Campground Details - Calamus SRA, NE - Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Description

Calamus offers prime fishing and camping in the heart of the Sandhills, 6 miles NW of Burwell. The modern campgrounds have 122 pads with 30/50 amp electrical hookups, plus 55 non-pad sites, modern restrooms, showers, dump station and water. Other facilities include: Unsupervised swimming beach, 5 boat ramps, vault toilets, picnic tables and fish cleaning stations. The area encompasses 11,720 acres, including the 5,124-acre lake.
Calamus Reservoir SRA offers some of the state's finest recreational opportunities. Camping, fishing, boating, hiking, sightseeing and hunting are all popular here. The 5,124-acre lake is surrounded by 4,958 acres of gently rolling land, covered with native grasses and forbs. About 1.2 miles of the Calamus River and 3.5 miles of other streams meander through the area.
Another highlight is a trip to the Calamus State Fish Hatchery, located below the dam. The hatchery has self-guided tours and displays on raising fish and other topics.

Services & Amenities:

Within Facility
Bird Watching Boat Ramp Boating Campground Host Camping, Improved Site Camping, Primitive Canoeing Cash Machine/Atm Comfort Station Dock Slips Dump Station, Camper Fire Rings Fish Cleaning Station Fish Hatchery Fishing Fishing Lake Fishing River Fishing, PARK LAKE Fuel, Boats Fuel, Vehicles Golf Grills Group Picnicking Group/Community Facility Handicap Access Hunting Information Center Interpretive Center Interpretive Waysides Jet Skiing Jogging/Running Kayaking Maintenance,Vehicle Office/Ranger Station PARK LAKE Parking	Photography Picnic Area Picnic Pavilion Picnic Shelter Picnic Tables Pier, Fishing Playground Powerboating Rentals, Canoe Rentals, Fishing Equipment Restrooms Retail , Bait & Tackle Retail, Drinks/Ice/Snack Retail, Firewood Retail, Store/Gift Shop Retail,Supplies SWIMMING, PARK LAKE Sail Boarding Sail Boating Scenic Driving Routes Showers Sightseeing Skiing - Water Sunbathing Swimming - Park Lake Viewing Platform/Overlk Walking Water Access, Park Lake Water Access, Reservoir Water Access, River/Stream Water Drinking Water Skiing Wildflower Viewing Wildlife Viewing Windsurfing/Sailboarding
Greater Than 1 Mile
Golfing MAINTENANCE, BOAT	Retail, Seasonal Concessions
Within 10 Miles
Cabins Canoe Rental Church Dining Grocery Store Horseback Riding (Guest must bring their horses) Laundry	Motel Outfitter Pay Telephone Propane Tennis Court Town
Greater Than 10 Miles
Emergency Services Historic Sites - Fort Hartsuff SHP Horse Rentals	Hospital Medical Clinic Restaurant

Alerts and Important Information

Office Hours:
Memorial Day - Labor Day: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., 7 days a week. All other dates office is open Monday -Friday 8:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. Only one camping unit is allowed per campsite. An extra tent may be used for dependant children only. Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Generators may not be operated during these hours. Pets are allowed, but they must be kept on a leash that is no longer than 6 feet. Campers staying over must re-register by 2 p.m. Check in time is 4 p.m. and check out time is 2 p.m. Campers must vacate their campsite no later than 2:00 p.m. on the date the camping reservation or registration expires. All persons entering the campground after 10 p.m. must be registered campers. Upon arrival, campers MUST have their camping equipment and be prepared to set up.

When a reservation is made one year to the date in advance, the arrival date must remain the same within that reservation. No cancellation of that arrival date is allowed.

Getting There:

Calamus SRA
HC 79 Box 20L
Burwell NE 68823-9803

GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
41.87444, -99.28306

The Calamus SRA is located 6 miles NW on HWY #96 from the West edge of Burwell

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Project Office: (308) 346-5666

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