Schramm Park State Recreation Area is a state recreation area in southeast Nebraska

Nebraska

Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

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United States

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, on the north side of the Platte River

Platte River

The Platte River is a major river in the state of Nebraska and is about long. Measured to its farthest source via its tributary the North Platte River, it flows for over . The Platte River is a tributary of the Missouri River, which in turn is a tributary of the Mississippi River which flows to...

 in Sarpy County

Sarpy County, Nebraska

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 122,595 people, 43,426 households, and 33,220 families residing in the county. The population density was 510 people per square mile . There were 44,981 housing units at an average density of 187 per square mile...

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The area currently has 3 miles (4.8 km) of scenic nature trails, picnic areas, the Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium and the Gretna State Fish Hatchery, the oldest fish hatchery

Fish hatchery

A fish hatchery is a "place for artificial breeding, hatching and rearing through the early life stages of animals, finfish and shellfish in particular". Hatcheries produce larval and juvenile fish primarily to support the aquaculture industry where they are transferred to on-growing systems...

 in the State of Nebraska, established in 1882. The hatch house is now operated as a fish hatchery museum

Museum

A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...

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The Ak-Sar Ben aquarium

Aquarium

An aquarium is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants...

 features twelve viewing tanks with a variety of fish species. The facility also features a theater and a large terrarium with reptiles and amphibians.

The 331 acres (134 ha) park is a day use park only, but overnight camping is available 5 miles (8 km) east at Louisville State Recreation Area

Louisville State Recreation Area

Louisville State Recreation Area is a recreation area located in Louisville, Nebraska along Nebraska Highway 50 on the south bank of the Platte River....

, on the south bank of the Platte River.

Schramm is accessible from Interstate 80

Interstate 80

Interstate 80 is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States, following Interstate 90. It is a transcontinental artery running from downtown San Francisco, California to Teaneck, New Jersey in the New York City Metropolitan Area...

, exit 432. It is on Nebraska Highway 31 9 miles (14.5 km) south of Gretna, Nebraska

Gretna, Nebraska

Gretna is a city in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,355 at the 2000 census. In 2008, its population was estimated to be 6,572. Gretna has the fastest rate of growth of any Nebraska city since 2000.-History:...

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