ATTRACTIONS & EVENTS
Springview is an NCIP (Nebraska Community Improvement Program) Community. A group known as the NCIP Clean Up Committee is committed to cleaning up and beautifying the town. This committee started the annual “clean up days”. This is a three day weekend in April or May when large dumpsters are made available to residents to dispose of those unwanted items that accumulate through the year free of charge. There is also a “Trash to Treasures” event where you can dispose of any useable items and someone else can pick it up for free. This event has become very popular and proves to be a lot of fun for all ages. The NCIP Committee also supplies pots of live flowers for Main Street and other locations each summer.
Wind Turbine Days
Springview has an annual Wind Turbine Day celebration that takes place the last Saturday of July. This celebration started in 1998 when Springview became home to two of the first wind turbines in Nebraska. The day includes a fun walk/run, parade, car show, team roping events, art show, quilt show, a swap meet, craft show, watermelon feed, tractor and pickup pulls, pickup races, horse races, a bull-a-rama, a dance with live music and beef barbecue. There are also lots of events for the younger generation with a pedal tractor pull, bicycle rodeo, nickel scramble, sand volleyball and three on three basketball tournaments. It is a fun filled day for the whole family!
Springview Golf Club
The Springview Golf Club, with its unique sand greens, is a public 9-hole course with clubhouse, lounge, and storehouse available. Golfers can enjoy weekly summer leagues with cookouts as well as six summer tournaments
Springview
Recreation Area
The Springview Rec Area is a hub of activity throughout the summer months. The park features two picnic shelters, playground, baseball diamond and basketball and tennis courts. Recently a modern restroom with showers and camper pads were added. The rec area is bordered by the local golf course that offers unique sand greens. A newly developed area of the park includes a roping arena where the local roping club holds roping and barrel racing events and a pulling track for pickup and tractor pulls. Plans are being made to expand this area to possibly include an ATV track, a mud pit and an obstacle course.
Veteran Monuments
The American Legion was instrumental in erecting a beautiful
monument to soldiers who served in the World War II, Korean, Vietnam, Lebanon/Granada/Panama/Gulf
eras. This monument was completed and dedicated in 2003. A monument
was already in place to honor veterans of the Civil War, the Spanish War
and World War I. Both monuments sit on the courthouse lawn in Springview.
Keya Paha County Historical Society
Our local museum, the Keya Paha County Historical Society is listed on the National Register of Historical Places and is always expanding its exhibits, most recently a log cabin.
Cub Creek Recreation Area
Keya
Paha County offers excellent hunting and fishing opportunities. Cub
Creek Recreation Area is an excellent fishing spot both summer and winter.
There are also many private ponds that are available to fisherman
with landowner permission.
The Niobrara River and Keya Paha River valleys offer abundant numbers of white tail and mule deer as well as turkeys. Several local outfitters offer guided hunts in the area.
| Hunting Outfitters | |
|---|---|
| Saddle Ridge Outfitters – Rob & Stacey Painter www.saddleridgeoutfitters.com |
402-497-4868 |
| Nets Peak Outfitters – Mick & Becky
McGee www.netspeakoutfitters.com |
402-497-2169 |
| White Oak Outfitters – Dave & Emily
Beck www.whiteoakoutfitters.com |
402-497-2165 |
The scenic Niobrara River, designated as a National Scenic River, offers a diverse array of scenery with its steep canyon walls, waterfalls, dense timber and abundant wildlife. Local outfitters provide campgrounds, souvenir shops, and canoe and tube rentals for thousands of tourist every summer. (www.visitnebraska.org)
| Canoe Outfitters | |
|---|---|
| Rock Barn Outfitters – Fred & Dian
Egelhoff www.rockbarnoutfitters.com |
402-376-1764 |
Rocky Ford Outfitters -
Alan & Mary Stokes |
402-497-3479 |
| Sunny Brook Camp Outfitters, LLC Roy, Steve & Gina Breuklander www.sunnybrookcamp.com |
402-376-1887 |