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Family Resource Guide

Mar 09, 2023 10:53AM ● By Omaha Magazine

Campgrounds

ARROWHEAD PARK
29357 310th St., Neola, IA
712.485.2295
ASHLAND RV CAMPGROUND 
1301 Ash St., Ashland
402.401.4231
BRANCHED OAK STATE RECREATION AREA
12000 W. Branched Oak Rd.,
Raymond
402.783.3400
CAMP A WAY
200 Campers Circle, Lincoln
402.476.2282
ELKHORN CROSSING RECREATION AREA
25198 Bennington Rd., Valley
402.444.6222 or 402.315.1712
ELKHORN SHORES
23101 W. Maple Rd., Elkhorn
402.953.4731
EUGENE T. MAHONEY STATE PARK 
28500 W. Park Hey 1-80,
Exit #426, Ashland
402.944.2523
FREMONT LAKES STATE RECREATION AREA
4349 W. State LakesRd., Fremont
402.727.2922
GLENN CUNNINGHAM LAKE CAMPGROUND
8305 Rainwood Dr., Omaha
402.444.4628
GLENWOOD LAKE PARK CAMPGROUND
104 Lake Dr., Glenwood, IA
712.520.3004
HAWORTH PARK PUBLIC CAMPGROUND
2502 Payne Dr., Bellevue
402.293.3122
HIDDEN FALLS CABINS & RV PARK
6124 Steinhart Park Rd.,
Nebraska City
402.209.6662
hiddenfallscabinsrvpark.com

HITCHCOCK NATURE CENTER
27792 Ski Hill Loop, Honey
Creek, IA
712.545.3283
HOME PARK
6902 N. 16th St., Omaha
402.457.4715
KIMBERLY CREEK RETREAT
30010 Kimberly Dr., Ashland
531.500.8001
LAKE MANAWA STATE PARK
1100 Shore Dr.,Council Bluffs, IA
712.366.0220
iowadnr.gov

LAKE WANAHOO STATE RECREATION AREA
One mile north of Wahoo
LOUISVILLE STATE RECREATION AREA
15810 HWY 50, Louisville
402.234.6855
MEMPHIS LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA
Nebraska 78K Recreation
Rd., Memphis
402.471.5497
N.P. DODGE PARK
11005 John J. Pershing
Dr., Omaha
402.444.4628
PAWNEE STATE RECREATION AREA
3900 NW 105th St., Lincoln
402.796.2362
nebraskastateparks
PLATTE RIVER STATE PARK
14421 346th St., Louisville
402.234.2217
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTRY FAIR CAMPGROUND
307 W. Lincoln St., Avoca, IA
712.307.0509
TOMES COUNTRY CLUB ACRES
706 Veterans Memorial HWY,
Council Bluffs, IA
712.366.0363
TWO RIVERS
I-80, Exit 444/Q St.
W., Waterloo
402.359.5165
VICTORIAN ACRES CAMPGROUND
6591 HWY 2, Nebraska City
402.873.6866
WALNUT CREEK LAKE & RECREATION AREA
HWY 370, 11710 Turkey
Rd., Papillion
402.679.9889
WEST OMAHA KOA
14601 US-6, Gretna
402.332.3010
WINSOR COVE 
2502 Payne Dr., Bellevue
402.933.3717

Libraries

Bellevue

Bellevue Public Library
1003 Lincoln Road
Bellevue, NE 68005
402.293.3157

La Vista

La Vista PUBLIC LIBRARY
9110 Giles Road
La Vista, NE 68128
402.537.3900
cityoflavista.org/library

Omaha

Do Space
7205 Dodge St.
Omaha, NE 68114
402.819.4022
Omaha Public Libraries
Click on “Hours & Locations”

A. V. Sorenson
4808 Cass St.
Omaha, NE 68132
402.444.5274

Benson
6015 Binney St.
Omaha, NE 68104
402.444.4846

Bess Johnson (Elkorn)
2100 Reading Plaza
Elkhorn, NE 68022
402.289.4367

Charles B. Washington
2868 Ames Ave.
Omaha, NE 68111
402.444.4849

Florence
2920 Bondesson St.
Omaha, NE 68112
402.444.5299

INTERIM (DOWNTOWN)
1410 Howard St.
402.444.4828

Millard
13214 Westwood Lane
Omaha, NE 68144
 402.444.4848

Milton R. Abrahams
5111 N. 90th St.
Omaha, NE 68134
402.444.6284

Saddlebrook
14850 Laurel Ave.
Omaha, NE 68116
402.444.5780

South Omaha
2808 Q St.
Omaha, NE 68107
402.444.4850

W. Clarke Swanson
9101 W. Dodge Road
Omaha, NE 68114
402.444.4852

WILLA CATHER
1905S. 44th St.
402.444.4851

Papillion

PAPILLION PUBLIC LIBRARY 
222 N. Jefferson St.
402.597.2040

Ralston

Baright PUBLIC LIBRARY
5555 S. 77th St.
Ralston, NE 68127
402.331.7636


Outings

Ashland

STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND & AEROSPACE MUSEUM
28210 W. Park Hwy
402.944.3100
WILDLIFE SAFARI PARK
16406 292nd St.
402.944.9453

