Peru Bottoms WMA
Nebraska Wildlife Management Area (NGPC) — 854 acres, Nemaha 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
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- @Mail26 mi
- ShShower35 mi
- OOutfitter40 mi
- WWater45 mi
- AAir-up46 mi
- +Urgent care46 mi
- LLaundry59 mi
The read: water is a real 45-mi drive, 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBuck Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPeru · ~1.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~1.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesDecker's Food Center · ~1.4 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~13.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicGeorge C. Grape Community Hospital · ~9.1 mi
- HardwareWestlake Ace Hardware · ~13.5 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaWatson NB (TPF) · ~5.9 mi NE
- Highway rest areaRockport SB Welcome Center (WC) · ~11.2 mi SE
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Peru Boat Ramp WMA~1.3 mi
- Watson Access~2.0 mi
- Nishnabotna Conservation Area~3.6 mi
- Lower Hamburg Bend Conservation Area~5.6 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