Pawnee State Recreation Area

Pawnee State Recreation Area
Map showing the location of Pawnee State Recreation Area
Map showing the location of Pawnee State Recreation Area
Location of Pawnee State Recreation Area in Nebraska.
Map showing the location of Pawnee State Recreation Area
Map showing the location of Pawnee State Recreation Area
Pawnee State Recreation Area (the United States)
LocationLancaster, Nebraska, United States
Coordinates40°50′55″N 96°52′02″W / 40.848600°N 96.867215°W / 40.848600; -96.867215
Area2,544 acres (10.30 km2)
Governing bodyNebraska Game and Parks Commission

Pawnee State Recreation Area (SRA) is a state recreation area in southeastern Nebraska, United States. The recreation area surrounds the 740 acres (3.0 km2) Pawnee Lake, located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Lincoln. The recreation area is managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Pawnee Lake is the second largest of the Salt Valley Lakes.

In more recent years, swimming has been prohibited at times because of toxic algae.

External links

  • Official Webpage
  • 2004 Lincoln Journal Star Article about Algae sickness
  • Lincoln Journal Star article about the 2005 closure to swimmers


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