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Burchard WMA

Drive-up · Nebraska Game & Parks · NE · 40.16724, -96.30380

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Nebraska Game & Parks lists this site. Someone from the agency inventoried it, so it is a real camp — not a spot we guessed at. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.

Nebraska Wildlife Management Area (NGPC) — 560 acres, Pawnee County. Free primitive camping is allowed — no park permit and no fee — for up to 14 days in any 30, unless the area posts otherwise. Facilities are minimal (parking, sometimes a boat ramp); bring water; fires only in provided rings/grills. Confirm on-site; the mapped point is an area centroid and may sit off the access point on long river-corridor WMAs.

USGS topo — contours & terrain

Aerial — USGS / NAIP

Weather outlook — at Burchard WMA

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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,336 ft.

Fire & smoke — around Burchard WMANIFC · AirNow

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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.

Everything you need — measured from Burchard WMA · Nebraska Game & Parks · NE

Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer

Nearest of each

FFuel3 mi
@Mail3 mi
HHardware11 mi
GGrocery15 mi
WWater17 mi
MMechanic21 mi
ShShower22 mi
+Urgent care22 mi
RxPharmacy24 mi
LLaundry24 mi
EVEV fast charger24 mi
DDump29 mi
AAir-up45 mi
OOutfitter46 mi

≤30 mi30–4545+water

The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out.

Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.

One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗

The site — Burchard WMA

Access

Drive-up

Land

Nebraska Game & Parks

Elevation

1,336 ft

State

Coordinates

40.16724, -96.30380

Cost

Free

Nearby & resupply — around Burchard WMA · Nebraska Game & Parks · NE (OpenStreetMap)

Water featureBurchard Lake (water) · nearby
Nearest townBurchard · ~2.8 mi
Drinking waternone within 10 mi
FuelFarmers Cooperative · ~2.8 mi
Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
Dump station~29.1 mi
GroceriesTecumseh Central Market · ~14.9 mi
PharmacyDeines Pharmacy · ~24.1 mi
Hospital / clinicPawnee County Memorial Hospital · ~9.1 mi
HardwareBinder Bros Ready Mix & Lumber · ~10.9 mi

EV charging — from Burchard WMA · Nebraska Game & Parks · NE — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)

Nearest public DC fast charger24.3 mi straight-line W — Premier GM Beatrice (at a car dealership) · Non-Networked · CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-05-12 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 10 within 50 · 86 within 100 · 170 within 150
Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)45.1 mi — Sapp Bros Travel Center - Tesla Supercharger, Percival
Nearest listing CHAdeMO29.1 mi — METRO CAFE BWP DC CHARGER, Auburn
Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.6 mi — NORRIS PPD STATION 1, Beatrice, NE · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
Pricing at the fast chargerFree (as listed by AFDC)
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 302842 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center

Nearby restrooms — around Burchard WMA · Nebraska Game & Parks · NE — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

RestroomHeritage Center Building #11 · ~28.8 mi W · NPS
Restroom#1 Education Center/Admin Offices · ~29.3 mi W · NPS

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How we know this — Burchard WMA

Source

Nebraska Game & Parks (wildlife management areas)

Confidence

Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.

How it was placed

NGPC NPGCProperties FeatureServer (AreaType='WMA', Status='Active'), WGS84 centroid + acreage. Camping is category-wide (no per-site flag). Broad-scope ingest 2026-07-19 14:49:09.

EV chargers

US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.

Field check

On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.

What we don’t know about Burchard WMA

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 — Burchard WMA

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