Dry Sandy WMA
Nebraska Wildlife Management Area (NGPC) — 201 acres, Thayer 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 — measured from camp
- FFuel25 mi
- GGrocery36 mi
- ShShower36 mi
- RxPharmacy37 mi
- MMechanic37 mi
- @Mail37 mi
- +Urgent care37 mi
- DDump42 mi
- HHardware54 mi
- WWater58 mi
The read: water is a real 58-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 25 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWater · nearby
- Nearest townBruning · ~3.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~12.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesKT's Market · ~16.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicFillmore County Hospital · ~12.9 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- No mapped restroom within 30 miles — plan to pack it out.
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Father Hupp WMA~5.8 mi
- Prairie Marsh WMA~7.2 mi
- Sora WMA~8.4 mi
- Alexandria WMA~11.5 mi
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