Nebraska State Parks · Nebraska
Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area
Nebraska State Parks · Nebraska, United States
- Sites
- 308
- Hookups
- 211 electric, 92 with water, 97 no hookups
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,238 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Lake McConaughy
- Nearest town
- Ogallala
- Address
- 1475 Highway 61N
- Phone
- 308-284-8800
299 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area is a Nebraska State Recreation Area with 308 campsites available for camping.
Fees
Lake McConaughy SRA publishes its own separate three-season camping rate table (peak / shoulder / off-season): Basic $20/$15/$10, Beach primitive $25/$20/$15, Electric Plus $35/$30/$25, Full hook-up $40/$35/$30 per night - a real, confirmed exception to the statewide schedule used at every other park in this file. Reservations are required during peak season (May 20-Sept. 10); first-come, first-served the rest of the year. A Nebraska park entry permit is also required per vehicle, on top of camping fees: $7/day or $35/year for Nebraska-plated vehicles, $14/day or $70/year for non-Nebraska-plated vehicles. (Source: outdoornebraska.gov/parks/park-pricing/.)
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 23° | -7° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 44° | 23° | -25° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 49° | 31° | 17° | 74° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 62° | 38° | 14° | 85° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 69° | 51° | 38° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 84° | 64° | 51° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 68° | 57° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 66° | 57° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 82° | 61° | 37° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 65° | 43° | 25° | 79° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 55° | 36° | 14° | 75° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 44° | 27° | 12° | 66° | 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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