Bellevue

Fontenelle Forest 
Nature Center
1111 Bellevue Blvd. N. 
Bellevue NE, 68005
402.731.3140
TreeRush Adventures at Fontenelle Forest
1111 Bellevue Blvd. N. Ste. A,
Bellevue, NE 68005
402.316.7038
Sarpy County Museum
2402 Clay St.
Bellevue, NE 68005
402.292.1880

Omaha

Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts 
724 S. 12th St.
Omaha, NE 68102
402.341.7130
Bob Kerrey 
Pedestrian Bridge
705 Riverfront Drive
Omaha, NE 68102
402.444.5900
Boys Town
13628 Flanagan Blvd. (137th St.
and W. Dodge Road)
Omaha, NE 68010
531.355.1141
CHARLES SCHWAB FIELD
1200 Mike Fahey St.
402.546.1800
Douglas County Historical Society
5730 N. 30th St.
Omaha, NE 68111
402.455.9990
Durham Museum
801 S. 10th St.
Omaha, NE 68108
402.444.5071
El Museo Latino
4701 S. 25th St.
Omaha, NE 68107
402.731.1137
Florence Mill
9102 N. 30th St.
Omaha, NE 68112
402.551.1233
Freedom Park
2497 Freedom Park Road
Omaha, NE 68110
402.444.5955
1001 Douglas St.
402.599.6565
GENERAL CROOK HOUSE MUSEUM
5730 N. 30th St.
402.455.9990
Gerald R. Ford Birth Site and Gardens
3202 Woolworth Ave.
402.444.5955
Great Plains Black 
History Museum 
2221 N. 24th St.
402.932.7077

HERON HAVEN NATURE CENTER
11809 Old Maple Rd.
402.493.4303
Holland Performing Arts Center
1200 Douglas St.
Omaha, NE 68102
402.345.0202
HOT SHOPS ART CENTER
1301 Nicholas St.
402.342.6452
Joslyn Art Museum
(Temporarily closed; check
website for offsite children’s
programming) 2200 Dodge St.
Omaha, NE 68102
402.342.3300
Joslyn Castle
3902 Davenport St.
Omaha, NE 68131
402.595.2199
1111 Jones St.
402.341.3800
Lauritzen Gardens & Kenefick Park
100 Bancroft St.
Omaha, NE 68108
402.346.4002
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Visitor Center
601 Riverfront Drive
Omaha, NE 68102
402.661.1804
Malcolm X House Site
3448 Evans St.
Omaha, NE 68111
402.881.8118
Mormon Trail Center at Historic Winter Quarters
3215 State St.
Omaha, NE 68112
402.453.9372
NEALE WOODS
14323 Edith Marie Ave.
402.731.3140
Omaha Children’s Museum
500 S. 20th St.
Omaha, NE 68102
402.342.6164 
OMAHA COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE
6915 Cass St.
402.553.0800
Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
3701 S. 10th St.
Omaha, NE 68107
402.733.8400
OPPD ARBORETUM
108th & Blondo St.
402.536.4131
Orpheum Theater 
409 S. 16th St.
Omaha, NE 68102
402.661.8501
PIONEER COURAGE PARK & SPIRIT OF NEBRASKA’S WILDERNESS
1601 Dodge St.
402.602.3930
The Rose Theater
2001 Farnam St.
Omaha, NE 68102
402.345.4849
STANDING BEAR LAKE
6404  N. 132nd St.
402.444.5955
UNION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
2423 N. 24th St.
402.933.3161

Parks and Pools

Omaha

For a full listing, visit parks cityofomaha.org

ANDERSEN PARK
13625 Cottner St.

AUTUMN HEIGHTS PARK
14206 Grant St.
benson park
7028 Military Ave.

BOWLING GREEN PARK
7065 Blondo St.

BROOKSIDE PARK
2127 Brookside Ave.

CANDLEWOOD PARK
12049 Franklin St.

