Schramm Park State Recreation Area is a state recreation area in southeast

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, on the north side of the

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in Sarpy County. The area currently has of scenic nature trails, picnic areas, the Schramm Education Center and the Gretna State Fish Hatchery, the oldest

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in the State of Nebraska, established in 1882. The hatch house is now operated as a fish hatchery

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. The Schramm Education Center features multiple viewing tanks with a variety of fish species. The facility also features multiple terrariums featuring reptiles, amphibians, and insects. The park is a day use park only, but overnight camping is available east at

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, on the south bank of the Platte River. Schramm is accessible from

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, exit 432. It is on

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south of

Gretna, Nebraska Gretna is a city in Sarpy County, Nebraska, Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 4,441 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History Gretna started shortly after the Burlington Railroad built a short line between O ...

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References

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