Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Calendar
Game and Parks Events
Join us at Calamus State Recreation Area on October 21 for our 36th annual Pumpkin Carvers Event! Schedule: 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Pumpkin Carving (Center Circle playground area). Noon: Potluck - Bring a dish to share (Center Circle playground area). 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.: Kids Games, prizes and downhill pumpkin rolling derby (west […]
Join the Cornhusker Fly Fishing club in the Schramm Education Center lobby to learn how to tie a fly. Observe them in action as they demonstrate their craft and skill, then try your hand at making a fly to take home. They will provide equipment and materials and answer questions about fly tying and fly […]
Join us for some spooky, thrill-seeking adventures during our Frights at Height weekends Go Ape Zipline & Adventure Park at Eugene T. Mahoney State Park! Guests will find zombies, ghosts, and ghouls hiding around dark corners of the Treetop Journey zipline and ropes course. The 1-hour adventure is only $37.95/person. Time slots vary based on […]
**Spots only remain for Saturday, October 28 - no seats are available for Saturday, October 21** Enjoy some outdoor family-friendly spooky time this October! Register groups of 2 to 10 to experience a guided fall hike through our archery field course. Participants will get to explore the twisted trail and make 12 stops at archery […]
Join us at Niobrara State Park for the 4th Annual First Responders Fall Event! The main events include Trick or Treating, the pumpkin roll, and the haunted barn! Schedule: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.: First Responder/Campers set up and decorate 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.: Yard games and soup cookoff 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.: […]
Come out to Ash Hollow State Historical Park & celebrate Halloween with the ghosts of the Oregon Trail on Saturday, Oct. 21 from 1-9 p.m. Mountain Time! Admission: $1 per person; a valid state park vehicle permit is required. 1-4 p.m. - Enjoy kid’s games, concessions, pumpkin picking & decorating, nerf wars, a s'more pit, […]
Join us for a Spooktacular event at Branched Oak State Recreation Area on Saturday, October 21 from 3:30-9 p.m. at Middle Oak Campground! Pumpkins will be available for sale on site for the pumpkin rolling contest and pumpkin carving. Activity Schedule 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. - Activities which will include pumpkin rolling contest (all ages […]
Experience the Wildcat Hills like never before, at night! Discover all the creatures that go bump in the night during our .57 mile hike! It is sure to be a ‘howling’ good time! Please bring a flashlight, hiking shoes and a sense of adventure. This is a free event, but a Nebraska State Park Entry […]
A Youth Waterfowl Hunt will take place on Sunday, October 22nd at Clear Creek Wildlife Management Area. In-person registration begins at 8 a.m. at the Clear Creek WMA office. Youths ages 11-15 are welcome to attend free of charge. Space is limited to 25 youths; pre-registration & Hunter Education class are required prior to participation. […]
Join us for some spooky, thrill-seeking adventures during our Frights at Height weekends Go Ape Zipline & Adventure Park at Eugene T. Mahoney State Park! Guests will find zombies, ghosts, and ghouls hiding around dark corners of the Treetop Journey zipline and ropes course. The 1-hour adventure is only $37.95/person. Time slots vary based on […]
Mondays in October, you are invited to join in an evening of archery FOR women, taught by women. Choose from a four-week intro class or 'next-level' advice section, depending on your comfort with the material. The intro section features a lesson and time on the archery range practicing with a bow each week. Class goes from 5:30 […]
Mondays in October, you are invited to join in an evening of firearm education FOR women, taught by women. Choose from a four-week intro pistol class or a 'next-level' weekly practice and skill-building section, depending on your comfort with the material. The intro class features a lesson and time on the firearm range practicing with a pistol […]
