Branched Oak State Recreation Area
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Branched Oak State Recreation Area (Branched Oak Lake) is a Nebraska state recreation area located two and a half miles north of Malcolm, Nebraska
(northwest of Lincoln
) in Lancaster County
. The lake is the largest of the Salt Valley Lakes
with 1800 acres (7 km²) of water in a 5595 acres (23 km²) park.
The area has several camping facilities, ranging from modern to primitive. There is a shop inside the park area where visitors can buy firewood/bait and also purchase boat rentals. The lake is stocked with a catfish, bass, carp and bluegill.
Malcolm, Nebraska
Malcolm is a village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 413 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Malcolm is located at ....
(northwest of Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska
The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
) in Lancaster County
Lancaster County, Nebraska
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 250,291 people, 99,187 households, and 60,702 families residing in the county. The population density was 298 people per square mile . There were 104,217 housing units at an average density of 124 per square mile...
. The lake is the largest of the Salt Valley Lakes
Salt Valley Lakes
The Salt Valley Lakes is a system of more than twenty lakes in Lancaster County, Nebraska. Many of the lakes are state recreation areas or wildlife areas.All of the lakes are within twenty-five miles of Lincoln, Nebraska....
with 1800 acres (7 km²) of water in a 5595 acres (23 km²) park.
The area has several camping facilities, ranging from modern to primitive. There is a shop inside the park area where visitors can buy firewood/bait and also purchase boat rentals. The lake is stocked with a catfish, bass, carp and bluegill.