Swanson Reservoir WMA
Nebraska Wildlife Management Area (NGPC) — 8,059 acres, Hitchcock 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
- MMechanic24 mi
- FFuel24 mi
- GGrocery24 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- HHardware24 mi
- @Mail24 mi
- RxPharmacy45 mi
- +Urgent care45 mi
The read: fuel & food sit about 24 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)
- Water featureCamp Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townStratton · ~5.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~5.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~25.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicDundy County Hospital · ~23.0 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomSwanson State Recreation Management Area-Precast Restroom 1 Building · ~0.9 mi N · BoR
- RestroomSwanson State Recreation Management Area-Precast Restroom 2 Building · ~1.0 mi NE · BoR
- RestroomSwanson State Recreation Management Area-Precast Restroom 3 Building · ~1.2 mi NE · BoR
- RestroomSwanson State Recreation Management Area-Precast Restroom 5 Building · ~1.7 mi NE · BoR
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Frenchman WMA~13.9 mi
- Red Willow Reservoir WMA~26.7 mi
- Red Willow Diversion Dam WMA~31.8 mi
- Hayes Center WMA~31.8 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