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.
Although Cherry County is the largest county (in square miles) in Nebraska, early settlement did not occur until the late 1870s. By the early 1880s, however, settlement began to increase spurred on, in part, by the construction of the railroad. In 1883
Valentine, NE National Register
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 Recreation
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
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
One of the world's unique geological areas,k the 19,000-square-mile Sandhills in north-central Nebraska is a vast region of sand dunes blown in by winds about 8,000 years ago. The nearby unchartable maze of grass-covered dunes scared away early pioneers.
Valentine, NE Wildlife Refuges
The Ainsworth Army Air Field, completed on November 30, 1942, was a satellite of Rapid City Army Air field and under the...
During the 1870s, the Grange was the major voice of the American farmer. Its social, educational and fraternal ac...