National Parks in Nebraska? None, But There Are National Monuments and State Parks

Nebraska has zero National Parks. However, it has federally designated sites and a robust state park system:

National Park Service Units

• Scotts Bluff National Monument — iconic Oregon Trail landmark, 3,000 ft bluff, visitor center, summit road.
• Homestead National Historical Park — commemorates Homestead Act of 1862; original homestead, education center, tallgrass prairie.
• Agate Fossil Beds National Monument — Miocene mammal fossils, Lakota artifacts, prairie.
• Missouri National Recreational River — 98 miles of free-flowing Missouri River (NE/SD border).
• Niobrara National Scenic River — 76 miles of canoeing, waterfalls, wildlife.

State Parks (36 areas)

• Ponca State Park — Missouri River bluffs, hiking, shooting complex.
• Chadron State Park — Pine Ridge, pine forests, wildlife, pool.
• Indian Cave State Park — Missouri River, petroglyphs, hardwood forest.
• Smith Falls State Park — Nebraska's highest waterfall (70 ft), Niobrara River.
• Eugene T. Mahoney State Park — lodge, aquatic center, theater, toboggan, near Omaha.

Nebraska's treasures are prairies, rivers, fossils, and pioneer history—not mountainous national parks.