2 miles west on US Hwys 6 & 34, 7 miles north on 407 Road
Cambridge, NE, 69022-9312
Contact Information and Reservations:
Telephone: 308-697-4667
Email: mcreek@ngpc.state.ne.us

Detailed map of Medicine Creek State Recreation Area and Wildlife Management Area (pdf)

Rated by many visitors as one of Nebraska's loveliest recreation spots, Medicine Creek State Recreation Area and Wildlife Management Area encompass 8,900 acres of public land and water in southeast Frontier County, 2 miles west and 7 miles north of Cambridge.

The dam on Medicine Creek is a zoned, earth-filled structure. It is 165 feet high and 5,665 feet long. At the top of the conservation pool, the lake covers 1,850 surface acres, with 29 miles of shoreline.

Completed in 1949, the dam is 30 feet wide at the top and 840 feet at the base. Water stored irrigates some 16,630 acres of land.

Enjoy camping, fishing, watersports, birdwatching and hunting. Roughly 850 acres of food plots.

Features and Amenities: Fresh Water. Swimming beaches. Camping. Boat Docks. Electricity. Restrooms & Showers. Public Phone. Handicap Access. Trailer dumping station. Playground. Fish Cleaning Stations. Picnic Grounds & Tables. Barbecue grills. Full Service Marina.

Number and Type of Campsites: Total: 316, Paved: 76, Grass: 240 Back-ins (10 x 50) Room for slide outs.

Stay limit: 14 days. Open year-round.

Trailer and RV Hook-ups: Electric: 70 20/30 Amps

Fish Populations: Channel and Flathead Catfish, Crappie, Walleye, White Bass, Largemouth Bass, Wiper, Drum

Wildlife Populations: Mule Deer, White-tailed Deer, Pheasant, Quail, Turkey, Dove, Squirrel, Rabbit, Waterfowl