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Fred Penn Park

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Fred Penn Park is located near Neligh, Nebraska, featuring flat terrain with open spaces and scattered trees. The area experiences temperatures ranging from 20°F in winter to 85°F in summer. Nearby attractions include the Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park and the Neligh Mill State Historic Site, offering educational and recreational opportunities for campers.

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Riverside City Park

1 hr 13 min away

Gavins Horse Camp — Lewis And Clark Recreation Area

1 hr 18 min away

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1 hr 40 min from Grand Island, NE
1 hr 42 min from Sioux City, IA
2 hrs 13 min from Omaha, NE
2 hrs 26 min from Lincoln, NE

Location

Fred Penn Park is located in Nebraska

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42.12500053 N
98.03800082 W

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Tori K.

Legend

Reviewed May. 30, 2025

Small and primitive

quiet in this remote area with fishing. Located next to the Elkhorn River and Fred Penn Lake, this park offers primitive camping for $5/Day - first come, first serve. It is a great location to enjoy a nice quite picnic with your family.

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Loren B.

Scout

Reviewed Sep. 2, 2024

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.

Month of VisitAugust

Lee D.

Legend

Reviewed Mar. 25, 2023

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.

Month of VisitJune