CHURCHICH PARK
3712 S. 50th St.

CONOCO PARK
8602 Westridge Dr.

COTTONWOOD PARK
728 S. 154th St.

CRYER PARK (OUTDOOR POOL)
11783 Cryer Ave.

DEER RIDGE PARK (OUTDOOR POOL)
585 S. 126th St.

DEERWOOD PARK
7452 113th Ct.

DEMOCRACY PARK
8780 Templeton Dr.

DEWEY PARK
550 Turner Blvd.

ELKHORN (OUTDOOR POOL)
3200 N. 208th Plz. 

ELMWOOD PARK (OUTDOOR POOL)
808 S. 60th St.

ENGLEWOOD PARK
4802 S. 144th St.

FONTENELLE PARK
4407 Fontenelle Blvd.

FREEDOM PARK
3497 Freedom Park Rd.

GALLAGHER PARK (OUTDOOR POOL)
2936 N. 52nd St.

GENE LEAHY MALL
1001 Douglas St.

HANSCOM PARK (OUTDOOR POOL)
3201 Woolworth Ave.

HARVEY OAKS PARK
14948 W. Center Rd.

HITCHCOCK PARK (OUTDOOR POOL)
4220 Q St.

HUMMEL PARK NATURE CENTER
3033 Hummel Rd.

KAREN (OUTDOOR POOL)
6288 H St.

KEYSTONE PARK
7819 Keystone Dr. LAMP PARK
113 N. 114th St.

LEE VALLEY (OUTDOOR POOL)
10605 Charles St.

LEVI CARTER PARK
4405 Carter Lake Shore Dr. W.

MANDAN PARK
6215 S. 13th St.

MAPLE VILLAGE PARK
3865 Parkview Dr.

MEADOW LANE PARK
11707 Farnam St.

MEMORIAL PARK
6005 Underwood Ave.

MILLARD HIGHLANDS PARK
S. 140th Ave.

MILLER PARK (OUTDOOR POOL)
6285 N. 30th St.

MOCKINGBIRD HEIGHTS PARK
8822 Lakeview Dr.

OAK HEIGHTS (OUTDOOR POOL)
10205 U St.

PARKSIDE PARK
14120 Pine St.

PEPPERWOOD PARK
15201 Hamilton St.

PETERSON PARK
1211 Peterson Dr.

PHEASANT RUN PARK
15504 Adams St.

RAMBLERIDGE PARK
11424 Fort St.

REGENCY PARK
9808 Harney Pkwy N.

ROANOKE (OUTDOOR POOL)
4848 N. 113th St.

ROCKBROOK PARK
3525 S. 94th St.

ROXBURY PARK
5414 S. 116th St.

SANDOZ PARK
5938 S. 122nd St.

SEYMOUR SMITH PARK
6802 Harrison St.

SPRING LAKE (OUTDOOR POOL)
4020 Hoctor Blvd.

STINSON PARK
2285 S. 67th St,

SUNNYSLOPE PARK
10309 Grand Ave.

TOWL PARK
9310 W. Center Rd. 

TURNER PARK
3110 Farnam St.

TRANQUILITY PARK
12222 W. Maple Rd.

UPLAND PARK
3104 Jefferson St.

WALNUT GROVE PARK
15050 Q. St.

WESTWOOD HEIGHTS PARK
12334 Seldin Dr.

ZORINSKY LAKE PARK (OUTDOOR POOL)
Bellevue public parks
3808 S. 156th St.

SUMMER CAMPS

Academic camps

Aim for the Stars
402.554.4999
All Girls/All Math
402.472.8965
programs/agam

Big Red Summer Academic Camps
402.472.2846
Brownell-Talbot Camps
402.556.3772
Bryan Health College Summer Camps
402.481.8697
Camp Invention
800.968.4332
College of Saint Mary Summer Academies
402.399.2400
creighton prep

Academic & Athletic summer camps
402.393.1190
CRYPTOGRAPHY CAMP
402.472.8965
programs/agam

Do space summer Passport Program
402.819.4022
KANEKO
402.341.3800
Kids can! Summer camps
402.731.6988
Mathnasium Summer Classes
844-984-MATH
Metropolitan Community College’s College for Kids & Teens Summer Camps
531.MCC.5437
National safety council Nebraska Classes 
402.896.0454
Omaha Christian Academy Camps
402.399.9565
OMAHA’S HENRY DOORLY ZOO & AQUARIUM SUMMER CAMPS
402.733.8401
Strategic Air COMMAND & AEROSPACE MUSEUM Summer camps
402.944.3100 ext. 204
sacmuseum.org/camps

