Agency-listedNGPC · dispersedFee
War Axe SRA
Drive-up · Nebraska Game & Parks · NE · 40.72398, -98.73439
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Nebraska State Recreation Area (NGPC), Buffalo County. The park's own page says: "War Axe SRA does not offer designated campsites, but campers can pitch tents in the mowed areas around the lake and set up their RVs in parking areas." The park's own page does not mention water. Assume none and carry your own; treat all natural water here as NOT potable.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at War Axe SRA
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,011 ft.
Fire & smoke — around War Axe SRANIFC · 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 War Axe SRA · Nebraska Game & Parks · NE
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- WWater20 mi
- DDump57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — War Axe SRA
Access
Drive-up
Land
Nebraska Game & Parks · dispersed
Elevation
2,011 ft
State
NE
Coordinates
40.72398, -98.73439
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around War Axe SRA · Nebraska Game & Parks · NE (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelK & K · ~4.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesK & K Convenience Store · ~4.0 mi
- PharmacyU-Save Pharmacy · ~18.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicCentral Endocrinology And Wellness Clinic · ~18.4 mi
- HardwareMenards · ~18.2 mi
EV charging — from War Axe SRA · Nebraska Game & Parks · NE — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.1 mi straight-line E — Pilot Travel Center 912, Wood River, NE · eVgo Network · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach14 within 25 mi · 16 within 50 · 31 within 100 · 98 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.5 mi — Kearney, NE - Tesla Supercharger, Kearney
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO18.9 mi — UNK L8-01, Kearney
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.1 mi — Kenesaw Motor Co Ford · Blink 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 386902 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around War Axe SRA · Nebraska Game & Parks · NE — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaKearney Rest Area Westbound · ~20.6 mi W
- Highway rest areaGrand Island Rest Area Eastbound · ~22.4 mi E
- Highway rest areaKearney Rest Area Eastbound · ~22.5 mi W
- Highway rest areaGrand Island Rest Area Westbound · ~23.9 mi E
Open War Axe SRA elsewhere
Other camps near War Axe SRA
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Martin's Reach WMA~5.0 mi
- Windmill SRA~5.6 mi · fee
- Wood River West WMA~6.8 mi
- Cheyenne SRA~7.9 mi · fee
How we know this — War Axe SRA
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
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
Camping confirmed on the park's own NGPC page, https://outdoornebraska.gov/location/war-axe/, 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.
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 War Axe SRA
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 — War Axe SRA
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