Schramm Park State Recreation Area

Schramm Park State Recreation Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)

Location	Gretna, Nebraska, United States
Nearest city	Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates	41°01′13.33″N 96°14′53.70″W / 41.0203694°N 96.2482500°W / 41.0203694; -96.2482500Coordinates: 41°01′13.33″N 96°14′53.70″W / 41.0203694°N 96.2482500°W / 41.0203694; -96.2482500
Area	331 acres (134 ha)^[1]
Governing body	Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Schramm Park State Recreation Area is a state recreation area in southeast Nebraska, United States, on the north side of the Platte River in Sarpy County.

The area currently has 3 miles (4.8 km) of scenic nature trails, picnic areas, the Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium and the Gretna State Fish Hatchery, the oldest fish hatchery in the State of Nebraska, established in 1882. The hatch house is now operated as a fish hatchery museum.^[1]

The Ak-Sar Ben Aquarium features twelve viewing tanks with a variety of fish species. The facility also features a theater and a large terrarium with reptiles and amphibians.

The 331 acres (134 ha) park is a day use park only, but overnight camping is available 5 miles (8.0 km) east at Louisville State Recreation Area, on the south bank of the Platte River.

Schramm is accessible from Interstate 80, exit 432. It is on Nebraska Highway 31 9 miles (14 km) south of Gretna, Nebraska.

Domestic geese and mallards
Ohio spiderwort
Bull snake
Green heron

References

1 2 Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. "Aksarben Aquarium". Retrieved 2011-01-31.

Protected areas of Nebraska

Federal

National Monuments	Agate Fossil Beds Homestead Scotts Bluff

National Historic Trails	California Trail Lewis & Clark Trail Mormon Trail Oregon Trail Pony Express Trail

National Wildlife Refuges	Boyer Chute Crescent Lake DeSoto Fort Niobrara John and Louise Seier Karl E. Mundt North Platte Rainwater Basin Valentine

National Forests	Nebraska Samuel R. McKelvie

National Grasslands	Oglala

USFS National Recreation Areas	Pine Ridge

National Wilderness	Fort Niobrara Soldier Creek

Wild and Scenic Rivers	Missouri Niobrara

State

State Parks	Chadron Eugene T. Mahoney Fort Robinson Indian Cave Niobrara Platte River Ponca Smith Falls

State Historical Parks	Ashfall Fossil Beds Ash Hollow Arbor Lodge Bowring Ranch Buffalo Bill Ranch Fort Atkinson Fort Hartsuff Fort Kearny Rock Creek Station

State Recreation Areas	Alexandria Arnold Atkinson Lake Blue River Bluestem Bowman Lake Box Butte Reservoir Branched Oak Bridgeport Brownville Calamus Champion Lake Cheyenne Conestoga Cottonmill Crystal Lake Dead Timber DLD Enders Reservoir Fort Kearny Fremont Lakes Gallagher Canyon Johnson Lake Keller Park Lake Maloney Lake McConaughy Lake Minatare Lake Ogallala Lewis and Clark Long Lake Long Pine Louisville Medicine Creek Memphis Merritt Reservoir Mormon Island North Loup Olive Creek Oliver Reservoir Pawnee Lake Pelican Point Pibel Lake Pioneer Red Willow Reservoir Riverview Marina Rock Creek Lake Rock Creek Station Rockford Sandy Channel Schramm Park Sherman Reservoir Stagecoach Summit Lake Sutherland Reservoir Swanson Reservoir Two Rivers Union Pacific Verdon Victoria Springs Wagon Train Walgren Lake War Axe Wildcat Hills Willow Creek Windmill

State Recreation Trails	Cowboy Trail

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (web)

Zoos of Nebraska

Zoos	Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium Lincoln Children's Zoo Riverside Discovery Center Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari McRoberts Game Farm Zoo Nebraska

Aquariums	Ak-Sar Ben Aquarium Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium

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