About 500 of those are at nine campgrounds, and depending on water levels, approximately 1,000 non-designated beach campsites will be available at Lake McConaughy’s 17 beach areas.

Driftwood, the buzziest spot in town, is a restaurant, bar, and arcade all in one. Visitors can enjoy their meals—including ...

OGALLALA, Neb. (KNOP) - Authorities identified the body recovered from Lake McConaughy as a 38-year-old man from Houston, ...

On Thursday, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission said 38-year-old Armando Marroquin of Houston drowned in the lake.

As promised after a room-busting public meeting last week, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission board Wednesday tabled a plan to limit Lake McConaughy overcrowding by sharply limiting camping ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The body of a missing kayaker was found Monday in Lake McConaughy. About 1 p.m. Mountain time, a dive ...

A speedboat tows two young men aboard an inflated tube on Lake McConaughy. LINCOLN — Ogallala-area residents are “up in arms” over proposed limits on camping at one of the state’s most ...

A speedboat tows an inflated tube on Lake McConaughy in this 2010 World-Herald file photo. Recent articles and editorials don’t recognize the reasons for recent changes in park management at ...

The body of an adult man was recovered from Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area on August 18, 2025 following a search and rescue operation that began the prev ...

HOLDREGE — As irrigation season approaches, Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District engineers expect to see increasing North Platte River flows into Lake McConaughy.