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Holmes Lake Park

4.5 (17 reviews)

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Gary P.

This has the best walking trail in Lincoln. It is roughly 2 miles around the lake interspersed with benches and parks. Want to lose weight and get in shape in nature? Here you go!!

Raymond G.

I came by here with a good friend yesterday. We went on a walk while trying to take photos and get information for an upcoming memorial that will be held. It was nice to see such a clean and beautiful park. The lake was shining beautifully in the sunlight! The roads and picnic areas we viewed seemed really well kept up. It was cool to see people and their children in the playgrounds. Appears to be such a beautiful and safe park to be at! The only downfall is the outhouses close to parking lot 5. People don't know how to use them properly and were destructive of the doors. This is not the parks fault, however, better bathrooms never hurt. Overall, a great place to be.

John H.

What you see is what you get. No surprises here. From any vantage point you see the entire lake. Numerous anglers and kayakers. I came for a morning walk. Well maintained flat gravel road. Note it is not a loop. Fortunately, I was in partial shade with the heat wave. Pleasant breeze with the adjacent prairie restoration. Maybe a mile one way. Two parking lots.

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Cheryl N.

Great place for kayaking, paddle boarding and fishing. The water sport people are super friendly and very relaxing small lake in Lincoln. If you want more of a nature experience I recommend Wagon train state park where you can swim. Here you cannot and it can get a little algae laden when it gets warmer.

Rachel W.

What a lovely place for a run or stroll! Despite the heat, there were so many people out enjoying the lake. People were fishing--both from the dock/shore and in small boats. People were picnicking, running, walking their dogs, and more! We didn't quite go all the way around the lake, but it's supposed to be just over two miles. We came for the sunset, which was lovely!

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Our entire time was perfect, but they want me to leave a better review than that statement, so here ya go!

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“Beautiful place to go for a run, do some fishing, have a walk, do some grilling, have a picnic.”

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Pentzer Park - Pentzer Park, Lincoln NE

Pentzer Park

3.0(2 reviews)
4.5 mi

Rested here for a bit this morning with my coffee. Early on a Thursday morning, the place was…read morequiet. There were none of those elements here this early, but I have no doubt that D.W.'s comments about being next to the Sally Army are true. The park is tidy, well manicured and had no litter. There is a covered picnic area, large playground and an open multi-use space. Parking is shared with the Salvation Army or on the side streets. [Review 11362 overall, 1139 of 2019.]

The first thing you should know is that this is directly behind the Salvation Army shelter in…read moreLincoln, NE and that means what you think it does, with all the attendant elements. Lincoln is a fairly small city, as those go, so some of those elements are perhaps more limited and less pronounced, but are not absent. If you spend any significant amount of time there, expect to see a police cruiser or two. Second, you will have to drive for a ways inside the city to get to it. The street it is off of is quite goofy but does lead, after a bit, back to I-80. It does have open and somewhat clean restrooms and a very moderate play area, with parts of it covered, along with covered seating and benches. Overall, a fairly small park and anywhere else, would be a pretty enjoyable place to spend time, but given the proximity to the shelter, one begins to wonder if it is meant as an extension or to service that facility. Either way, probably will not be one I return to.

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