Box Butte Reservoir SRA

Nebraska State Recreation Area (NGPC), Dawes County. The park's own page says: "Box Butte offers campers 60 Electric Plus camping pads with 30- and 50-amp electrical hookups, along with 26 Basic non-pad campsites without electricity. Other camping amenities include drinking water, a new shower house and modern restrooms. 30 of the reservoir's 86 campsites, each with a fire ring and picnic table, can be reserved during peak season; they include 13 Basic sites and 17 sites with 50-amp electricity. The campground's two ADA-compliant sites are among those available to reserve. All other camping is first come, first served. Campers must register their nightly camping fees in a raised, locked box called an Iron Ranger. Self-service envelopes are provided at each station and accept cash or checks only." The park's own page lists drinking water in the campground. That is the agency's claim about a developed tap, not a field check, and not a claim about any lake or river here -- treat all natural water as NOT potable.

USGS topo — contours & terrain

Aerial — USGS / NAIP

EV charging — from Box Butte Reservoir SRA · Nebraska Game & Parks · NE — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)

• Nearest public DC fast charger25.4 mi straight-line N — NPPD EV STATION CHDRN BGBTS DCS, Chadron, NE · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
• Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 8 within 100 · 39 within 150
• Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)72.9 mi — Lusk, WY - Tesla Supercharger, Lusk
• Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.2 mi — Northwest Rural Public Power District, Hay Springs, NE (at an office building) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-05-12 · hours: 24 hours daily
• Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
• Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
• Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
  Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 311796 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center

Nearby restrooms — around Box Butte Reservoir SRA · Nebraska Game & Parks · NE — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

• RestroomBox Butte Recreation Management Area-Restroom Building · at this camp · BoR
• RestroomBox Butte Recreation Management Area-Restroom Building · at this camp · BoR
• RestroomBox Butte Recreation Management Area-Restroom Building · ~0.4 mi W · BoR
• RestroomBox Butte Recreation Management Area -Precast Restroom Building · ~0.5 mi W · BoR

Open Box Butte Reservoir SRA elsewhere

Other camps near Box Butte Reservoir SRA

If this one is full, gated or washed out.

• Box Butte Reservoir WMA~1.7 mi
• West Ash~14.5 mi
• Chadron Creek Ranch WMA~14.6 mi
• Roberts Tract~15.3 mi · fee

How we know this — Box Butte Reservoir SRA

What we don’t know about Box Butte Reservoir SRA

A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.

• Road surface & last-mile access
• How many rigs actually fit
• Cell coverage by carrier
• Seasonal & winter access
• Current fire restrictions
• Whether any water here is drinkable
• Shade & wind exposure
• Noise and who else shows up
• Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it

Before you go — Box Butte Reservoir SRA