Bow Creek Primitive Camping

National Park Service · Nebraska

Bow Creek Primitive Camping in Nebraska. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 91 public campsites we map in Nebraska.

Primitive, Leave No Trace camping is allowed and free. Camp only in designated sites marked with brown camping signs and metal fire rings. Please call us at 605-665-0209 and leave your basic itinerary for your safety. Located along Bow Creek and the Missouri River in Cedar County about 2 miles northeast of Wynot, Nebraska. A series of gravel roads wind you to the location by car. Follow the brown Bow Creek Recreational Area directional signs to the gravel parking lot and trailhead.

What we know about it

Managed by

National Park Service

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

first-come, first-served

Phone

(605) 665-0209

Coordinates

42.77760, -97.14810

Nearest sites we map

• Goat Island Primitive Camping7 km · National Park Service
• Green Island Primitive Camping23 km · National Park Service
• Nebraska Tailwaters27 km · US Army Corps of Engineers
• Gavins Point Overlook Day Use Shelter28 km · US Army Corps of Engineers
• Weigand36 km · US Army Corps of Engineers
• Lewis and Clark Lake State Recreation Area Campground36 km · State park system

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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