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🤝 Open Fields & Waters — Dawes County

Private Land — Open Access📍 Nebraska
Cost of access
Free — walk-in hunting, trapping & fishing (NE permit required)

4,333 acres across 7 enrolled tracts. Nebraska's Open Fields and Waters program — private land and waters leased for free public walk-in access. Contracts vary: all-season hunting, fishing-only, or spring-turkey-only tracts. Exact tract boundaries and current-year enrollment: official program map.

🦉 Birdwatching🎣 Fishing🥾 Hiking🦌 Hunting
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
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Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.

🧭 Keep exploring nearby

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The closest public places to Open Fields & Waters — Dawes County, straight-line distance.

6 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Bighorn State Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
8 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Ponderosa State Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
9 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Pine Ridge National Recreation Area
Unknown — check official site
12 mi away · State Park
🌳 Chadron State Park
Unknown — check official site
13 mi away · State Park
🌳 Fort Robinson State Park
Unknown — check official site
14 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 Open Fields & Waters — Dawes,Sioux County
Free — walk-in hunting, trapping & fishing (NE permit required)
14 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Chadron Creek Ranch State Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
18 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Bordeaux State Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site

📋 Standard rules — Private Land — Open Accesss

The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page ↗ always controls.

  • Private land in a public-access program: foot traffic only unless posted otherwise
  • Stay out of fields with standing crops and away from buildings and livestock
  • The enrollment can end any year — always check current-year program maps