This park is on a strategic upper ground to give you a birdseye view of the flat Platte river. It is also a resourceful place for bird-watching. There are numerous camping sites and picnic shelters. It also has a watch-tower which gives you a scenic view of the river and places nearby.
The park gets really busy and humming in Spring and summer given its numerous campground areas and proximity to Omaha. The facilities (restroom, shelter and trash pick) are very well maintained. One side of the camp area loop rears to the Platte river and you may get good views of the sun setting on the river if not obstructed by the large trees. A set of primitive tent ground is on the river sands and sort of secluded. They have the best view. The park has numerous small lakes, so the campers on the other side of the loop have water-fronts too. Grocery and gas station are right across the road. This is a wonderful weekend camping spot.
The NE State Park hosts the Weigand and Burbach campground and cabins and can be booked through reserveamerica.com. The campground gets most of its crowd in the summer months, however the cabins can be booked year around. The campground and cabins are very close to the water. The dock and the store and another campground area are near the entrance to the park. The park facilities are neat and the staff is very helpful. Lots of fishing opportunities on the other side of the dam. We have stayed here multiple times and this place is very scenic, both in the summer and winter. You have deers grazing right by after sundown. Bird lovers have plenty of song birds nesting in the cottonwood trees.
The camp sites are forked out like the cul-de-sac properties, each facing the road and having a large portion of the lake or greens to themselves on the back. It has plenty of greenery and is very well-maintained. It has a very clean beach area, a boat and kayak landing area and many children parks. There are benches placed at scenic points that offer breathtaking views of the lake in the memorial park. The restroom in the campground was clean albeit flinty. No stores in the park-office (which was anyway closed due to the pandemic), so bring everything (firewood too) along. The nearest gas station is a 10 minute drive towards Raymond.
The park is huge and takes you along an hour long historic trail that has old settlements, ruins of workshops and beautiful view-points of the Missouri river from the bluff edges. It ends at the Indian cave (boardwalk/stairs to the cave are currently closed to all the visitors). You have neat family picnic shelters in between too. The campgrounds are a little cozy if not cramped and give you a good vibe of you love the campground aura. The sites on the bend of the loops (25 and 24) are more spacious and for people who want bigger areas. Most of the sites are shaded under large cottonwoods. The nearest gas station (actually any store) is a 15/20 minutes drive away and the park office/store was closed due to covid restrictions. So bring in everything except ice and firewood, yeah coffee too (we forgot). No water sport rentals nearby. Didn't see anyone kayaking either. I would stay here again if I wanted another relaxed/hike-only trip.