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Four SRAs will allow fireworks on July 4

Guests at four state recreation areas will be allowed to touch off fireworks on the Fourth of July, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Those visitors should use caution when lighting fireworks.

The following SRAs, with designated lighting sites, will permit fireworks from 8 a.m. until midnight on July 4 only:

  • Branched Oak State Recreation Area (SRA) – Lieber’s Point
  • Pawnee SRA – Area 1 beach and the Area 4 Lakeview Campground
  • Wagon Train SRA – beach
  • Memphis SRA

Signs at recreation areas will point the way to designated fireworks sites and their boundaries will be clearly marked. Use of fireworks elsewhere in state 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 SRAs.


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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