Our Favorite Days Trips From Omaha In 2024
Road trips are my jam, and so for this episode, Dee and I share all of our favorite road trips from Omaha. We both find reasons to travel, whether it’s for a concert (Dee) or an odd festival or ice cream shop (me). If you’re in need of some travel inspiration, this is the episode for you!
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The inspiration for this episode is to cause you to wander. We talked about a lot of places on the episode, so if you’re curious about them, and want to learn more, click on the links below!
- Day Trip: Nebraska City
- Float Trip: Launch from Schramm Park and float the Platte River to Louisville State Recreation Area, plus there are plenty of water trails in the state to choose from
- Day Trip: Schramm Park for the Education Center and trails (one leads to a suspension bridge)
- Day Trip: Louisville State Recreation Area for the floating inflatable obstacle course
- Day Trip: Platte River State Park for hiking, waterfall, large playground, paddle boating, stay in a cabin
- Day Trip: Mahoney State Park and new restaurant at the lodge, NAME
- Stand Up Paddle Boarding and Yoga SUP in Omaha (check out Neighborhood.Offshore for rentals)
- Overnight Trip: Lake Icaria near Corning, Iowa
- Day Trip: Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area and the restaurant in the park, NAME
- Nebraska Passport Program
- Day Trip: Brownville for local shops, summer repertoire theater, Whiskey Run Creek Winery & Distillery
- Day Trip: Ashland for local shops, Glacial Till Cider House (flavors we love: Passionate Fruit, Blueberry, Caramel Apple…), cute AirB&B, Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum, Wildlife Safari Park
- Westroads Mall
- Day Trip: Sarpy County for Nebraska Crossing Outlets (REI, Kate Spade, LEGO Store opening soon), Vala’s Pumpkin Patch & Apple Orchard, Fontenelle Forest…and storm drain covers (that’s Dee’s idea)
- Fotenelle Forest’s Family Fun Days and full moon hikes (check their calendar for upcoming events!)
- Day Trip: Scatter Joy Acres in Murray
- Day Trip: Shopping at Nordstrom Rack in Des Moines, Iowa
- Overnight Trip: Kansas City (though, Dee thinks it’s more of a day trip place now)
- Overnight Trip: Northeastern Kansas
- Day Trip: Missouri Valley, Iowa for the Loess Hills Lavender Farm
- Day Trip: Honey Creek, Iowa for Hitchcock Nature Center
- Overnight Trip: Ponca State Park
- Exploring Omaha Ideas: Best of Both Worlds Day Rave at 10Forward; Trivia Nights in Omaha; Aksarben Village; Corky Canvas
- Day Trip: Lincoln for Robbers Cave, touring University of Nebraska-Lincoln, National Roller Skating Museum, Bryan Hospital (plastinate models)
- Day Trip: Tekamah for Master’s Hand (must try their cinnamon rolls)
- Day Trip: Council Bluffs, Iowa for Squirrel Cage Jail, biking the Wabash Trace Trail, Lake Manawa State Park (for the beach and an amazing playground), Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center (go for Fourth Friday), Historic 100 Block, Union Pacific Railroad Museum
- Overnight Trip: Decorah, Iowa for paddling on the Upper Iowa River
- Overnight Trip: Niobrara River and Smith Falls State Park
- Overnight Trip: Nebraska Sandhills for tanking, exploring Burwell and Taylor (for their famous Villagers)
- Day Trip: Happy Jack Chalk Mine in Scotia
As Dee says, embrace the record scratch and keep wandering!
