State: Nebraska
Short Name: Gallagher Canyon SRA
Address 1: 1 East Park Dr. 25A
City: Elwood
Zip: 68937
Phone: 308-785-2685
Open: Open all year
Open all Year: Yes
Number of Sites: 72
Electric: 42
Camp URL: http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/guides/parksearch/showpark.asp?Area_No=80
Full Hook: Yes
Gallagher Canyon SRA offers access to the 400-acre Johnson Lake. Primitive camping is offered on the 24-acre area.Gallagher Canyon offers good spring crappie fishing in the coves, as well as channel and flathead catfish. Drum and carp are common catches also. The area has a gravel boat ramp.
Gallagher Canyon is part of the Central Irrigation District Supply Canal. The area provides water access to more than 10 miles of the canal, and is open to all boats. The canal connects with Plum Creek Canyon Reservoir and Johnson Lake. Fishing is also available for walleye, sauger, white bass and freshwater drum.