Kea Lake WMA
Nebraska Wildlife Management Area (NGPC) — 28 acres, Buffalo 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 featureKea Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townKearney · ~2.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~0.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~0.3 mi
- PharmacyHy-Vee Pharmacy · ~4.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicKearney Regional Medical Center · ~1.5 mi
- HardwareStuff It Storage · ~14.5 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaKearney Rest Area Westbound · ~1.6 mi W
- Highway rest areaKearney Rest Area Eastbound · ~3.4 mi W
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~12.3 mi SW · FWS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Kea West WMA~0.8 mi
- East Odessa WMA~3.9 mi
- Bufflehead WMA~4.0 mi
- Bassway Strip WMA~9.0 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