Smith Lake

Smith Lake

Smith Lake is located 27 miles south of Rushville on Highway 250. It has a concrete boat ramp and dock, a primitive campground and picnic area. You can visit Smith Lake for fishing in the summer or winter. You can go for hunting, bird-watching, camping or you can go to experience one of the most scenic and remote highways in the Panhandle.  Read more »

Walgren Lake

Walgren Lake

Perhaps best known as the home of the Walgren Lake Monster, this northwestern Nebraska attraction on the edge of the Sandhills offers a wide variety of activities in a serene setting. Whether or not you see the Walgren Lake Monster, a mythical Loch Ness Monster that made national headlines decades ago, with a little luck you might see monsters of another variety –  Read more »

Hay Springs City Parks

Hay Springs City Parks

Sunset Park is located at the intersection of Highway 87 and Highway 20. Several wildlife sculptures carved with a chainsaw out of old tree stumps grace Sunset Park.

Centennial Park is located on the corner of 1st and Main Street in downtown Hay Springs. The Korean War Veteran Memorial that was constructed in 2002 is located in this park.  Read more »

Gordon City Parks

Gordon City Parks

Winship Park is approximately 3 acres and is located on Oak Street between 3rd & 4th Streets. A new playground set was installed recently. Winship Park is the home to the Tri-State Cowboy Museum and also has a gazebo that functions as one of three entertainment stages for the Willow Tree Festival.

Wayland Park is approximately 11 acres and is located just to the north of the interection of West 4th Street and Pine Street.  Read more »

Rushville City Park

Rushville City Park

302 West Second Street
Rushville, NE 69360

The city park in Rushville covers approximately 25 acres and has an indoor swimming pool, baseball field, football field, softball fields and picnic area. A walking trail and playground afford safe family fun.  Read more »

Sasse Animal Clinic

Sasse Animal Clinic

6887 Highway 27
Gordon, NE 69343
308-282-1450

See Dr. Jim Sasse for your veterinary needs.
Hours: Monday-Friday 8 am-5 pm Saturday 9 am-Noon  Read more »

Plains Theatre

Plains Theatre

208 E 2nd Street
Rushville, NE 69360

The Historic Plains Theatre was erected in 1914 by prominent Rushville businessman, David Gourley, and became the Gourley Opera House. At the time it was built the theatre was one of the most modern such establishments in the western half of the state. The upstairs was later converted to a movie theatre and the downstairs was used as a dance hall/roller rink.  Read more »