Methodist Cove in NE -- Campground & RV Camping

Methodist Cove Park sits on the forested western shore of Harlan County Lake, a 13,000-acre reservoir in the Republican River Valley. The park contains 133 campsites offering individual, group, electric, and non-electric options, alongside a reservable group picnic shelter. On-site facilities include a central heated shower house with flush toilets, vault toilets, a dump station, drinking water, a playground, a boat ramp, and a fish cleaning station with running water. A network of hiking trails runs near the park, while full-service marinas operate on the lake's east end.

Getting there: From U.S. Highway 80, take Highway 183 south to Alma, Nebraska. Turn left on South Street and travel 2.5 miles. The park entrance is on south side of the road.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 97-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• The Harlan County Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
• Most sites here have an electric hookup, with most of them shaded.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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