Crete Nebraska

Travel Day! Next stop would be Tuxedo Park and Camping in Crete Nebraska, just south of Lincoln. 

Our drive was 132 miles and thankfully it was uneventful.

Tuxedo Park is a small-town park in Crete that has 20 hookup sites, 10 with 50 amp and 10 with 30 amp all for only $20 per night. None of the sites have water or sewer so you'll want to get some water before settling in. The park itself is heavily wooded and rather scenic as it abuts the Big Blue River which was right behind our RV. We were the only ones there during our stay however the park is frequented by locals mostly for using the playground.

Shortly after we set up a small family parked across from us to use the playground and when it was time for them to leave their car wouldn't work. I tried to help them out but it turned out to be a broken serpentine belt.

The little town of Crete is kind of cool. It has most everything you need and it has some interesting architectural features on some of the older buildings. We even found a very friendly meat market called Blue River Meats. Stop by if you are ever in this area..

Another day we wanted to check out Doane University located here in Crete Nebraska. It's a private liberal arts college that focuses on student centered education. Enrollment is about 2000 and the campus was very walkable and very scenic. Our favorite building was an old mid 1800's planetarium.

We had a nice peaceful stop here in Crete Nebraska. We had one more evening of watching the butterflies working the bellflowers along the big blue river before heading out to our next stop, Papillion Nebraska.

Methodist Cove COE park, Nebraska

Travel day came again and our next planned stop would be at a lake where we'd be camping in Methodist Cove campground near Alma Nebraska. It was a really short 48 Mile uneventful drive which was nice!

Methodist Cove is another Corps of Engineers campground and as such the sites were huge. This beautiful Park is shaded by lots of trees and within view of a large lake. We love the COE parks because we can use our America the Beautiful pass and receive ½ off camping rates. Great sites, great rates!

We were only there for two nights and with it being out in the middle of nowhere we pretty much stayed close to camp. We had some leisurely strolls within the campground and around the lake on a really nice trail. Lot of plants were in bloom and we even saw lots of wild marijuana. Marajuana was planted as a hemp crop in the midwest during World War II. It escaped and can still be found growing throughout the midwest.

We also had some fun at a really nicely laid out 12 hole disc golf course. There were views of the lake from nearly every hole so it was not only fun but scenic.

Another plus was there were lots and lots of birds as well. This became our biggest entertainment during our stay. We wanted to stay at Methodist Cove longer but it was full for the weekend so we moved north to the little town of Holdrege Nebraska and stayed at their little City Park.

It was a drive of just 28 mi to our North and the park had just ten first come first served sites. There was no water or sewer but we did have 50 amps of power which was good because the temperatures were in the '90s. It was a convenient little place to stay for the weekend.

A big positive at this location was that we could walk a short distance into Holdrege where there was a brewery called Lost Way. While their beers were great, they were a little bit on the pricey side, especially considering how small this little town is. Therefore we opted to only visit one evening for happy hour.

We discovered Holdrege also had a little 9-hole disc golf course. Located in a city park the course was really fun although not overly challenging. We enjoyed the course so much we played twice in one day

We have been lucky with good weather but knowing how the weather in the Midwest can change quickly we are carefully watching. Once the weekend is over we'll head east near Lincoln, Nebraska for our next stop, so stay tuned.