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Chadron State Park
- Established
- 1921
- Acreage
- 974 · 974 acres in the Pine Ridge escarpment
- Location
- Dawes County, NE (9 miles south of Chadron, within Nebraska National Forest)
- Key features
- Pine Ridge buttes and canyons; ponderosa pine forest; Chadron Creek; CCC-built cabins, swimming pool, picnic areas; lagoon
- Activities
- Hiking, horseback riding, swimming pool, fishing, camping, cabin lodging, paddle boats, archery, jeep tours
- Notable
- Nebraska's very first state park (founded 1921); centennial celebrated in 2021. Originally 640 acres set aside by a 1921 legislative act
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Source: outdoornebraska.gov · 2026-05-11