Chadron Creek Ranch WMA
Nebraska Wildlife Management Area (NGPC) — 2,529 acres, Dawes 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.
Everything you need
Services & drive-time data covers the public-lands states we've mapped so far — not this camp's region yet. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townChadron · ~11.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~3.2 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~11.0 mi
- PharmacyPetersen Drug · ~11.1 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRed Cloud · ~1.9 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCliffs · ~5.0 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRoberts Tract · ~7.6 mi W · USFS
- RestroomBox Butte Recreation Management Area -Precast Restroom Building · ~14.7 mi S · BoR
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Red Cloud Campground~1.9 mi
- Pine Ridge — Nebraska National Forest~5.4 mi
- Bordeaux WMA~10.5 mi
- Bighorn WMA~11.8 mi
The unit that manages this camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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