Located 26 miles south of Valentine NE on beautiful Merritt Reservoir in the heart of Nebraska's Sandhills region. We have 15 rental cabins available with 42 beds total. We also offer reservable campsites with hookups, a convenience store, Boat Rentals, Guide Service, Restaurant and lounge with a panoramic view of the lake.
Ever wonder what ranch life was like during the settlement of the Sandhills in the late 1800's? A visit to the Arthur Bowring Sandhills State Historical Park will let you see
Valentine, NE Museums
The bond issue to build the Valentine Public School was approved in February 1897. It was designed by Omaha architect Charles F. Beindorff, and construction was completed in 1898. The two-story brick structure
Valentine, NE Museums
This one-and-one-half-story frame house, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a simplified example of a Neo-Classical Revival dwelling, based upon earlier Greek Revival style houses in the eastern and mid-western states. F. M.
Valentine, NE National Register
Deer Park is a scenic nine-hole golf course overlooking the Minnecheduza Creek
Valentine, NE Recreation
By the late 1800s, the United States saw railroad tracks stretched, like a giant web, across its entirety, carrying cargo and travelers towards settlement in the West. Long silenced, abandoned, and almost forgotten, a hundred years later the rails are beginning to see travelers once again. They'
Valentine, NE RecreationOver 5,000 acres for fishing, boating and swimming. Sand beaches, 2 modern campground, 2 primitive campgrounds, fish ha...
There are five public boat ramps where access can be gained to the lake. As always be careful in low water conditions and ...
The Ainsworth Army Air Field, completed on November 30, 1942, was a satellite of Rapid City Army Air field and under the...
The American Legion was instrumental in erecting a beautiful memorial for veterans serving in World War II, Korean, Vietnam a...