Rockford Lake - SRA - Beatrice, Nebraska

This popular 150-acre fishing and power boating lake has 286 land acres with plenty of room for picnicking, hiking, primitive camping, unsupervised swimming, fishing and hunting (in season). Facilities include drinking water and latrines.

Fishing species include bluegill, bullhead, crappie, carp, channel & flathead catfish, largemouth bass.

Address: 7 Miles east of Beatrice on Hwy 136, 2 Miles south
Phone: 402-471-5566

Gage County Courthouse

This limestone Richardson Romanesque structure with a clock tower was erected in 1890-1892, and has served as the location for the administration of local government and institutions for Gage County for over 100

Beatrice, NE Historic Courthouses

Prairie Playground

Prairie Playground is located near the Beatrice YMCA. If you are visiting for a tournament, rest assured the younger tikes will be busy with Prairie Playground.

Beatrice, NE Fun Centers

Rockford Lake - SRA

Beatrice, NE Recreation

Carnegie Building

The original Carnegie Library, built in 1902-3, is an outstanding example of the Beaux-Arts style, designed by architect, George A. Berlinghof, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Beatrice, NE Carnegie Libraries

Homestead National Monument of America

The Homestead Act of 1862 - By the 1850's, huge land acquisitions had filled out the continental United States. the country's sheer vastness strengthened the conviction that the public domain

Beatrice, NE National Monuments

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Attractions and Upcoming Events

Gage County Courthouse

Prairie Playground

Rockford Lake - SRA

Carnegie Building

Homestead National Monument of America

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