Bessey Recreation Complex

Great stay.

We arrived after dark and left early the next morning so our experience with this campground was very limited. However, Upon arrival around 9pm, 3 young boys were riding motor cross bikes in the camping loop. While our site was a large pull through, the other sites were very small and crowded together. At best, this campground provided a safe camping spot with full hookup in a very rural area of Nebraska. On a positive note, we thoroughly enjoyed taking the old highway route across the Sand Hills of Nebraska. We did not get to meet any of the campground staff.

Beautiful campground in the Nebraska Sandhills. Campsites are well spaced, and most are very well shaded. The shower house is nice but unfortunately when we used it late at night it wasn’t very clean. My only recommendation would be to have a shower hose so you could clean/wash the floor down when in use. I also wish the spare truck/trailers could be parked in the site (if room allows on parking pad.) I understand if the sites are too small, but many are plenty big enough. Overall a great experience and a hidden gem!

If you have an ATV this would be a good place to camp. If not, the noise & dust will drive you crazy! And - there is also a train nearby!
Also, the ticks were horrendous! We had to put out chairs under the 5th wheel overhang on the road to avoid them.
We tried to hike the trail, but it had burned in the past so there was nothing and no animals to see. It was hot, dry, and dusty. We will not be back.

Campsites and bathrooms were clean, with park staff visible and working hard. Other campers were friendly. Interesting to see the park in transition back to grassland after the wildfires.

Nice tent sites with big fire rings. Self check-in easily accessed with clear instructions posted. Active railroad crossing at the entrance will awaken all but the heaviest sleepers. 7 overnight trains during my stay.

Nice campground, long walk to the showers from our spot, but that’s the only bad I can say.

Pleasantly surprised in this campground. This is a hidden gem!!

Quiet campground during the week after all the ATVs have left after the weekend. However, they are generally polite and shut down by dark unless they go out on night rides but still not excessively noisy. Love to just sit out, relax with the wind blowing through the pines . or walk to the lake to just enjoy nature Seem to be short of staff this summer but they are putting forth effort to keep the grounds looking nice and the bathhouse clean.

Very nice