![]() ![]() The following regulations were developed to ensure equal access for all visitors, provide a safe environment for recreation, and protect resources for present and future generations to enjoy. Do not damage or remove the cultural or natural features.īow Creek Recreation Area is open to public hunting and fishing.Motorized vehicles and horses are prohibited on the property.Visit the Camping Page for more rules and regulations. Camp only in designated sites marked with brown camping signs and metal fire rings. The NPS encourages that you "Leave No Trace" so others can enjoy the Bow Creek Recreation Area experience as well. Trash receptacles are not available on the property.Please watch for property and boundary signs. Private land surrounds the public access and the entire NPS property.Visit Google Maps for orientation to the recreation area. Follow the brown Bow Creek Recreational Area directional signs to the gravel parking lot and trailhead. A series of gravel roads wind you to the location by car. Opportunities for napping under the shade of a cottonwood tree are available at Bow Creek Recreation Area.īow Creek Recreation Area is located along Bow Creek and the Missouri River in Cedar County about 2 miles northeast of Wynot, Nebraska. Since the river meanders, the site is about a mile further north of where Bow Creek now resides, on the Nebraska side. Lewis and Clark also visited this area of the river, setting up camp directly across from the mouth of Bow Creek. Petit Arc founded a nearby town after a disagreement with Chief Black Bird that split the tribe apart until Petit Arc's death. ![]() The name, given by French traders, means Little Bow. The tributary of Bow Creek was named after the Maha Native American, Petit Arc. The acquisition of Bow Creek Recreation Area began in 2004 when the National Park Service purchased the property from willing sellers north of Bow Creek and completed the transaction in 2008 with the acquisition of the southern portion. Songbirds like Nebraska's state bird the Western Meadowlark thrive in this environment while others such as the Dickcissel and Red-Winged Blackbird use the prairie grasses for nesting. Grasses that could reach almost 10-feet high, such as Big Bluestem, can be found here. Prairie grasslands once dominated the region. Some of the restoration activities included cut and treated Russian olive trees, removal of native-invasive eastern red cedar trees from the floodplain and historic bluff land prairie. The national park converted 30 acres of farmland into native prairie. The month of August is a good time to see gray-headed coneflowers in bloom. ![]()
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