East Gothenburg WMA
Nebraska Wildlife Management Area (NGPC) — 38 acres, Dawson 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)
- Water featurePlatte River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townWillow Island · ~1.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.4 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~3.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~20.3 mi
- GroceriesKOA · ~3.5 mi
- PharmacyShopko · ~3.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicGothenburg Vision Clinic · ~3.9 mi
- HardwareDo it Best · ~3.9 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaCozad Rest Area Eastbound · ~11.3 mi SE
- Highway rest areaCozad Rest Area Westbound · ~12.0 mi SE
- Highway rest areaBrady Rest Area Westbound · ~20.7 mi NW
- Highway rest areaBrady Rest Area Eastbound · ~20.7 mi NW
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Willow Island WMA~2.3 mi
- East Willow Island WMA~4.1 mi
- West Cozad WMA~5.5 mi
- Cozad WMA~7.5 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