Best Tent Camping near Norfolk, NE

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Best Tent Sites Near Norfolk, NE (7)


Recent Tent Reviews in Norfolk

71 Reviews of 7 Norfolk Campgrounds


  • C
    Camper-submitted photo from Columbus Agricultural Park
    Nov. 14, 2024

    Columbus Agricultural Park

    Full Hookups

    The only good from this Campground is its full hookup year round. It was dirty and very outdated. Most of the sewer hookups were broken and backed up and the electric boxes were broken and outdated. If you have a newer rv I would suggest not staying here or try to find a good electrical box. No fire rings, most sites just had a fire on the ground. This place is just run down and dirty, ok place for a night.

  • Pat V.
    Camper-submitted photo from Maskenthine Lake Recreation Area
    Oct. 16, 2024

    Maskenthine Lake Recreation Area

    Great Campground

    This campground is one of our favorites. It’s got clean restrooms and showers, plenty of water available plus the dump station. Nice lake for fishing or kayaking. Great trails for hiking or mountain biking. Super quiet place and some pretty great sunsets!

  • Lisa M.
    Camper-submitted photo from Newman Grove City Park
    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.

  • L
    Camper-submitted photo from Fred Penn Park
    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.

  • JThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Willow Creek State Rec Area
    Aug. 23, 2024

    Willow Creek State Rec Area

    Underwhelmed

    Pretty little campground but services were sparse and the beach was not nice when we were there in August. Make sure you have quarters to get a shower!! We only found one shower house for over 100 campsites.

  • Alika T.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Ta-Ha-Zouka Park
    Jul. 29, 2024

    Ta-Ha-Zouka Park

    Cute simple short term sites

    They have 18 electric sites $26/night and tent non electric sites for $18/night. 7 day max stays. Reservable.

  • Bibs O.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Knox County Fairgrounds
    Jul. 27, 2024

    Knox County Fairgrounds

    Quite location

    $20.00 a night gives you 30amp service. Picnic tables, grass site. There is only one grill in the campgrounds, and that was located on site L. You have to call the number pictured, and police will come and unlock your electrical box. They will also take your money if you wish to pay them directly. They spray for mosquitoes, and they were not a problem while we were there. Many local dog walkers, they leave many, many land minds around. You can have shade in the morning, but for the most part, all sites see sunshine throughout the day. Nice place. I should mention showers are free. Bathrooms are clean and just across the road from where you can camp. Dump station is also just west of the bath house.

  • Bibs O.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Bloomfield City Park
    Jul. 27, 2024

    Bloomfield City Park

    Nice city campground

    15 campsites all pull throughs. Sites 1 - 7 are in the sun next to the road. Sites 8 - 24 are under beautiful shade treesAll have water electric and sewer hookups. 50 - 30 -15 amp service. Grills at each site. No firepits. No bathrooms. $25.00 a night. You MUST call to get electrics unlocked. Most of the campground was filled with workers. They were gone most of the day. These guys partied hard on the weekend.

  • TThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Ta-Ha-Zouka Park
    Jul. 22, 2024

    Ta-Ha-Zouka Park

    Easy access and large sites

    Great stopover campground or for staying awhile. Norfolk is nearby and has a lot of restaurants and shopping. The Cowboy Trail starts here and continues to Valentine, NE. Clean bathrooms and showers as well.

  • Kyla B.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Dead Timber State Rec Area
    Jul. 21, 2024

    Dead Timber State Rec Area

    Quiet retreat

    There are areas dedicated for daily use, primitive camping and electric sites. Great Lake for kayaking or a small jon boat. Has restrooms available, no showers. No dumpsite. Fire pit and picnic table available at sites.

    Appears to be a quiet retreat with minimal campers.

  • Bibs O.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Wildwood Acres Park
    Jul. 3, 2024

    Wildwood Acres Park

    Jake brakers spoil the stay.

    I would have given this nice little campground a 3-star rating, but I felt the 8 foot pads were a little bit too small. To be fair, they have placed a handful of larger pads throughout, but it would be insanely cramped for larger units to maneuver and even turn their rigs around. $15.00 per night for campers. $10.00 a night for tents. Cabins ran $35.00 a night. They did have a men's and women's toilet building (flush or hole?) the building was locked, and we couldn't use it. They have 30 amp electric, 1 location to obtain water (communal water spigot), 1 picnic table per site, and garbage buckets provided for nearly all sites. Oak trees provide shade from the sun. One has to look up, though. we saw several locations where larger dead and broken branches were just hanging on by a thread. They have 2 cabins that are available. The entire campground is an easy stones throw from the city swimming pool. There are 2 large picnic pavillions, and electricity is provided. Walking trails are available (we did not walk on them this trip). There is a lazy little creek that meanders around the outskirts of the campgrounds. Playground equipment in 3 locations for the kids. Large fields for others playing around. We didn't need a dump site, and I'm sorry, I didn't think to look to see if they had one. They may have one, and I think I would have noticed it if they had, but take this with a grain of salt. Town is just down the road a half mile or so, and most needs can be met there. Finally, I have to mention the highway ¼ mile away. Heavy semi traffic. Campgrounds are located at the bottom of a hill. Those semi's blast those Jake brakes. Over and over again. 2 days of that, and we left early and drove to a new campground. Enough was enough.

