Hayes Center WMA
Nebraska Wildlife Management Area (NGPC) — 119 acres, Hayes 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
- FFuel54 mi
- GGrocery54 mi
- MMechanic54 mi
- LLaundry54 mi
- HHardware55 mi
- @Mail55 mi
The read: fuel & food sit about 54 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Water, Dump, 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)
- Resupply lookup unavailable — try the map links below.
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomSpring Creek Area-Block Restroom Building · ~20.6 mi SE · BoR
- RestroomSpring Creek Area-Precast Restroom Building · ~20.7 mi SE · BoR
- RestroomRed Willow State Recreation Management Area-Precast Restroom Building · ~20.7 mi SE · BoR
- RestroomSpring Creek Area-Precast Restroom Building · ~20.9 mi SE · BoR
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Wellfleet WMA~14.9 mi
- Cedar Valley WMA~15.3 mi
- Frenchman WMA~18.5 mi
- Red Willow Reservoir WMA~19.7 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