City, County & Regional Parks · Nebraska
Cottontail Recreation Area Camping
City, County & Regional Parks · Nebraska, United States
- Cost
- free
- Elevation
- 1,342 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Nearest town
- Martell
- Address
- 16899 SW 29th St, Martell, NE 68404
About
Lower Platte South Natural Resources District campground. The operator publishes no confirmed site count, so none is recorded here. Reservations: first-come.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 19° | -19° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 42° | 24° | -27° | 72° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 53° | 34° | 10° | 78° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 67° | 43° | 23° | 89° | 6 of 11 |
| May | 74° | 56° | 39° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 89° | 68° | 48° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 89° | 69° | 60° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 68° | 55° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 85° | 64° | 45° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 68° | 46° | 27° | 81° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 55° | 37° | 11° | 76° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 42° | 26° | 7° | 70° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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All public campgrounds in Nebraska · Every state and province · Facts read from the operator 2026-09-03. Confirm fees, rules and current status with the operator before you go.