YMCA STEM, NUTRITION MATTERS, NATURE EXPLORERS & CAREER CAMPS
402.341.1600
ymcasummerdaycamp2023

Young Nebraska Scientists #STEM SUMMER Camps
402.472.8946
Youth Tech Inc.
877.984.2267

Art camps

402 Arts Collective Summer Camps
402.913.1939
Arts for All Summer Camps
402.556.7821
BELLEVUE DANCE ACADEMY SUMMER CAMPS
402.291.3727
BLOOM SUMMER DANCE CAMP
402.670.7206
Creative Girls Art Camp
402.612.1460
Fine Lines Creative Writing Summer Camp
402.871.3682NEBR
GROSS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ART CAMP
402.734.2000
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER DANCE & MUSICAL THEATER CAMPS
402.334.6426
Joslyn Art Museum Summer Camps
402.342.3300
KANEKO SUMMER CAMPS
402.341.3800

McGuigan Arts 
Academy
402.315.7955
Nebraska Dance Summer Session
402.895.0646
NEBRASKA STORY ART STORYTELLING CAMP
402.312.4749
OMAHA COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE SUMMER CLASSES
402.553.4890
Omaha Conservatory of Music Institute summer music camp
402.932.4978
Omaha Girls Rock!
402.321.2252
Omaha School of music & Dance’s Dance & musical Theater camps 
402.576.5792
PACE art & Culinary Summer Camp
712.890.5601
paceartsiowa.org

The Rose Theater performing arts Summer Camps
402.345.4849
School of Rock Summer Music Classes
402.691.8875
Sing Omaha Show Choir Camps
402.933.7234
Smitty’s Performing Arts Center Summer Camps & Classes
402.999.6368
THAT POTTERY PLACE SUMMER CAMPS
402.392.1166
Two Keys Creative Studios Camps
402.660.1939
UNL Band Camps
402.472.2503
402.472.1807
UNO Jazz Camp
402.554.2297
YMCA ART, MUSIC & DANCE CAMPS
402.341.1600
Boy Scouts Resident Camp at Camp Cedars
402.514.3006
Calvin Crest Camp and Conference Center
402.628.6455
calvincrest.camp

CAMP FONTANELLE UNITED METHODIST CAMP
402.478.4296
campfontanelle.com

CAMP HANSCOM
402.289.1938
402.331.8436
fun-plex.com

Camp Hanscom
402.444.4955
Camp Kroc Summer Camps
402.905.3500 
omahakroc.org

Camp Legacy
402.884.2242
Camp Luther
402.352.5655
Camp Moses Merill
402.666.5639
Camp Nakomis—Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands
712.347.5687
Camp Platte
402.341.1600
402.628.6465
CAMP VIRTUS ET VERITAS CATHOLIC BOYS CAMPS
402.915.0482
archomaha.org

Carol Joy Holling Camp
402.944.2544
caroljoyholling.org

Cub Scout Day Camps
402.431.9272
HUMMEL PARK DAY CAMP
402.444.4760
Fontenelle Forest & TReerush Adventure Summer Day Camps
402.731.3140
Girl Scouts Camps
402.558.8189
Hitchcock Nature Center Camps
712.328.5638
Lauritzen Gardens Summer Adventure Camp
402.346.4002 Ext. 212
Nebraska 4-H Summer Camps
402.332.4496
4h.unl.edu/camps-summer
YMCA Camp Kitaki
402.434.9222
YMCA summer Day Camps
402.341.1600

Specialty Camps

Camp Floyd Rogers for kids with Type I Diabetes
402.885.9022
Camp High Hopes for children with disabilities
712.224.2267 Ext. 102
Camp Kroc Summer Camps
402.905.3500 
Camp YouCan for kids with Epilepsy
402.770.3936
CRCC Camp for Kids with Special Needs
402.905.3500
Creighton Pediatric Therapy Handwriting Camps
402.280.2200
Durham Museum Summer Camp
402.444.5027
Easter Seals of Nebraska Camp for children with disabilities
402.933.6251
Elite Cheer Classes
402.537.0855
Elite Academy of Martial Arts Jiujitsu & Karate Classes
402.537.0855
FITgirl, Inc Camp Empowerment
402.290.4144
GO! Kids Gym Summer Camp
402.504.3702
His Kids Special Needs Ministry at Camp Luther
402.352.5655
Jewish Community Center Summer Camps
402.334.8200
Metropolitan Community College’s College for Kids & Teens Summer Camps
531.MCC.5437
National safety council Nebraska Classes 
402.896.0454
Omaha Children’s Museum Summer Camps
402.342.6164 Ext. 432
Omaha Fashion Week Fashion Camp
402.937.1061
Omaha’s Henry doorly Zoo and Aquarium day camps, scout and zoo troop programs
402.733.8401
Omaha Public Library Summer Reading Program
402.444.4800
omahalibrary.org

