Prairie Knoll WMA
Nebraska Wildlife Management Area (NGPC) — 120 acres, Pawnee 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
- FFuel15 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- OOutfitter32 mi
- DDump34 mi
- +Urgent care34 mi
- WWater34 mi
- ShShower39 mi
- LLaundry55 mi
The read: water is a real 34-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 15 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: 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 featureSouth Fork Reservoir 11-1 (water) · nearby
- Nearest townDu Bois · ~2.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.3 mi
- FuelSapp Bros · ~10.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesCasey's General Store · ~22.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicPawnee County Memorial Hospital · ~5.2 mi
- HardwareBinder Bros Ready Mix & Lumber · ~8.1 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- No mapped restroom within 30 miles — plan to pack it out.
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lores Branch WMA~1.7 mi
- Kinter's Ford WMA~4.1 mi
- Taylor's Branch WMA~6.2 mi
- Four-Mile Creek WMA~7.3 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