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Fort Kearny SRA will allow fireworks July 4

Only one Nebraska state park area will allow fireworks this Fourth of July. Visitors to Fort Kearny State Recreation Area will be allowed to touch off fireworks on July 4.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission urges guests to be careful when lighting fireworks, which will be allowed from 8 a.m. until midnight.

Due to exceptional drought conditions, Branched Oak, Wagon Train, Memphis and Pawnee SRAs will not permit fireworks as they have in past years.

Signs at Fort Kearny will point the way to designated fireworks sites, and boundaries will be clearly marked.

Use of fireworks elsewhere in state parks areas or at other times is prohibited.

Only fireworks approved for sale in Nebraska by the state fire marshal are permitted, and visitors must pick up expended fireworks and deposit them in appropriate containers. Minor children must be supervised when discharging fireworks. Use, possession and the discharging of fireworks is at the sole risk of the users.

A park entry permit is required for all vehicles entering Fort Kearny SRA.

Note: This release was updated June 26, 2023; the list of park areas allowing fireworks changed after this release originally was sent June 22.


About Jerry Kane

Jerry Kane is the news manager with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. He can be contacted at jerry.kane@nebraska.gov or 402-471-5008.

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