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Fred Penn Park

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Fishing and swimming draw visitors to Fred Penn Park, where eight grass sites sit alongside a small lake in Neligh, with the Elkhorn River also nearby. Sites are arranged in a row with no separation between them, and all have electric hookups. The park sits directly on the highway through town, so road noise is a factor. Bathrooms have drawn complaints about cleanliness in recent reviews, so campers may want to bring cleaning supplies. Riverside Park is less than a mile away for comparison. The campground runs first-come, first-served from early April through late October.

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Map & DirectionsFred Penn Park is located in Nebraska near Royal

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Coordinates

42.12500053 N
98.03800082 W

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Access

Drive-In
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Features

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Phone Service
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Drive Time

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

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Reviews3 Camper Reviews - Fred Penn Park

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Campers regularly cited the affordable primitive camping and quiet lakeside location for fishing. However, recurring comments addressed poor bathroom maintenance and cleanliness issues that detracted from the experience.

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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