Pine Ridge National Recreation Area
Pine Ridge National Recreation Area | |
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Location | Dawes County, Nebraska, United States |
Nearest city | Chadron, Nebraska |
Coordinates | 42°37′40″N 103°07′42″W / 42.62775°N 103.12825°WCoordinates: 42°37′40″N 103°07′42″W / 42.62775°N 103.12825°W |
Area | 6,600 acres (26.71 km2) |
Governing body | United States Forest Service |
Website | Pine Ridge Ranger District/Pine Ridge National Recreation Area |
The Pine Ridge National Recreation Area is a United States national recreation area in the Pine Ridge region of northwestern Nebraska. The recreation area is managed by the Pine Ridge Ranger District of the Nebraska National Forest.
It is home to wildlife species such as coyotes, bobcats, elk, white-tailed deer, mule deer, eagles, hawks, and wild turkeys.
Activities in the recreation area include hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking. Life in the recreation area includes ponderosa pines and the animals that feed on them. The closest major town is Chadron, Nebraska.
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Categories:
- Protected areas of Dawes County, Nebraska
- National Recreation Areas of the United States
- Federal lands in Nebraska
- Protected areas of Nebraska
- Nebraska geography stubs
- Midwestern United States protected area stubs
- Nebraska Panhandle region geography stubs