BESSEY RECREATION COMPLEX

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<h2>Overview</h2> <p>Bessey Recreation Complex and campground is located in central Nebraska, adjacent to Middle Loup River, offering visitors <br><br>opportunities to enjoy the scenery, relax, and recreate. </p> <p>Download the Recreation.gov app from your app store to pay online for first-come, first-serve sites. </p> <h2>Recreation</h2> Waterfront activities are popular and plentiful at this facility. Adjacent to the campground, Middle Loup River is shallow and steady flowing, providing good conditions for tubing and canoeing. A seven acre pond stocked with largemouth bass, blue gill, trout and catfish offers great fishing for the whole family. There is also an accessible fishing pier.<h2>Facilities</h2> <p>Bessey Recreation Complex has camping sites able to accommodate tents, trailers, and RVs, including one group site and several tent-only sites. <br><br>The campground is equipped with picnic tables, campfire rings, seasonal flush toilets and drinking water. Electric hookups are available at the group site and several of the standard sites. A group picnic area is also available for use. <br><br>Restaurants, gas stations and a grocery store are available in Thedford, Nebraska, 16 miles to the west. Halsey also has a restaruant, and Dunning 10 miles east has a gas station with groceries. </p> <h2>Natural Features</h2> <p>The Nebraska National Forest, Bessey Ranger District is located in western Nebraska. <br><br>The campground within the Bessey Recreation Complex is located next to the Charles E. Bessey Nursery, oldest tree nursery in the Forest Service. <br><br>Wildlife in the area abounds. Prairie chicken, sharp-tailed grouse, mule-deer, whitetailed deer, pronghorn antelope, prairie dogs, turkeys, coyotes, bobwhite quail, eagles, hawks and falcons all find habitat in surrounding ecosystems.</p> <h2>Nearby Attractions</h2> Drive or hike to the Scott Lookout Tower for a fantastic panoramic view of Nebraska's sand hills and prairies.

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