Beach camping at Lake McConaughy has always been a bit loose, which is part of the reason locals love it. Show up solo or with 50 friends. Stay a night, or a month. You might have to endure thousands ...

LINCOLN — The Spring Park primitive campground at Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area has reopened. The campground was closed for cleanup after it sustained storm damage Labor Day weekend. The ...

But new limits on beachfront camping, as well as a requirement that all campsites be reserved in advance, has business owners around the lake upset and nervous that the green wave of visitors that has ...

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission plans to delay consideration of the proposed recommendations to the Lake McConaughy Visitor Management plan at its Wednesday, Jan. 22 meeting. “We have listened ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. A speedboat tows two young men aboard an inflated tube on Lake McConaughy. LINCOLN — Ogallala-area residents are “up in arms” over ...

Thanks to Gov. Pete Ricketts’ latest relaxation of COVID-19 health restrictions, Memorial Day weekend looked something close to normal at Nebraska’s largest lake. Steve Purol, a staff assistant at the ...

Beach camping at Lake McConaughy has always drawn a crowd. "It’s always been free reign," said Steve Seitler, who runs Scuba Steve's Outdoor Toys. "You pull up where you want on the beach and set up ...