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About Bessey Recreation Complex
Number of accommodations: 22
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (114)
What Guests Are Saying
Bessey Recreation Complex is a beautiful campground in the Nebraska Sandhills, featuring well-maintained facilities, scenic views, and access to various outdoor activities like biking, fishing, and hiking. Many visitors appreciated the friendly staff and clean amenities, although some noted noise from ATVs and trains, which can disrupt the experience. Overall, it offers a great environment for outdoor enthusiasts, making it a popular choice for camping and recreation.
What Guests Are Saying
Bessey Recreation Complex is a beautiful campground in the Nebraska Sandhills, featuring well-maintained facilities, scenic views, and access to various outdoor activities like biking, fishing, and hiking. Many visitors appreciated the friendly staff and clean amenities, although some noted noise from ATVs and trains, which can disrupt the experience. Overall, it offers a great environment for outdoor enthusiasts, making it a popular choice for camping and recreation.
Review Summary
Patti C
VerifiedJuly 11, 2025 • Stayed at: 024, Loop: RVLP
1st time camping here! Nice & quiet & very well maintained. We camped during the week to avoid so many ATVS & the noise.
Jeff O
July 10, 2025
Great place for camping and riding ATVs every year.
Tom S
July 8, 2025
Great Campground: clean bathrooms.
Jerry C
VerifiedJune 29, 2025 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: HRWD
The park staff were very nice and extremely helpful. The park and facilities were very clean, even the pit toilets. Nice trails, really enjoyed taking pictures on the footbridge over the river. Enjoyed reading all the placards by the plants.
Richard S
VerifiedJune 29, 2025 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: CEDR
VER Nice campground. quite a few side by sides and ATVs, but they were relatively well behaved. And usually went up the road to the trails as soon as they got the engines started. NICe bathrooms clean and private.
Debbie C
VerifiedJune 14, 2025 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: CEDR
very nice campground, well maintained, quiet (except for trains, but we are used to that). Various types of sites depending on your needs. Thedford has nice restaurant, Sand HIlls Corral, which has good salad bar and very generous entrees.
Shane H
VerifiedJune 1, 2025 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: CEDR
It was a nice place to stay the staff was very friendly and helpful. With that said if you are wanting a quiet place to camp I would not recommend for this park favors the outdoors enthusiast that loves the OHV and ATV trails. I will also pass that we were there on a Holiday weekend. Happy Outdoors
Cynthia H
VerifiedOctober 4, 2024 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: RVLP
Very interesting learning about the planted forest in the center of Nebraska.
Richard G
VerifiedSeptember 19, 2024 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: HRWD
Nice clean small park. Not big rig friendly. There are many trees whose branches will scratch the sides of your rig as you move through the park. I would recommend a rig with a maximum length of 25 feet and height of 11 feet.
Dustin L
VerifiedSeptember 15, 2024 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: CEDR
Beautiful campground. Relatively quiet considering the atv's. Will definitely stay again.
Location Bessey Recreation Complex
Address:
40637 River Loop
Halsey, NE, 69142
United States
From Interstate 80, travel north from North Platte, Nebraska on U.S. Hwy 83 for 65 miles to Thedford, Nebraska. Continue East for 16 miles on Nebraska Hwy 2, then South .05 miles from Hwy 2 on State Spur 86B.
Latitude & Longitude: 41.9006 / -100.299
Elevation: 828 feet
Policies & Rules
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The main restroom facilities and showers will be closed seasonally. Vault toliets are available year round. |
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Only 1 trailer per site. A camper is considered a trailer. Additional trailers may be parked in the large day use parking lot. The group area is the exception. |
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Keep off-road vehicles, cars and trailers on gravel. |
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Off-road vehicles can only be ridden to the trailhead and back within the campground. |
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Double camping in sites is prohibited. No more than two tents per site. The group area is the exception. |
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Only 2 cars may park at one campsite. The group area is the exception. |
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Some sites are tent only. If you have a camper, please make sure you reserve a camper site. |
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Campsite must be occupied the first night. |
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Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing organisms by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org. |
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Horse corrals not available at the Bessey Recreation Complex. Horses are allowed and corrals are available at Natick and Whitetail Campgrounds. |
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Click here for more information about the Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands. |
Warnings & Advisories
Warning
GeneralStage 1 FIRE RESTRICTIONS are in Effect
