Homestead National Historical Park
Protected park · NE, USA
Homestead National Historical Park in NE, USA. Operated by National Park Service.
About
Entrance / day-use fee applies.
This park's official page lists: Picnic areas.
This park's official page lists: Store / concessions.
Events
- Kids in Parks Program
- Read with a Ranger
- Ranger Program
- Drop-in Volunteering
- Walk with a Ranger
- Constitution Day Naturalization Ceremony
- Evening Program – Owl Prowl
- Evening Program
- Public Lands Day Volunteer Project
- Star Party Program at the Heritage Center
- Family History Month Program
- Howling Homestead at the Heritage Center
- Winter Festival of Prairie Cultures – Special Speaker
Before you go
- Limits
- Yes, service dogs are legally permitted anywhere in a park that visitors can go
- Getting there
- The park is 4 miles west of Beatrice on State Highway 4. From the U.S. 77 and U.S. 136 intersection in downtown Beatrice take U.S. 136 approximately 1.2 miles west. Turn right onto Nebraska Highway 4 and follow the signs. After the road has curved west and you have traveled 4 miles, you will enter Homestead National Historical Park and see signs for the different buildings at the park.
- Weather & when to go
- Homestead NHP's weather can vary quite a bit, even in a single day. In the summer, average daytime highs can exceed 80°F (27°C), only to drop 20 or more degrees when a thunderstorm rolls through. Winter lows fluctuate day to day and year to year, but average lows were measured at about 16°F (-9°C) for January and February over a 20-year period. Wind is common throughout the year.
History
- Opened
- 1936
- Heritage status
- Listed heritage / protected status
- Park opened