NP Dodge Memorial Park

This is a large park located on the Missouri River. It is a 445 acre park, with a lot of soccer, baseball and softball fields. In the summer you can usually find a lot of them in use and full on the weekends with various leagues. As it is located on the river, there is also a boat launch and marina. They have a playground for the kids, and do offer primitive camping. The park is also connected to the Omaha Riverfront Trail offering paved hiking and biking. In addition there are some trails along the river behind the marina, but I don’t know if they are ‘approved’ trails. While it is a nice size park, with a lot of green space, I feel it could be so much better having such a large riverfront area. The camping is also very basic, small, and doesn’t even offer river views. I am very close to the park, so it’s not like I would camp there, but I just think it could be so much better. There needs to be more amenities or riverfront offerings to create a bigger draw for this place, yet is still a nice place to enjoy some time outside.