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Indian Cave SP

Drive-up · Nebraska Game & Parks · NE · 40.25030, -95.55249

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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 State Park (NGPC), Nemaha & Richardson County. The park's own page says: "Indian Cave State Park offers campers Electric Plus, Electric, Basic and Equestrian Basic campsites. Ash Grove campground has 51 Electric Plus and 36 Electric campsites and Hackberry Hollow campground has 32 Electric Plus and 15 Electric pad sites. Campers will enjoy an array of amenities including showers, modern restrooms, laundry facility and a dump and fill station, as well as picnic tables and grills. For those that like to camp among the scenic hills, there are many Basic campsites that are open for use year-round. Showers are available in the Basic camping area, as well as a water hydrant and electrical hookups. Grills and ground-level fire rings are provided. Additionally, there are Adirondack shelters along the trails for back-to-nature enthusiasts. Camping reservations are available for half of the electrical campsites in Ash Grove and Hackberry Hollow campgrounds. All other camping is first-come, first-served. All campers should check in at the park entrance or office upon arrival. For those camping without reservations, please go to park entrance booth or office upon arrival to check availability and register to camp. If arriving after hours, campers register their nightly camping fees in a raised locked box called an Iron Ranger. Self-service envelopes are provided at each station and accept cash or checks only." The park's own page lists a water pump/hydrant in the campground. That is the agency's claim about a developed pump, not a field check. Treat all natural water here as NOT potable.

USGS topo — contours & terrain

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Weather outlook — at Indian Cave SP

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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,069 ft.

Fire & smoke — around Indian Cave SPNIFC · 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 Indian Cave SP · Nebraska Game & Parks · NE

Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer

Nearest of each

@Mail7 mi
FFuel10 mi
GGrocery10 mi
MMechanic11 mi
RxPharmacy11 mi
HHardware11 mi
WWater12 mi
ShShower16 mi
EVEV fast charger16 mi
OOutfitter26 mi
+Urgent care26 mi
LLaundry33 mi
AAir-up36 mi

≤30 mi30–4545+water

The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 mi out.

Not within 60 mi: 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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗

The site — Indian Cave SP

Access

Drive-up

Land

Nebraska Game & Parks

Elevation

1,069 ft

State

Coordinates

40.25030, -95.55249

Cost

Fee

Nearby & resupply — around Indian Cave SP · Nebraska Game & Parks · NE (OpenStreetMap)

Drinking waternone within 10 mi
FuelSinclair · ~10.1 mi
Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
GroceriesCraig Country Store · ~10.2 mi
PharmacyStoner Drug · ~11.4 mi
Hospital / clinicFirst Aid Station/Dakota Room · ~26.2 mi
HardwareDo it Best · ~11.4 mi

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

Nearest public DC fast charger16.0 mi straight-line NE — Hy-Vee - Tarkio · FCN · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 9 within 50 · 111 within 100 · 192 within 150
Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)32.9 mi — Sapp Bros Travel Center - Tesla Supercharger, Percival
Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.5 mi — METRO CAFE BRNVILLE DEPOT, Brownville, 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 chargernot listed
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 227712 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center

Nearby restrooms — around Indian Cave SP · Nebraska Game & Parks · NE — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

Highway rest areaRockport SB Welcome Center (WC) · ~9.9 mi N
Highway rest areaMound City SB (TPF) · ~20.5 mi SE
Highway rest areaMound City NB (TPF) · ~20.7 mi SE
RestroomFederal restroom · ~21.1 mi SE · FWS

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How we know this — Indian Cave SP

Permit

A valid park entry permit is required for all vehicles entering a state park area. Nebraska licensed vehicle: daily permit $7, annual permit $35. Non-Nebraska licensed vehicle: daily permit $14, annual permit $70.

Source

Nebraska Game & Parks (state parks and recreation areas)

Confidence

Agency-confirmed — The managing agency's own record names this as a campsite and puts it at these coordinates. About as good as it gets short of standing here.

How it was placed

Camping confirmed on the park's own NGPC page, https://outdoornebraska.gov/location/indian-cave/, read 2026-08-17. Point from the NGPC Parks_Locations FeatureServer (https://services5.arcgis.com/IOshH1zLrIieqrNk/arcgis/rest/services/Parks_Locations/FeatureServer/0), the layer behind the agency's Public Access Atlas; it is a park-level point and may not sit on the campground loop. NGPC statewide rates, https://outdoornebraska.gov/parks/park-pricing/ (read 2026-08-17): camping Primitive $10/night year-round, Basic $15, Electric $25, Electric Plus $30, Full Hookup $35; off-season (roughly mid-Oct to Apr) all tiers $5 less except primitive, which stays $10. A park entry permit is required on top of the camping fee: $7/day or $35/year on a Nebraska-plated vehicle, $14/day or $70/year otherwise. Lake McConaughy and Smith Falls are the two parks priced off this card. Stay limits are posted per park -- several NGPC pages state 14 consecutive days in any 30-day period; confirm on site. Modern facilities (showers, dump/fill, full hookups) are generally closed mid-Oct through April. | auto:agency-trust 2026-08-18: state agency GIS record with a source URL and coordinates, confidence not low. Fee value is the agency's own, not field-checked. Not field-verified -- confirm access, road conditions and fire rules before you go. | nightshift-verified 2026-08-18: RE-FETCHED the park page https://outdoornebraska.gov/location/indian-cave/ today (HTTP 200) and it STILL states camping. Camping detail read off that page today: Electric Plus, Electric, Basic and Equestrian Basic campsites; the park page also references backcountry campsites and 22 miles of hiking/biking trails. NGPC statewide rates were NOT re-read this fire; the rate text already in this note dates from 2026-08-17 and should be re-checked before it is quoted on a page.

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 Indian Cave SP

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 — Indian Cave SP

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