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Neighbor’s and local campers. Our neighbors at Swanson Lake had some vandalism and theft last weekend. one of our trai...
20/05/2025

Neighbor’s and local campers. Our neighbors at Swanson Lake had some vandalism and theft last weekend. one of our trailers fell victim about a month ago. Secure your vehicles, trailers and campers. Remove valuables from your boats when storing them. Most importantly pay attention to suspicious activity and people.

Unfortunately, our park and campgrounds fell victim to theft and vandalism over the past weekend. With Memorial Day weekend rapidly approaching, we advise you to secure your vehicles and campers by locking them, and to activate the park's security cameras. We rely on your assistance in keeping a lookout for any suspicious activity and reporting it to the authorities. If you have any leads on these two individuals please contact the Hitchcock County Sheriff's Office

Hugh Butler Lake Trailer Court just got a whole lot brighter thanks to our fantastic community clean-up day! It's a test...
04/05/2025

Hugh Butler Lake Trailer Court just got a whole lot brighter thanks to our fantastic community clean-up day! It's a testament to what we can achieve when we work together. Big thanks to all the helpers, equipment lenders, and talented cooks who made the day – and that mouth-watering Mexican dinner – so unforgettable.

30/04/2025
25/04/2025

In conjunction with the statewide ban on fires through April 30, Nebraska Game and Parks is implementing a temporary ban on campfires, effective immediately, at all Nebraska state park areas and wildlife management areas.

Camp stoves using liquid or gas fuel are permitted as they reduce the likelihood of ash or hot charcoal being discarded before they are extinguished. These types of stoves also do not produce blowing embers, further reducing wildfire potential.

Prohibited sources of open fires include:

🔥 All campfires
🔥 Transportable wood-fueled firepits with grills or mesh metal covers
🔥 Wood-burning stoves
🔥 Charcoal grills
🔥 Fire pans

Permitted sources are devices solely fueled by liquid gas that can be turned off; these may include:

🔥 Propane or butane camp stoves
🔥 Canister camp stoves
🔥 Propane grills
🔥 Propane fireboxes and firepits
🔥 Other burners fueled by liquid gas, such as gasoline or kerosene

State park area and WMA guests also are encouraged to take the following precautions to reduce the risk of wildfire:

🔥 Restrict driving to established roads and trails.
🔥 Avoid parking vehicles in tall vegetation.
🔥 Dispose of ci******es and other flammable objects appropriately.
🔥 Ensure your vehicle, trailers and other equipment are well-maintained.
🔥 Make sure no chains are dragging from your vehicle.
🔥 In the morning, before driving and while the exhaust/catalytic converter system is cool, inspect it to see no debris is clinging to it.
🔥 Carry a fire extinguisher in the vehicle.

Nebraska Game and Parks thanks everyone for their patience and ongoing support. Stay tuned to local emergency managers and fire departments for any potential regional fire ban updates.

Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21wScGi

20/03/2025
17/12/2024

Today is a joyous day for the Hugh Butler Lake and Swanson Lake Communities. Senator Fischer won her hard-fought battle in Congress to get S 4347 passed. This bill along with H.R. 8413 passed by the House of Representatives and pushed through by Representative Smith has made it possible to save the lake communities at Swanson Lake and Hugh Butler Lake. It now moves to the President for him to sign.

There are so many people to thank for this momentous achievement. First, we should thank Mr. Aaron Thompson, with the local Bureau of Reclamation. He was the one who gave the Concessionaires the idea of passing legislation to transfer these properties out of BOR control and into local County control. Senator Fischer has been a driving force for us since this issue started in 2018 and her resolve has never wavered. Congressman Smith and Senator Ricketts have been pivotal in their roles as well. Mr. Paul Nichols with the Hitchcock County Commissioners has led this journey with a passion no longer seen in the political game. The Hitchcock County Commissioners and Frontier County Commissioners have seen how important these lake communities are to the local counties and took action to save them. These people should be commended for their actions! The surrounding cities and counties that wrote letters to support these actions deserve accolades.

A huge thank you, to all who went to Washington DC to let our issue be known. A big thank you to all who donated to help pay for the Lobbyist and the fundraising that made this fight possible! A huge thank you to all the people who spent hours and hours that took away from their families and own businesses to make this happen! To our Concessionaires: Sue, Sid, Jim, Jeanie, Dawna, and Korky, who decided to fight, instead of throwing in the towel.

Thank you to everyone who called and emailed friends and family begging and pleading for them to call and email on our behalf! Thank you to everyone who did anything to help make this happen! This was a team effort. Everyone had a part in this. This could not have been accomplished without your help. Thank You!

Thank you Senator Fischer and Congressman Smith on a fantastic job!
17/12/2024

Thank you Senator Fischer and Congressman Smith on a fantastic job!

The bill would transfer the Bureau of Reclamation land at the Swanson and Red Willow reservoirs to local governments.

17/12/2024

The U.S. Senate on Monday passed a bill that would allow more than 180 lakeside cabins to remain at two southwest Nebraska reservoirs.

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OUR STORY

The Red Willow Trailer Park Community Started in 1958 when the Bureau of Reclamations built the Dam to create the lake. The trailer park community has flourished ever since. Generation of families have enjoyed the lake and the park and it has become a family tradition to spend their summers at the lake enjoying nature and entertaining friends from neighboring communities and from afar.

We are now in the fight for our lives to keep our history and memories and the summer lives we cherish. The Bureau of Reclamation has decided we should not be allowed to have our trailers at the lake past 2020, becauase it is unfair to others. The term they like to use is “private exclusive use of public property”. Basically, since those leases lots, our trailers sit on do not rotate to other people like an RV spot does it is “exclusive use” They want all of our trailers removed, yet they really have no plan in place to replace what is there. Only on the busiest summer holidays are the actual RV camp grounds near full and hardly ever are they ever full. If they States’ RV camps ground are full there are usually RV sites still for rent inside our trailer park. There is nothing “exclusive” with our park. The beach is open to the public, the marina has free bands, free volleyball tournaments and leagues open to the public, there are always trailers for sale, at many different price levels, and always RV sites to rent inside the park as well. The roads are open for the public to drive through freely. Without the annual lot permit rent from our trailers the marina that does so much for the community will not be able to survive. On many summer days and nights there may only be one or two people on the entire lake, so why is there an issue with “private exclusive use of public property.”?

We will use this page to bring news of our quest to save this community that means so much to so many people. We will update it as soon as we have information to share. We also hope to share other news and happenings out at the lake in the hopes that more people will come out and enjoy what we have grown to love all these years.