State Considers Limits on Lake McConaughy
Ogallala – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is considering limiting the number of visitors at Lake McConaughy, along with the adjacent Lake Ogallala, where overcrowding has become a problem.
The high number of visitors in 2018 and 2019 stretched public safety, basic sanitation services, shower facilities, campgrounds and parking areas in both western Nebraska recreation areas, the commission said.
Proposed actions would be subject to approval of the commission and would go into effect before Memorial Day.
They could include designating specific camping areas across both lakes, limiting the number of vehicles and occupants entering those areas; requiring reservations for all
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