Quarry Oaks Golf Club
One of the Midwest's top-ranked public courses, carved through the oak-studded bluffs above the Platte River just up the road from the glampgrounds. The holes along the bluff edge are as scenic as Nebraska golf gets. Tee times go fast in season — book before your stay.
- Address
- 16600 Quarry Oaks Dr, Ashland, NE 68003 Open in Maps ↗
- Website
- quarryoaks.com ↗
Known for
Top-ranked public golf carved through the oak-studded bluffs above the Platte
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The course
- The Bluff HolesBring a camera
The stretch above the Platte is the postcard — oak ridges, quarry rock, and river views.
- Practice FacilitiesWarm up
Range and practice greens on site — arrive early and settle in.
- Nineteenth HoleAfter
Finish the round, then it's ten minutes back to your own hot tub and fire pit.
More beyond the gate
One of Nebraska's most-visited state parks, five minutes up the highway from the glampgrounds. Summer brings the aquatic center with its wave pool and slides; the Go Ape treetop course, horseback trail rides, paddleboats, and the observation tower run most of the season — and winter means sledding, ice skating, and the indoor activity center.
The Strategic Air Command's flagship museum — 40+ historic aircraft and spacecraft in two massive hangars with 300,000 sq ft of indoor exhibit space. The Cold War story told through icons like the SR-71 Blackbird, B-52 Stratofortress, and B-1B Lancer. Walk underneath them, stand in their shadows, peek into cockpits. Right off exit 426, minutes from the glampgrounds.
A drive-through safari run by Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo — bison, elk, pronghorn, and waterfowl from your own car windows along a 4-mile loop, then wolves, bears, and bald eagles along the walking trails at the end. Kids never have to leave their seats for the best parts.
The state-of-the-art Schramm Education Center — Nebraska-native fish in floor-to-ceiling aquariums — plus wooded bluff trails, a suspension bridge, and a fossil dig along the Platte River. The site of Nebraska's first fish hatchery, and one of the prettiest short hikes in the valley.