West Cozad WMA
Nebraska Wildlife Management Area (NGPC) — 48 acres, Dawson 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 featureWest Cozad Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townCozad · ~1.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.5 mi
- FuelCasey's General Store · ~1.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~15.1 mi
- GroceriesCenex · ~1.4 mi
- PharmacyShopko · ~9.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicCozad Community Hospital · ~1.7 mi
- HardwareDo it Best · ~9.3 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaCozad Rest Area Eastbound · ~5.7 mi SE
- Highway rest areaCozad Rest Area Westbound · ~6.5 mi SE
- Highway rest areaBrady Rest Area Westbound · ~26.2 mi NW
- Highway rest areaBrady Rest Area Eastbound · ~26.3 mi NW
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- East Willow Island WMA~1.4 mi
- Cozad WMA~2.0 mi
- Willow Island WMA~3.2 mi
- East Cozad WMA~3.3 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