a night here by the water and experienced a beautiful sunset. Its a perfect place to camp for a night or kayak for an afternoon. Got lucky enough to have the entire place to myself. Really relaxed place. Perfect for tent camping and a water view.