Sandhills prairie at sunset near Ogallala
Keith County · Western Nebraska

The Cowboy Capitalof Nebraska.

Where the Texas Trail ended and the Old West thrived. Today: a lakeside town wrapped in 150 years of frontier history.

"From dusty cattle drives to turquoise waters of Lake Mac — Ogallala has always been a place where America comes to find a little freedom."

1868
Founded
5,100
Residents
35,700
Acres of Lake Mac
100+
Miles of shoreline

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