Ashland’s Mahoney State Park is a 700-acre park located along the Platte River. The park offers modern amenities like an indoor playground, aquatic center, observation tower and treetop ropes course. In addition, enjoy miles of hiking and cycling trails, rock climbing, or sledding and ice skating in the winter months. The park’s Owen Marina rents paddleboats and fishing supplies, plus recreational items such as soccer balls, tennis balls and rackets, and horseshoes. An arts and crafts center at the marina store teaches children leather tooling and wood crafts. Restaurants within the park include Caddy’s Parkside Grill, the restaurant at the park’s gem, the Peter Kiewit Lodge.

Address: 28500 West Park Hwy, Ashland, NE 68003, Phone: 402-944-2523

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