Hunter Cove

About

Hunter Cove Park is a US Army Corps of Engineers campground located on the eastern shore of Harlan County Lake near Republican City, Nebraska. The 13,000-acre lake is the second largest in Nebraska, drawing anglers targeting walleye, wipers, white bass, northern pike, and channel catfish. Two full-service marinas operate on the east end, and a fish cleaning station with grinder and running water is located near the campground entrance. The campground offers 150 sites spread across forested terrain that provides ample shade during summer months. Sites range from non-electric tent pads to electric hookups with 20/30/50 amp service. Pull-through sites accommodate longer RVs. Facilities include bathhouses with flush toilets and showers, coin-operated laundry, potable water spigots, trash service, and an RV dump station. Two playgrounds and a volleyball court provide additional recreation. The surrounding mixed grass prairie lands were historically hunting grounds for the Pawnee, Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes, and the Republican River Valley once held one of the greatest buffalo concentrations on the Great Plains. Today, hunters pursue pheasant, quail, prairie chicken, deer, turkey, and waterfowl in season.

Directions

From Highway 80, take Highway 183 south to Alma, Nebraska. Turn left onto Highway 136, then turn right on Berrigan Road and travel 1.25 miles to the intersection of Road B. Turn right and travel one mile; the park entrance is on the south side of the road.