Pine Ridge National Recreation Area

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Pine Ridge National Recreation Area
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Forested Hills in Pine Ridge NRA

Location	Dawes County, Nebraska, USA
Nearest city	Chadron, Nebraska
Coordinates	42°37′40″N 103°07′42″W / 42.62775°N 103.12825°W / 42.62775; -103.12825Coordinates: 42°37′40″N 103°07′42″W / 42.62775°N 103.12825°W / 42.62775; -103.12825
Area	6,600 acres (26.71 km²)
Governing body	United States Forest Service

The Pine Ridge National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area located in the Pine Ridge region of northwestern Nebraska. The recreation area is managed by the Pine Ridge Ranger District of the Nebraska National Forest.

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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National Monuments	Agate Fossil Beds · Homestead · Scotts Bluff

National Historic Trails	California Trail · Lewis & Clark Trail · Mormon Trail · Oregon Trail · Pony Express Trail

National Recreation Areas	Pine Ridge

National Wildlife Refuges	Boyer Chute · Crescent Lake · DeSoto · Fort Niobrara · John and Louise Seier · Karl E. Mundt · North Platte · Rainwater Basin · Valentine

National Forests	Nebraska · Samuel R. McKelvie

National Grasslands	Oglala

National Wilderness	Fort Niobrara · Soldier Creek

Wild and Scenic Rivers	Missouri · Niobrara

State Parks	Chadron · Eugene T. Mahoney · Fort Robinson · Indian Cave · Niobrara · Platte River · Ponca · Smith Falls

State Historical Parks	Ashfall Fossil Beds · Ash Hollow · Arbor Lodge · Bowring Ranch · Buffalo Bill Ranch · Champion Mills · Fort Atkinson · Fort Hartsuff · Fort Kearny · Rock Creek Station

State Recreation Areas	Alexandria · Arnold · Atkinson Lake · Blue River · Bluestem · Bowman Lake · Box Butte Reservoir · Branched Oak · Bridgeport · Brownville · Calamus · Champion Lake · Cheyenne · Conestoga · Cottonmill · Crystal Lake · Dead Timber · DLD · Enders Reservoir · Fort Kearny · Fremont Lakes · Gallagher Canyon · Johnson Lake · Keller Park · Lake Maloney · Lake McConaughy · Lake Minatare · Lake Ogallala · Lewis and Clark · Long Lake · Long Pine · Louisville · Medicine Creek · Memphis · Merritt Reservoir · Mormon Island · North Loup · Olive Creek · Oliver Reservoir · Pawnee Lake · Pelican Point · Pibel Lake · Pioneer · Red Willow Reservoir · Riverview Marina · Rock Creek Lake · Rock Creek Station · Rockford · Sandy Channel · Schramm Park · Sherman Reservoir · Stagecoach · Summit Lake · Sutherland Reservoir · Swanson Reservoir · Two Rivers · Union Pacific · Verdon · Victoria Springs · Wagon Train · Walgren Lake · War Axe · Wildcat Hills · Willow Creek · Windmill

State Recreation Trails	Cowboy Trail

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (web)

v · d · e National Recreation Areas of the United States

Administered by the National Park Service	Amistad • Big South Fork • Bighorn Canyon • Boston Harbor Islands • Chattahoochee River • Chickasaw • Curecanti • Delaware Water Gap • Gateway • Gauley River • Glen Canyon • Golden Gate • Lake Chelan • Lake Mead • Lake Meredith • Lake Roosevelt • Mississippi • Ross Lake • Santa Monica Mountains • Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity

Administered by other agencies	Allegheny • Angel Peak • Arapaho • Datil Well • Flaming Gorge • Grand Island • Hells Canyon • Land Between The Lakes • Moosalamoo • Mount Baker • Mount Rogers • Oregon Dunes • Orilla Verde • Pine Ridge • Rattlesnake • Sawtooth • Smith River • Spring Mountains • Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks • Valley of Fires • White Mountains • White Rocks • Wild Rivers • Winding Stair Mountain

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