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Campground · USDA Forest Service · Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands Fees: Non-electric sites are $15.00 per night. Electric sites are $20.00 per night. The group campground, which has 11 electric hookups, is $125.00 per night. Picnic shelter is $25 per day. Day use $5 per day. Season: Year Round Reservations: Roughly half the campsites can be reserved through recreation.gov starting in mid-May. Reservations are accepted 4 or more days ahead of arrival. Any other time of the year, or if less than 4 days in… Overview Bessey Recreation Complex and campground is located in central Nebraska, adjacent to Middle Loup River, offering visitors opportunities to enjoy the scenery, relax, and recreate. Download the Recreation.gov app from your app store to pay online for first-come, first-serve sites. Recreation Waterfront activities are popular and plentiful at this facility. Adjacent to the campground, Middle Loup River is shallow and steady flowing, providing good conditions for tubing and canoeing. A seven acre pond stocked with largemouth bass, blue gill, trout and catfish offers great fishing for the whole family. There is also an accessible fishing pier. Facilities Bessey Recreation Complex has camping sites able to accommodate tents, trailers, and RVs, including one group site and several tent-only sites. The campground is equipped with picnic tables, campfire rings, seasonal flush… Getting there: From Interstate 80, travel north from North Platte, Nebraska on U.S. Hwy 83 for 65 miles to Thedford, Nebraska. Continue East for 16 miles on Nebraska Hwy 2, then South .05 miles from Hwy 2 on State Spur 86B. Rules: Off-road vehicles may be ridden from campsites to the trailhead, but no cruising around the campground please. Parking ATVs and side-by-sides in your paid campsite is allowed. No showers are available during winter, approximately from mid-October to mid-May. Phone: (308) 533-2257 (NO RESERVATION INFO AVAILABLE AT THIS NUMBER) Official page: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234120 Source: Recreation.gov, USDA Forest Service. Fees and seasons change; check the official page before you go. Photos: USDA Forest Service, USFS/Cooper Reichman
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