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.
Official facts
Public access: Restricted access.
Protected area: 184 acres (74 ha).
Designation: National Historical Park. Listed as "Homestead National Historical Park" in the Protected Areas Database of the United States. Protection: no known protection mandate (GAP 4).
Managed by: NPS.
At the park
- Picnicking
Shows and experiences
- Junior Ranger program
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
- Mobility
- Available in the park: mobility & stroller rentals. Confirm rental availability and pricing with the park.
- 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.
- Visitor center
- A Legacy of Change, wayside exhibit
- Visitor center
- A Prairie Reborn, wayside exhibit
- Visitor center
- Birds of the Freeman Homestead, wayside exhibit
- Visitor center
- Boundaries of Freedom, wayside exhibit
- Visitor center
- Cutting Corn and Mowing, wayside exhibits
- Visitor center
- Deep Roots in the Earth, wayside exhibit
- Visitor center
- Digging Up, wayside exhibit
- Visitor center
- Do You Live Near a Homestead? - wayside exhibit
- Visitor center
- Education Center
- Visitor center
- Education Center
- Visitor center
- Education Center
- Visitor center
- Education Center — Homestead National Historical Park is open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. every day of the year with the exception of closures on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. Farm Implement Wing, Eastern National Gift Shop, Palmer-Epard Homestead Cabin, Restrooms, access to 3 miles of trails across the… — 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 Monument and see signs for the different buildings at the park. First you will…
Facilities on the park map
1 bench, 3 changing table, 1 defibrillator, 2 first aid kit, 2 mobility rental, 2 picnic area, 8 restroom, 43 visitor information, 2 water fountain.
History
- Opened
- 1936
- Heritage status
- Listed heritage / protected status
- Park opened