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Bluestem State Recreation Area (SRA) is a 742-acre state park and recreation area about 18 miles south of the State Capitol of Lincoln in southeastern Nebraska. Managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, the area offers a wide range of recreational activities from pleasure boating and fishing to swimming, picnicking and camping. The reservoir is well stocked with bluegill, largemouth bass, channel catfish, crappies, and walleye, and there are 19 primitive campsites without electricity with lovely lake views.

Bluestem Lake State Recreation Area, Martell, NE 68404, Phone: 402-471-5545

Bluestem State Recreation Area
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