  • lisa C.
    Camper-submitted photo from Willow Creek State Rec Area
    Jun. 14, 2024

    Willow Creek State Rec Area

    This place sucked

    Me, my husband and grandson went there couple weeks ago. We’re supposed to stay for three days. We brought our three dogs. The host just got pissed off at us and told us we had to leave because one of our dogs kept barking at three in the morning well who in the hell walked by a camper at 3 o’clock in the morning because that’s the only reason why he would bark is because somebody was right there. And I paid for three days and didn’t get my money back. Didn’t get anything which is a bunch of bullshit.

  • Dax S.
    Camper-submitted photo from Burbach Park
    Nov. 7, 2023

    Burbach Park

    Pretty quiet park

    This was a very easy safe spot to spend the night. New sign states $10/night, second night is free. Unfortunately, I could not figure out where the city office is. According to Google it is in the corner of the park, but that looked like a shit down old car shop. Would have loved to pay since they provided electric hookups!

    The previous listing that says it's by a lake is wrong, that is "Burbach Campground" this is "Burbach Park".

    The camping pad can be a bit hard to see, it was covered in leaves when I got there so I didn't see it at first, but it is right at the gps location on the listing.

  • M
    Camper-submitted photo from Veterans Memorial RV Park
    Sep. 20, 2023

    Veterans Memorial RV Park

    Pretty sketchyThe

     there are some full hook ups hear the area around here is all torn up the road in is cobblestone so it’s real bumpy. The campground is really a mess. There’s nothing here except your hook ups and he’s used to having construction workers at 600 a month so he wants to charge me 40 bucks for absolutely no amenities. This used to be a city park but now it’s private ownership. I’ve stayed here before a year or so ago and it’s kind of a big mess but the hook ups work. 

  • M
    Camper-submitted photo from Obert City Park
    Sep. 20, 2023

    Obert City Park

    Don’t go

     this is a small grassy area with a picnic shelter a porta potty, one spigot and an outlet that doesn’t work don’t even bother

  • Michael D.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Ta-Ha-Zouka Park
    Aug. 10, 2023

    Ta-Ha-Zouka Park

    Very nice city campground/park

    The sites are large with space, electric only,ok bath and shower. A large fenced dog park. Great stop for a night or two. Host very helpful.

  • JThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Ta-Ha-Zouka Park
    Jul. 26, 2023

    Ta-Ha-Zouka Park

    Much better!

    We stayed there late July 2023. This year they added a camp host. When we pulled up, he greeted us and was very friendly! Having a camp host has made the campsite much more safe and appealing. The locals told us it used to be a mess and it's so much better now. The campsite was much better than I expected for Norfolk, NE. We will be staying here again! Can't beat the price.

    Before we pulled up, we had to fill with water because there is no water at the sites themselves. And no sewer dump at the sites. (There is one on your way out). However, we had full 50 amp power. The concrete pads made it nice to park the RV on for easy set up.

  • eThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Willow Creek State Rec Area
    Jun. 23, 2023

    Willow Creek State Rec Area

    Much to be desired. Lots of potential

    Beautiful lake with nice beaches, however, when we went, the water has a “no contact order” from May- end of September. This was not disclosed when booking. You can still take your boat if you have one. Bathrooms were clean, but old. No showers in main campsite area.

  • Jennifer J.
    Camper-submitted photo from Victor City Park
    Jun. 16, 2023

    Victor City Park

    Trying to reserve spot

    I am driving 8 hours across the state of Nebraska to go spend some time with my daughter who attends Wayne State College and to watch some theater performances she is in. I wanted to ensure that I had a place to park my camper but unfortunately I am unable to reserve a spot. It is first come first serve only. Hope I have luck finding a spot when I arrive in about a month to stay for 5 nights!

  • C
    Camper-submitted photo from Howells Community Park
    May. 29, 2023

    Howells Community Park

    Good overnight spot while traveling.

    Pros

    -Water/Electricity/Dump station

    -Public restroom 

    -Near a gas station and convenience mart

    -Free will donation for firewood

    -Flat camping spots

    -Park nearby

    -Fire Rings

    Cons

    - There are only around 6 spots

    -You share your water connection with your neighbor

    -RV slips are right at the park entrance so there is the risk of traffic non stop if the park is being used for an event

    I came in a couple days before memorial weekend and all of the RV spots were reserved so I only did a short drive around grabbing some photos. It looks like a great spot to swing in overnight if there are any open spots.

  • C
    Camper-submitted photo from Clarkson City Park
    May. 29, 2023

    Clarkson City Park

    Campground with a dump station next to a city park

    Pros

    -Amenities for the kids, (Playground, pool)

    -Public Bathrooms nearby that have showers

    -Dump Station

    -Electricity

    -Water on premises to fill tanks with

    Cons

    -I didn't see much for gas and food in town if you are hoping to swing in for a night and get back on the road tomorrow

    -Dump station could use a bigger trash can but they seem to have done a good job putting other cans around the park

    This is a fairly clean and mostly level campground that is a nice stay if your end destination is Clarkson. If you are looking for a spot to swing in, fill up on fuel and food, and leave the next day then the nearby campground in Howells might suite you a little better.

  • Lee D.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Fred Penn Park
    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.

  • Dave B.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Chilvers Park
    Oct. 23, 2022

    Chilvers Park

    Free camping

    Nice small town with about 6 sites. Level concrete pad. Water and electric. Bathroom is dirty. Big park and playground.

  • G
    Camper-submitted photo from Riverside Park
    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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