Eugene Mahoney State Park

There is a lot to do at Mahoney so this review is for the activities center and horseback riding.The activities center is easy to find from the main entrance and is a good place to burn some energy, especially in the winter. After you pass for a day pass, general admission is $2 for adults and $3 for kids. It includes the play area and ice rink (ice skates are an additional $3). There is a rock climbing for $10 or you can buy a combo ticket.Back in October, I went horseback riding with some friends. We were part of a group of 12. If I remember correctly we made a reservation online for $25. After the guide discussed safety and how to get on and off the horse, walked the trail. There were guides with us the entire time and we didn't have to worry about the horse running off.

Had a great time visiting a friends cabin here for the 4th of July weekend.They had a great space, and perfect weather!We enjoyed swimming at the pool, grilling at their cabin, and others in our group went paddle boarding.It was a great space, and not overly pricy! I especially appreciated the full kitchen, fridge, etc. I would definitely return!

Where to begin with Mahoney. There is something for everyone, anytime of year! We've been to Mahoney many times since my childhood, and a parent now, we look to here for all sorts of activities. From horse back riding, to ice skating, camping, festivals, hiking, lodging, dining...don't even get me started on the pool and the indoor play place. We've done it all! It's a great spot to take friends and family over the holidays. If you have a park pass, you get in free, then pay additional fees for different activities. Since it's a state park, their website isn't the most advance, and can be difficult to manage and sometimes details are different there than online, so be cautious and call ahead.

This review is for the aquatic center specifically. They have 2 big "water park" swirly slides a regular 3 feet to 10 feet pool with a fast slide and diving board. Then they have a playground style play set in shallow water. It still has a lot of fun water cannons, slides, and a huge bucket that dumps water every couple minutes. The show stopper is the wave pool. If your anxiety can take it, your kid will love it! $10 for adults and $8 for kids is a real bargain. The concession stand prices were decent too. We got huge pizza slices for $4 and candy for $2.

Honestly disappointed by some of the facilities at Mahoney. We went tent camping there recently and the bathroom faculties were disgusting. I have been to many other state parks, Nebraska and otherwise, but have never had such dirty bathrooms. They were covered with cobwebs, dead bugs, etc. I do understand some level of dirtiness, but this just was not a pleasant experience. They also had these horrible toilet paper dispensers that were impossible to use to get toilet paper out of. You can see in the photo the rolls are stacked on top of each other with no way to get good leverage to push up and spin the roll. It took me a frustrating 10 minutes to pinch off enough tiny pieces of toilet paper to piece together to use. Their camping areas in the little creek campground area are covered in acorns. It isn't a huge problem, but if you are tent camping this does affect how much effort you have to spend clearing your site or choosing where to put the tent. The fire pits could use some TLC. The grills at other state parks have been more level than our was here. Water was easy to obtain at a pump. We did notice a ton of bees around when we brought out food. I understand some bees but this just felt extreme. There was an abundance of poison ivy in the woods at the edge of our campsite. Luckily we know what to look for but others may not. Leaves of three, let them be!I'm sure parks don't get enough funding so I'll bet they're doing the best they can. I just wanted to share my experiences so others can decide for themselves. Me? I'll be sticking to other state parks in the future.

We recently came here with my whole family for vacation and it was just like visiting when we were kids. Back then, we used to come here just for the day or so since we lived nearby in Elkhorn. They've got all kinds of things to do - camping, trails for hiking, a water park, mini golf, tons of playgrounds, the main lodge for events and so on. I remembered it fondly from childhood, but the experience is WAY different as an adult.In terms of the whole stay - we had a few hiccups. My parents had a reception for their wedding anniversary, and we didn't receive any of the centerpieces we'd ordered. In general, everything was laid back -- which is nice on the one hand, but frustrating when you're trying to coordinate an event. Once we checked into our cabins, I was looking forward to some quiet time - but WOW. I don't think the beds have been upgraded since the 80s when we were originally here. My back hurt so badly after a few days of sleeping on this bed that I was taking ibuprofen on the reg just to stay functional. Couldn't sleep more than 6 hours without waking up it was so uncomfortable.With your park stay, you'd think you get passes or something to attend any of the events onsite -- but everything is extra. So if you want to go to the water park, it's $10 for the day per person. Mini golf? Per person per round. And you have to buy a parking pass on top of all of that just to park your car. It felt like it should be a kind of all-inclusive kind of vacation, but then became a lot of nickel and diming.I'm glad we did this for the nostalgia - but would I do it again? Probably not. I'd rather stay somewhere in Omaha with better accommodations, restaurant choices, and things to do.

Great place for a vacation.People are wonderful and friendly plus dog friendly. 4 year in a row I came plan to come next year pardon my spelling bark to text

I find it awesome that they have an indoor playground for the crappy weather we get in this state and that you can go as an adult into it with your little which you will need to o because so many parents bring their naughty kids here and leave them to run amuck and terrorize other kids. This is $2 for 13 year olds and up and then $3 for three to twelve year olds. This also includes admission to Ice skating and sled riding but then the skate and sled rentals are $3. They also have the rock climbing wall with us a higher fee. This is all located on the activity center. They also have mini golf which I'll have to get more details to later. León my husband and I took a walk when the weather was nice here and that's why they got bumped up for four stars because that was nice minus the shaky tower. The camping we have yet to try.

Good luck getting a spot is a lottery and they say "people can only stay for two weeks, wink wink. This is never enforced.Good luckGo huskers!

Cabins are not inexpensive yet the beds are ridiculous.. the rug is filthy/gross... the door was covered w bugs. The pillows also absolutely junk... you can get 2 decent pillows at Walmart for 15 bucks. And no one every told us we'd be paying 28 bucks a day for the pool which doesn't open til noon..closes at five.. and half of it is closed! The ground are gorgeous but we never expected to have to pay for a pool . When I reserved the cabin.. 570 for 3 nights she said "zip lining isn't included" implying ofcourse the pool would be. We feel very nickle and dimed.