Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari, Ashland

Name: Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari
Address: 16406 North 292nd Street, Ashland, 68003-4126, United States
Telephone: +1 402-944-9453

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Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari

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Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari, Ashland

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The Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari is a 440 acre drive-through park located near the town of Ashland, Nebraska, United States. The Park includes scenic prairies and wetlands that feature dozens of native North American animals including bison, elk, cranes and new Wolf Canyon overlook along with tram rides and a visitor center. The park is affiliated with Henry Doorly Zoo, and is located 22 miles west at Nebraska's I-80 exit 426. ()

Opened: 1998 (26 years ago)Visitors per year: 143.7 thous.Elevation: 1073 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°0'48"N, 96°17'38"W

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16406 North 292nd StreetAshland 68003-4126 United States

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+1 402-944-9453

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Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum, Linoma Beach, Public Library, Holy Family Shrine.

1.4 miW
Specialty museum, Museum
Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum, Ashland
36 min walk • The Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum is a museum focusing on aircraft and nuclear missiles of the United States Air Force during the Cold War. It is located near Ashland, Nebraska, along Interstate 80 southwest of Omaha.
3.6 miN
Beach, Outdoor activities, Park
Linoma Beach, Gretna
93 min walk • Linoma Beach, now doing business under the name Linoma Lighthouse, is a privately owned recreation area developed around an artificial lake in Sarpy County in the eastern part of the state of Nebraska, in the Midwestern United States. The site was opened in 1924; in 1939, a 100-foot lighthouse was added to it.
4.4 miNW
Library
Public Library, Ashland
112 min walk • The Ashland Public Library is a historic building in Ashland, Nebraska. It was built by W.R. Shankland as a Carnegie library in 1911. Besides the $5,500 donation from Andrew Carnegie, its construction had much to do with the Wiggenhorn family: the land was donated by Mr and Mrs Wiggenhorn Jr. and the roof was donated by H. A.
4.3 miN
41°4'30"N • 96°16'42"W
Holy Family Shrine, Gretna
111 min walk • Temple, Church
4.1 miNW
Bridge
Ashland Bridge, Ashland
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2.4 miE
Museum, Locality
Schramm Park State Recreation Area
62 min walk • Schramm Park State Recreation Area is a state recreation area in southeast Nebraska, United States, on the north side of the Platte River in Sarpy County.