About the Nebraska Zone

Use this statewide Zone for Nebraska-wide trail, stewardship, policy, funding, and organization topics. Local trail reports, club activity, event planning, and county-level questions belong in the regional and cross-state Zones listed below.

Nebraska spans Missouri River bluffs, eastern tallgrass prairie, the Platte River corridor, the Sandhills, the Niobrara River valley, shortgrass prairie, national forests, state parks, wildlife areas, and the Pine Ridge. Its statewide outdoor network includes Nebraska Game and Parks lands, Natural Resources District recreation areas, National Park Service sites, National Forest and Grassland units, rail trails, river corridors, and conservation programs.

We have divided it into these regions:

Nebraska - Lincoln & Eastern

Nebraska - Central & Sandhills

Nebraska - Panhandle & Pine Ridge

Iowa & Nebraska - Omaha Area

Iowa, Nebraska & South Dakota - Siouxland

Please go to those regions for local information, organizations, and topics, reserving this statewide Zone exclusively for statewide topics.

Statewide trail information, stewardship, and volunteer resources:

Nebraska Game & Parks Commission - Explore Trails

https://outdoornebraska.gov/parks/explore-trails/

Nebraska Game & Parks Commission - State Parks

https://outdoornebraska.gov/parks/

Nebraska Game & Parks Commission - Help in a Park

https://outdoornebraska.gov/about/give-back/help-in-a-park/

Nebraska Natural Resources Districts - Recreation Areas

Nebraska National Park Service Sites

Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands - Volunteer

Nebraska Natural Legacy Project

https://outdoornebraska.gov/conservation/conservation-efforts/natural-legacy-project/

Nebraska Master Naturalist Program

Birding Trails of Nebraska

https://birdtrail.outdoornebraska.gov/