Draft:Alexandria State Recreation Area

• Comment: For an new article to be accepted, it must meet minimum criteria for notability. See: WP:NOTABILITY. This generally requires that the subject of the article has received significant coverage in multiple, independent and reliable published sources, as evidenced by the citations provided. In this case, the present first and last sources do not appear to be independent, because they are published by the Commission that owns/manages the park. Non-independent sources do not count towards notability. So the draft does not currently meet minimum criteria for notability. If there are no other independent and reliable published sources (such as reviews in independent newspaper etc) then the subject does not qualify for an article. Note that significant coverage is required for sources to count towards notability - passing mentions do not count.
  In addition, some of the content of the current draft is like a travel guide, rather than an encyclopedia article. (For example, information about the number of camping sites with electrical power and those without, is travel/visitor guidance, rather than encyclopedic content). See: WP:NOTGUIDE.
  Finally, all citations should preferably be expressed in full, using the standard templates, rather than just an url. Marshelec (talk) 03:12, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

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Alexandria State Recreation Area
Location within Nebraska Location within the United States
Location	Thayer County, Nebraska, United States
Nearest town	Alexandria
Coordinates	40.135637°N 97.195087°W / 40.135637; -97.195087
Area	95 acres (38 ha)
Governing body	Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Alexandria State Recreation Area (SRA) is a state park in southeastern Nebraska, United States. The recreation area is located along the Big Sandy Creek, approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Alexandria, or about 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Fairbury. The recreation area is managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

The recreation area offers features including:

• Camping
• Fishing
• Boating
• Picnicking
• Proximity to Rock Creek Station State Historical Park

Camping

Camping is available year-round and is first-come, first-served. The park has 40 grass pad sites with 30-amp electrical hookups, five sites with 50-amp electrical hookups, and nine sites with no electrical hookups. A sewage dump station is available.

Fishing

The two lakes located at the park contain catchable sized Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Common Carp, Channel Catfish, Crappie, and Redear Sunfish.

Boating

Both the east and west lakes are no wake lakes. There are no docks or ramps present for public use. Boating is allowed, but is restricted to electric or non-powered watercraft only.

Picnicking

Throughout the park there are 51 grills and 57 picnic tables. In addition, there are three covered shelters.

History

The Nebraska Game, Forestation and Parks Commission (now the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission) purchased 40 acres (16 ha) in 1930. At this time, there were no lakes present, only a spring-fed marsh. Three terraced lakes were created by building a dike system to capture the spring water, with the park opening in 1933. In 1942, the lakes were drained, one dike removed, and the others raised to create two deeper lakes.

In 1949, the Commission purchased another 55 acres (22 ha) as an expansion to build a third lake. This was the largest of the lakes, bringing the total water acreage to 43 acres (17 ha). Again in 1996, the two east lakes were joined by the removal of a portion of the separating dike. As of 2026, the park remains with two lakes.