City, County & Regional Parks · Nebraska
Smith Creek Recreation Area Camping
City, County & Regional Parks · Nebraska, United States
- Cost
- free (2026)
- Elevation
- 1,545 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Nearest town
- Utica
- Address
- 856 County Road 448, Utica, NE 68456
About
Upper Big Blue 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 | 32° | 16° | -18° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 43° | 23° | -28° | 73° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 52° | 33° | 10° | 79° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 65° | 42° | 22° | 89° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 74° | 55° | 38° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 88° | 66° | 48° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 69° | 59° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 66° | 55° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 84° | 64° | 44° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 67° | 45° | 26° | 81° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 55° | 36° | 10° | 74° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 42° | 25° | 5° | 69° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Beaver Crossing Municipal Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 3 mi · 4 sites
- Blue Valley Camping Area · City, County & Regional Parks · 13 mi
- Plum Creek Camping Area · City, County & Regional Parks · 15 mi · 9 sites
- Bruce L. Anderson Recreation Area Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 16 mi
- Oxbow Trail Recreation Area Camping · City, County & Regional Parks · 18 mi
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