Oxbow Vet Camps
531.721.2300
Project Explore Camp with Learning Disabilities Association of Nebraska, Inc.
402.334.1677
RUTH K. SOLOMON GIRLS PROGRAM SUMMER ENRICHMENT ACADEMY
402.457.7772
SARPY COUNTY MUSEUM SUMMER CAMPS
402.292.1880
sarpycoutymuseum.org

STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND & AEROSPACE MUSEUM SUMMER CAMPS
402.944.3100
Summer Explorations at Quest Forward Academy, the Forward-Thinking High School
402.403.1267
YMCA Summer Camps
402.341.1600

Athletic Camps

Amazing Athletes 
Sports Camp
402.660.7886
Bluejay Girls Soccer Academy
402.280.2720
Champion Sports karate camp
402.515.2272
championsportkarate.com

Creighton prep Academic & Athletic Summer Camps

402.393.1190
CREIGHTON SOCCER ACADEMY FOR BOYS
DIVENTURES MERMAIDS & SHARKS SWIM CAMPS
402.933.6251
ELITE ACADEMY OF MARTIAL ARTS
402.537.0855
Elite Cheer Summer Camp
402.537.0855
Elkhorn Equestrian Center Camps
402.238.2027
Evolution Soccer Camp
402.718.6289
Gridiron Football Academy & Summer Camp
HappyFeet Legends of Greater Omaha
800.486.8385
Horsemanship Camps at American Legacy Complex
402.468.4588
Husker Summer Camps
402.472.3467
crec.unl.edu

Jewish Community Center Sports Camps
402.334.6426
Little Sports Omaha
402.401.1228
Metro Omaha Wolves Soccer Camps
402.708.8442
Metro Stars Gymnastics Day Camp
402.991.5700
metrostarsgym.com

Mount Michael Benedictine Youth Summer Camps
402.238.1457
Nebraska Elite Volleyball Camp
402.599.0423
Omaha Sports Academy Summer Camps
402.504.1222
omahasportsacademy.com

Soccer Shots Summer camp
402.954.3068
soccershots.com/omaha

Sporting Nebraska Camps
402.896.4420
sportingnebraskafc.com

SWIMTASTIC CAMPS & STROKE CLINICS
844.543.7946
PONCA HILLS SUMMER RIDING CAMPS
402.453.0900
poncahillsfarm.com/camp

UNO Athletic Camps
Phone no. varies by sport
unomaha.edu/camps

YMCA OLYMPICS
402.341.1600

COMMUNITY CENTERS/ RECREATION FACILITIES 

OMAHA

For hours & amenities,
ADAMS PARK
3230 John Creighton Blvd.
402.444.5164

A.V. SORENSEN
4808 Cass St.
402.444.5596

BENSON
6008 Maple St.
402.444.5184

CAMELOT (OUTDOOR POOL)
92709270 Cady Ave.
402.444.5972

CHRISTIE HEIGHTS
5105 S. 37th St.
402.444.5081

COMMON GROUND RECREATION & AQUATIC CENTER (INDOOR POOL)
1701 Veterans Dr.
402.444.4227

FLORENCE
2920 Bondesson St.
402.444.5216

HANSCOM TENNIS CENTER
3240 Ed Creighton Ave.
402.932.2027

HARRY KOCH TRAP & SKEET RANGE
6802 Harrison St.
402.331.1249

HUMMEL NATURE CENTER
3033 Hummel Park Rd.
402.444.4760

KOCH FAMILY TENNIS CENTER
12440 W. Maple Rd.
402.493.0420

MOCKINGBIRD HILLS (INDOOR POOL)
10242 Mockingbird Dr.
402.444.6103

MONTCLAIR (INDOOR POOL)
2304 S. 135th St.
402.444.4956

MOTTO MCLEAN ICE ARENA
5015 S. 45th St.
402.444.4955

SADDLEBROOK
14850 Laurel Ave.
402.444.5970

SHERMAN
5701 N. 16th St.
402.444.5673

SUBBY ANZALDO COLUMBUS PARK
1515 S. 24th St.
402.444.4111

This article originally appeared in the 2023 edition of Family Guide
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