KREYCIK RIVERVIEW ELK AND BUFFALO RANCH
Niobrara, Nebraska
WE'RE
LOCATED
Kreycik Ranch is located west of Niobrara off Highway 12. Go across the Niobrara River bridge and turn south by the Kreycik sign. Follow the arrow signs for about 7.6 miles. The ranch is located at the base of a sweeping hill nestled along the Niobrara River.
YOU CAN CONTACT US
By
Phone: (402)
857-3850
Mailing Address:
Kenard, Chris and Steve Kreycik
88971 517 Ave.
Niobrara, NE 68760-6016
By Email at: Kreycik Riverview Ranch
Websites: Kreycik Ranch or Hunting Website
WE'RE OPEN FOR VISITORS
Our
tour season runs weekends from May 15th to September 30th. We offer
school tours at other times by appointment only.
Our tour times are:
Saturdays -- 10 am, 2 pm, and 4 pm
Sundays -- 2 pm and 4 pm
No tours on Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day
TOUR AND PRIVATE HUNT INFORMATION
Two Hour Covered Wagon Tours
Small Group Tours -- (Minimum of 10 people) -- $8.00 plus tax per person
NOTICE: There will be no tours on June 2, 2007 as we have a family wedding to attend to. Thank you for understanding!
School Tours -- We offer two-hour coverd wagon tours through our elk and buffalo pastures for schools and youth groups beginning April 15,2005, weather permitting. Students will hear about the heritage of these animals on the Plains, learn more about our farming operation and about the product made from elk and buffalo. They can even feed some of the animals from the covered wagon.
We charge $4.00 per student and $5.00 for adult sponsors or teachers, but two adults with the group are admitted free. Call ahead to reserve your school tour dates.
Group Tours and Motorcoach Tours -- (10 or more people) -- Call ahead for details
Private Elk and Buffalo Hunts -- Call ahead for details or visit our hunt webpage --
ON TOUR
In addition to a two hour covered wagon tour through our scenic Niobrara River valley elk and buffalo pastures, you'll have the opportunity to hand feed elk, buffalo, fallow deer and our pet longhorn steer, Boomer. We also have a gift shop and public restroom on site.
PRODUCTS AVAILABLE
We sell our own elk and buffalo meat. We also market elk velvet capsules for health and other unique gifts like dog treats, necklaces, moccasins, and other craft items from elk and buffalo products.
OUR HERITAGE
Lewis and Clark explored up the Niobrara River near where our ranch is located. They passed through this region in the fall of 1804. This region is the native home of the Ponca Indians as well.
We began raising elk on our ranch in 1986 as an alternative agriculture enterprise and we later added buffalo. We began our covered wagon tours and private guaranteed hunts as well.
OUR FAMILIES
Kenard
and Chris Kreycik operate the ranch with their son, Steve. Daughter,
Stacy and her husband Clint Miller help out with tours too.
KREYCIK RANCH EVENTS
May 15, 2005 -- Covered Wagon tour season begins
September 30, 2005 -- Last of the covered wagon tours for the season.
LODGING AND DINING OPTIONS
Niobrara has several lodging opportunities including Niobrara State Park cabins. There is camping at the state park as well as Lewis and Clark Lake, Weigand-Burbach units, and Gavins Point Dam area north of Crofton and near Santee. Other lodging is available in Verdigre, Bloomfield, Wausa and Yankton, SD.
Cafes and restaurants are available in Niobrara, Crofton, Santee and Verdigre.
TAKE A LOOK AROUND
Heartland
Experience farms nearby include, Bruns Dairy near Bloomfield and Bow
View Farm at Crofton.
You can visit the Private Shannon Monument in Niobrara -- honoring George Shannon, the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark expedition who became lost near the mouth of the Bow Creek in August 1804 and didn't rejoin the expedition until early September in present day South Dakota.
Niobrara Historical museum, Ponca Heritage Center, Niobrara State Park, Morman Monument and other local attractions honor the area's history.
Check out the Standing bear Memorial Bridge and Overlook on the South Dakota side of the Missouri River. Ohiya Casino is along Highway 12 just east of Niobrara on the Santee Reservation.
North of Crofton on Highway 121 is Gavins Point Dam, Corps of Engineers Visitors Center and Lewis and Clark Lake with the Weigand-Burbach State Recreation areas. Niobrara State Park offers cabins, swimming pool, hiking trails and historic interpretation.
