Tribal Lands · Nebraska
Ponca Community Grounds
Tribal Lands · Nebraska, United States
- Cost
- Free camping; $2/day for electrical hookup use.
- Elevation
- 1,270 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon weak · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Niobrara
- Address
- 2523 Woodbine Street, Niobrara, NE 68760
- Phone
- 402-857-3391
About
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska community grounds, explicitly open to the public for camping at no charge (donations accepted). $2/day charged only for vehicles using electrical hookups. Maximum stay 2 weeks; during tribal events (e.g. Powwow), campers must remove property within 48 hours of the event's close unless special written permission is granted.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 13° | -21° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 37° | 16° | -25° | 71° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 51° | 30° | 8° | 74° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 62° | 37° | 14° | 86° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 52° | 38° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 86° | 65° | 50° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 70° | 60° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 66° | 58° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 84° | 63° | 43° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 65° | 44° | 25° | 83° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 53° | 35° | 11° | 77° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 37° | 23° | -6° | 64° | 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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