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Recreation
All river and pond accesses are privately
owned. The people, the government, owns the water, but the land is owned and taxes
paid privately. Please ask permission to fish or swim and be considerate of local
landowners. They rarely receive direct benefit from tourism, but often experience the
problems. Pack away your trash. Thank you!!
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GOLFING
We have a wonderful 9 hole grass
green golf course with watered fairways and driving range. 1/2 mile south of Thedford west
of the Veterans Memorial Highway 83.
While polishing your handicap
and perfecting your swing, you can enjoy a wonderful view of the town and the Middle Loup
River valley that runs through it. A vista of the majestic sandhills enfolds you with
their ancient solitude.
Non members welcome with all day
green fees of $10, weekends are $15. Rental carts are available.
Stop in and enjoy the results of
a group working together for the betterment of their community and the future of the area.
Our golf course is just one more example of Thedford continuing to grow. Proving we are
and continue to be, a productive and viable community. |
|  FISHING
We are very lucky to be located
over a very rich vein of gravel and small rock. The results are there are six gravel pit
ponds up and down the Middle Loup River valley within five miles of Thedford. Four of them
were mined in the late 50's. The banks are healed over with lush native blue grass and
wild flowers. Another example of our gravel miners and land owners having community pride
and foresight. These fishing ponds are a big piece of the Thedford area treasure pie.
Novice and master fisherman,
young and old have a wonderful time jigging for that five pound bass that got away last
fall. All of the ponds are fully stocked with bass, blue gill, perch, and sun fish. We've
even heard some young men of the area introduced some walleye in the 90's.
Bring your pole, sit on the lush
green bank. Look down through the clear clean sandhill water and watch the minnows. Lay
back and gaze up at the smog free sky, did you hear the bullfrog? See that doe with her
fawn  on the far bank? It doesn't matter if you ever put your hook in the
water, our ponds are a paradise right out Thedfords back door. A wonderful place to clear
your mind, stretch your legs and relax. Unless you snag one of those walleye or bass, then
you'll have a fun fight on your hands. |
|  TUBING AND SWIMMING THE RIVER
The Middle Loup river is ground
fed from the Ogalala Aquifer. Pure clean refreshing spring water. When the temperatures
soar, you will find children and adults alike cooling off in its pristine waters.
Go to the local gas stations and
rent inner tubes for a couple of dollars, plot your trip, leave a vehicle at your
get out site, go upstream and jump in. Sit back and relax and enjoy the peaceful solitude
of the sandhills. With the water gentle gurgling, the wild flowers draping the banks, you
can view the geological evolution of the area on the sand banks the river has been forming
for millions of years. If you're quiet enough, you'll be able to see the wild life in
their natural habitat. Don't forget to take your sunscreen. |
| BIRD AND WILD LIFE WATCHING
The rivers, ponds and marsh
lands of the area attract many migratory and native birds. The sandhill crane  stops here for a drink on the way to their breeding
grounds on the Platte River Valley.
The call of the meadowlark  and native
pheasant  can be heard across the land. The
golden eagle  nests in the trees along the rivers and fishes in the
ponds. The unique sounds of the grouse  booming vibrate across the
hills every spring. Wild geese  nest and breed here before
teaching their young how to fly so they can go back north. Many species of ducks live in the area year round.
Trumpeter swan  have started to reinhabit
the marsh ponds of the area. Bald eagles  are native and live
here year round, fishing the ponds and springs.
 Brewer's
Sparrow Morning Dove
Deer,  antelope ,
coyotes rabbits , raccoon ,
prairie dogs and many
more can be viewed at any time along the waterways and in the lush pastures of the area in
their natural habitat. |
| SITE-SEEING
Thedford Nebraska is truly in
the middle of everything!!
150 miles west of the middle
of the USA, we are center on the
Sandhills Journey Scenic Byway
that has been deemed one of the 10 most
scenic roads in the country. We are on the portal of the
Loup Rivers Scenic Byway and
we are in the middle of the Veterans of foreign Wars memorial Hwy, and CNATCA, the Trade Corridor. 17 miles east is
the largest man made forest in the US, Bessey National
Forest. The beautiful historic Dismal River
is 16 miles south, and the beginning of the Valentine National Wildlife Refuge
begins just over 30 miles to the north. |
|  STORM
CHASING
People from all
over the world come to the area to watch the building of our summer storms. High vantage
points on a sandhill road gives a multi mile panoramic view. Although it is extremely rare
for a tornado to touch down in the area, the storm clouds build over us and move south
east before touching down.
Keep track of the
weather at the University of Nebraska Climatology Site,NEVIT. |
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