BESSEY RECREATION · Site BESSEY PICNIC SHELTER.

at Bessey Recreation Complex

This site, photographed by the agency

Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026

Group Shelter ElectricType

Reservablerecreation.gov lists it

253 ftRoom

ADAAccessible

2,710 ftElevation

0%Tree cover

342 ftWater · to Middle Loup River

Flush Toilets (seasonal)Toilet · listed for this site

The agency files this record as day use, not as a place to spend the night. It’s on this site because the agency files it against this campground, not because it’s somewhere to camp.

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026

Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026

Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Toilet: Recreation.gov per-site record: Flush Toilets (seasonal) · Sep 8, 2026

Room

253 ftto the nearest other site, against 69 ft typical here

Roomiest of 48site in the campground

0other sites within 100 ft

Nearest sites036 253 ft035 260 ft041 266 ft034 281 ft042 291 ft043 295 ft

Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeGroup Shelter Electric
LoopBESSEY RECREATION
HookupsElectric 20
Driveway SurfacePaved
Capacity/Size RatingGroup
Max Num of People50
Max Num of Vehicles0
ShadeYes
AccessibilityYes
Basketball CourtsYes
BbqYes
Campfire RingsYes
Cell Phone ServiceYes
Checkin Time7:00 AM
Checkout Time11:59 PM
Community ParkYes
Day Use AreaYes
Drinking Water (Peak Season)Yes
ElectricityYes
Electricity Hookup20
Emergency PhoneYes
Flush Toilets (Seasonal)Yes
GrillsYes
Horseshoe PitYes
Min Num of People5
Picnic AreaYes
Picnic TableYes
Picnic TablesYes
TablesYes
Trash CollectionYes
AccessibleYes

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

Not a place to sleep

The agency files this record as day use, not as a place to spend the night.

Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Bessey Recreation Complex →

Most private sites hereBESSEY PICNIC SHELTER 253 ftGRP01 235 ft014 219 ft039 192 ft040 192 ft

Source: CAMPANAC campground index