Nebraska State Parks · Nebraska
Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area
Nebraska State Parks · Nebraska, United States
- Sites
- 308
- Hookups
- 211 electric, 92 with water, 97 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,238 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Lake McConaughy
- Nearest town
- Ogallala
- Address
- 1475 Highway 61N
- Phone
- 308-284-8800
299 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
299 numbered sites are mapped one by one on the imagery, with the operator's own facts and pictures for each site where it publishes them. Tap a site to rate it, keep a note and add your own photos; press and hold the map for a pin of your own. Your ratings, notes, pins and photos are kept with the campground on your Saved list, the same list the camping map and the drive page keep.
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About
Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area is a Nebraska State Recreation Area with 308 campsites available for camping.
Fees
Lake McConaughy SRA publishes its own separate three-season camping rate table (peak / shoulder / off-season): Basic $20/$15/$10, Beach primitive $25/$20/$15, Electric Plus $35/$30/$25, Full hook-up $40/$35/$30 per night - a real, confirmed exception to the statewide schedule used at every other park in this file. Reservations are required during peak season (May 20-Sept. 10); first-come, first-served the rest of the year. A Nebraska park entry permit is also required per vehicle, on top of camping fees: $7/day or $35/year for Nebraska-plated vehicles, $14/day or $70/year for non-Nebraska-plated vehicles. (Source: outdoornebraska.gov/parks/park-pricing/.)
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 23° | -7° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 44° | 23° | -25° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 49° | 31° | 17° | 74° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 62° | 38° | 14° | 85° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 69° | 51° | 38° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 84° | 64° | 51° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 68° | 57° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 66° | 57° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 82° | 61° | 37° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 65° | 43° | 25° | 79° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 55° | 36° | 14° | 75° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 44° | 27° | 12° | 66° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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