Parks, Hiking & Biking Trails
Parks
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Skyview Lake Park |
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101 E. Nebraska Avenue, Norfolk, NE
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http://www.ci.norfolk.ne.us/parks/skyview_park.htm
Skyview Lake has approximately 50 surface area acres located among the rolling hills of northwest Norfolk and is the focal point of the park. Fishing and non-motorized boating are allowed on the lake. Many park amenities surround the lake and include the following: Bathrooms on north and south sides of the lake, 4 large and 2 small picnic shelters, picnic tables, barbeque grills, large playground area, cross country course, arboretum, a concrete hiking/biking concrete trail over 2 1/2 miles long that surrounds the lake and two fitness stations along the hiking/biking trail. New to Skyview Park in the fall of 2002 is a Disc Golf Course. |
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S. Hwy 81 & TaHaZouka Drive, Norfolk, NE 402-844-2180 http://www.ci.norfolk.ne.us/parks/tahazouka_park.htm
This park consists of 99 acres along the Elkhorn River. There is a successful incorporation of the old and the new at this location. Included in the original park boundaries are facilities built back in the WPA days from 1936 to 1943. The old park area is heavily shaded by many stately old trees and the focal point is the large lagoon, left over from the days when the Elkhorn River flowed through the area where the park is now located. Also in the original park area there are 4 rental cabins, 2 large picnic shelters, 1 sand volleyball court, 1 lighted official softball field (field #5), bathrooms at two locations, picnic tables, barbeque grills, canoe access to the Elkhorn River, fishing opportunities at the river and the lagoon (there is a handicapped fishing platform along the lagoon) and a public campground located between the river and the lagoon. A new Off-Leash Dog Recreation Area and the rail head to the Cowboy Trail, are available for the public to use. Camping: Four night stay maximum. Rates $6 or $8 with electricity, off season rates; $5 for electricity. Park amenities: play ground, fishing, ballfields, shelters, 24 court horseshoe complex, sand volleyball, and 4 cabins for rent (daily use only). Apr. 15 - Oct. 15. |
Hiking & Biking Trails
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Cowboy Recreation and Nature Trail Trail head located at TaHaZouka Park, Norfolk, NE http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/guides/trails/cowboy/cowboy.asp
The historic Chicago and Northwestern Railroad right-of-way, now the Cowboy Recreation and Nature Trail, passes through spectacular Nebraska scenery as it travels from Norfolk west through the Elkhorn River Valley with its companion route U.S. 275. Farmsteads, cropland, and timber-covered riverbanks dot the landscape. |
Norfolk / Madison County
Convention & Visitor's Bureau
405 Madison Ave., Norfolk, NE 68702
402.371.2932 / 888.371.2932