Schramm Park State Recreation Area is a state recreation area in southeast

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, on the north side of the

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in Sarpy County. The area currently has of scenic nature trails, picnic areas, the Schramm Education Center and the Gretna State Fish Hatchery, the oldest

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in the State of Nebraska, established in 1882. The hatch house is now operated as a fish hatchery

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. The Schramm Education Center features multiple viewing tanks with a variety of fish species. The facility also features multiple terrariums featuring reptiles, amphibians, and insects. The park is a day use park only, but overnight camping is available east at

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, on the south bank of the Platte River. Schramm is accessible from

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, exit 432. It is on Nebraska Highway 31 south of Gretna, Nebraska. File:Goose.Mallard.jpg, Domestic geese and mallards File:Tradescantia ohiensis 6.22.2008.jpg, Ohio spiderwort File:Pituophis catenifer sayi Bull Snake.jpg,

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