Lewis and Clark Lake · Nebraska
Overview Nebraska Tailwaters Campground is nestled along the Nebraska bank of the Missouri River, is a fun-filled camping destination just downstream of Gavins Point Dam and Lewis & Clark Lake. The 31,400-acre Lewis & Clark Lake and Gavins Point Dam are nestled in the golden, chalkstone-lined valley of the Missouri River growing into one of the most popular recreation destinations in the Great Plains. For more information, please visit the Gavins Point Project Website .
Sites at Nebraska Tailwaters are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 37 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard, Tent only, Group |
| Hookups | Electric hookups at some sites |
| Location | Crofton, NE |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
ItOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Nebraska Tailwaters around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Cottonwood (Ne) | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Cottonwood (NE) Day Use Shelter | Cancellation alerts available |
| Gavins Point Overlook Day Use Shelter | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Nebraska Tailwaters; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.