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Eugene T Mahoney State Park
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Eugene T. Mahoney State Park offers year-round accommodations and recreational
use. This ultra modern park offers a spectacular array of lodging, group meeting
facilities and activities. Located near Ashland, just off of I 80 at exit 426,
Mahoney nestles on 690 acres along the picturesque Platte River.
The dominant feature of the park, the Lodge, offers 40 guest rooms, each with
private bath. There are sleeping lofts and fireplaces in 16 rooms. Each has two
queen beds. The Park Lodge also houses the restaurant (where guests can dine
with the scenic Platte River as a backdrop), a gift shop and meeting rooms. The
restaurant can also cater meals for group activities.
Attractions
Mahoney has myrid recreational activities, including a Family Aquatic Center
complete with a 0-depth swimming and wave pool and two 200-plus-foot curling
water slides. Other activities include miniature golf, driving range, tennis and
basketball courts, softball fields, horseback trail rides, crafts, fishing,
picnicking, hiking, 70-foot observation tower, nature conservatory, the Denman
and Mary Mallory Kountze Theater, sand volleyball and waterway.
At Owen Marina, visitors will find the camp store with ice cream, snacks and
sandwiches, can rent a paddleboat and checkout recreational equipment. Winter
activities, depending on conditions, include cross country skiing, sledding and
toboggan runs and ice fishing. The Activity Center provides year-round
entertainment with an indoor playground, activity simulators, concession stand
and an ice skating rink.
Overnight Accommodations
Camping Facilities:
149 camping pads with electrical hookups*
*20/30-amp. 1-year advance reservable campsites
Lodging Facilities:
51 cabins that may be reserved.
40 lodge rooms
Little Creek and Lakeside campgrounds offer spacious, hardsurfaced pads,
situated among mature shade trees near Owen Marina Lake. Modern shower/latrine
buildings and drinking water are conveniently located in both areas. There is a
coin-operated laundry in the shower building at Little Creek. Trailer dump
stations and water are available near the park entrance.
All campers must register at the office prior to setting up on a campsite.
Reservations are accepted. Reservations are taken for 50% of the modern camping.
Reservations are taken up to 1 year in advance of arrival day. Year to date
reservations begin at 9 .m. CT, by phone, in person or over the Internet.
# Eugene T. Mahoney State Park Cabins
Secluded on wooded ridgetops, the modern housekeeping cabins are available
throughout the year. Linens, tableware and basic cookware are provided. Each
cabin has air conditioning/heat, fireplace, TV, refrigerator, range, outdoor
deck and grill. The three- and four-bedroom cabins can host larger families or
group retreats. The other cabins all have two bedrooms, and some are
ADA-accessible.
# Peter Kiewit Lodge
The lodge offers 40 guest rooms, each with AC and heat, telephone, TV and a
private bath. Sixteen have sleeping lofts, and all but 16 rooms have walkout
decks that overlook the park or the Platte River. Lodge rooms have two queen
beds each and the loft lodge rooms have 2 queen beds and a queen size sofa
sleeper. Off-season rates are available on park lodging.
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