Walnut Creek Lake & Recreation Area

Walnut Creek RA is pretty nice. I enjoy hanging out there. The main reason I go is for the dog park. It's a big dog park, with lots of space to run, and a fence separates the large dog area from the small dog area. Didn't see a water station, but maybe I overlooked it. WCRA is listed as a Lakeside green space with a boat ramp & fishing pier, plus hiking, biking & equestrian trails. I have seen the boat ramp, and seems to be ample parking. There are some trails, but calling them "hiking trails" is a stretch. Walking paths would be more appropriate. The big no swimming sign is strange to me. I'm not from Nebraska, so I'm finding it hard to believe there are so many no swimming areas. Maybe someone can explain this to me.Overall, good to walk around, fish, and I guess boat. Very pretty compared to most of Nebraska, which seems to be deforested.

No matter what season or weather there's nothing quite so nice as having a green space nearby to soothe your soul.Recently a study found a strong link between exposure to nature and wellbeing. Indeed the positive aspects of exposure to nature can last for seven hours after the experience. Walnut Creek Recreation Area, a 450 acre mixed-use area, including a 105 acre reservoir provides a beautiful space for folks in Sarpy County to get outdoors easily. Miles of paved walking and biking trails, manicured horse trails, off-leash dog areas, multiple picnic and camping areas provide many options for nature seekers. And of course, the fishing is great too.

This is a nice recreational park in Papillion off of Schramm Rd and approx 100th Street. It's core is a Lake, so many trails and picnic areas wrap around the lake itself. There are pavilions to bbq and lunch, playgrounds for kids, fishing, trailer park area, and an off leash dog run. The dog run here is the main reason we visit. It's unique in it's landscape, and there is more brush than grass, and mature trees that weave their way around the park as well. Also interestingly there is a mud flat that leads into the lake, so water happy pups can dive right in and take a dip. The trails here are also quite nice for long walks.

I love this area. I have been here for family events, just to walk around and explore and this time that is what I was doing - so cool when I was down by the lake - I turned to take a left and walk along it but stopped because I a blue heron about 30 feet away from me. So much wildlife and a great walking trail.

Beautiful recreation area tucked between 96th and 108th streets just south of 370 in Papillion. This recreation area features a 3 mile cement trail (walk, run, or bike) around the lake. If you are feeling a little more adventurous you can explore some of the grass walking trails, or the mountain bike trails. My only complaint is that I wish the grass trails had a few more cuts to get back on to the cement trail or to the parking lots. Walnut Creek also offers fishing, boat ramps (great for kayaks too), camping, horse trails, and a dog park. Overall, great place to get your outdoors on!

I'm a local, so I'm biased. Love ton run the sidewalk (enough hills to make it hurt but not too many) and especially love to ride the mountain bike trail lovingly installed and maintained by the local group Trails Have Our Respect (T.H.O.R.). Can't speak to the fishing, camping, or the picnic facilities as I don't partake in those activities very often. I'm just saying that Walnut Creek kicks Parairie Queen's booty.

This is an amazing park to bring your family members. We have brought our boxer here twice and she LOVED IT. Both times there were several doge there and they all had a wonderful time together. The park is enormous with plenty of area to run with the pack and play in the lake. Bring your dogs here they will love it!

If I would have switched my vote when I was a director on the Papio-Missouri River NRD, this recreation area and lake never would have been built.It passed the first time and then a new board came on in December and the project was put to the question a second time. It passed by one vote.You are welcome.

If you have SMALL dogs, I do not suggest taking them to the pet area. Even though there is a newly fenced area for Big dogs that separates them from SMALL dogs, people are not following the posted directions. If someone brings a SMALL dog and a BIG dog, they tend to stay on the SMALL dog side. The people that have BIG dogs cut through the SMALL dog area constantly to get to the BIG dog area even though each has its own separate entrance. We have had BIG dogs charge at our little ones...MAYBE its because they want to play, but not cool for little dogs. We will not go back there. Read the signs and beware of people that don't know how to read or choose to ignore the directions.

hi everyone im rocky. i jacked my mom's yelp and am going to take a minute from licking my ding dong to espouse the virtues of taking your dog to walnut creek. i've never been to hefflinger because it's built on a garbage dump. now, i love garbage, but my mom is the one with the drivers license, so ol' rocky boy can sit and spin, i guess. we used to go to hanscom, but it's cramped there and all the girls there are so unbelievably sexy that i forget my manners and act like a real fuckboye. my dad takes me there sometimes still, but my mom is over my male entitlement. anyway, walnut creek is so rad that i start crying once we take the turn off the highway. i can go on walks around the lake with my mom and dad. there's also a dog park where i can swim and run around like an idiot. but maybe i'm not such an idiot cuz i found out that you can swim up the creek and leave the fenced area. so be careful if your dog is a cool houdini like me and you hate fun.my mom sucks.