Leisure Opportunities - Wausa, Nebraska

Leisure Activities

Wausa Municipal Park covers 28 acres. Amenities available: swimming pool, volleyball court, electrically equipped FREE campsites that have been up-graded to accept air conditioning outlets. There are seven concrete camping pads, water, fire grates, drinking water, and handicapped accessible restrooms. A shelterhouse, playground, official arboretum and underground wiring are also a part of Wausa Municipal Park. Tennis courts and a playground are located next to the school. State Park and Recreation Area nearby offer camping, cabins, boating, hunting, year-round fishing, sailing, hiking, nature study, bicycling and historic and prehistoric sites. Among them are: Weigand-Burbach and Lewis & Clark Lake shores on the Nebraska-South Dakota border. Niobrara State Park, Ashfall Fossil Beds, Grove Lake and Willow Creek. Hunting is allowed, if owners permit, on Conservation Reserve and other private lands.

There are many area antique and craft shops and a variety of places to eat. Other attractions include: the Northeast Nebraska Zoo.

Other area activities include:

Baseball and Softball Leagues - Two diamonds in the park are constantly busy from mid-May through July. Local teams play with those of other communities, plus regional and state tournaments. Coaching, officiating and fund raising are volunteered by parents and other adults.

Boys Baseball - More than 50 boys play in age divisions 6-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14 plus Midget American Legion Baseball Class C.

Girls Softball - Players 7 to 18 years old play in six age groups. Those 7-8 and 9-10 play some teams from surrounding towns. The American Softball Association Junior Olympic Traveling League includes 11-12, 13-14, 15-16 and 17-18-year-olds.

Wausa High School Sports - Interscholastic football, volleyball, basketball and track teams frequently rise to state tournaments and titles.

Horsemanship - The sport of riding and showing horses is very much alive in Wausa. The local 4-H Club encourages youth to be active riders and showmen. Many adults love to ride and enter their horses in shows. The annual Wausa Horse Show, in late summer in the park corral, draws riders from miles around.

Horseshoe Pitching - A longtime popular event with area players coming to the Labor Day tournament in the park.

Golf - Rolling Hills Country Club is five miles west of town. The 9-hole course with trees and a lake, established 30 years ago, is beautiful and challenging. Supported by members from Wausa and nearby Bloomfield and Osmond, facilities include a spacious clubhouse with meals and bar which is open to the public.

Adult League Sports - Men's Basketball and Men's & Women's Slow Pitch Softball and Co-ed Pool, as well as Co-ed Volleyball Tournaments, which involve other town teams and alumni classes.

Annual Events

Wausa Community Swedish Smörgåsbord

Baseball and Softball Leagues -	Two diamonds in the park are constantly busy from mid-May through July. Local teams play with those of other communities, plus regional and state tournaments. Coaching, officiating and fund raising are volunteered by parents and other adults.
Boys Baseball -	More than 50 boys play in age divisions 6-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14 plus Midget American Legion Baseball Class C.
Girls Softball -	Players 7 to 18 years old play in six age groups. Those 7-8 and 9-10 play some teams from surrounding towns. The American Softball Association Junior Olympic Traveling League includes 11-12, 13-14, 15-16 and 17-18-year-olds.
Wausa High School Sports -	Interscholastic football, volleyball, basketball and track teams frequently rise to state tournaments and titles.
Horsemanship -	The sport of riding and showing horses is very much alive in Wausa. The local 4-H Club encourages youth to be active riders and showmen. Many adults love to ride and enter their horses in shows. The annual Wausa Horse Show, in late summer in the park corral, draws riders from miles around.
Horseshoe Pitching -	A longtime popular event with area players coming to the Labor Day tournament in the park.
Golf -	Rolling Hills Country Club is five miles west of town. The 9-hole course with trees and a lake, established 30 years ago, is beautiful and challenging. Supported by members from Wausa and nearby Bloomfield and Osmond, facilities include a spacious clubhouse with meals and bar which is open to the public.
Adult League Sports -	Men's Basketball and Men's & Women's Slow Pitch Softball and Co-ed Pool, as well as Co-ed Volleyball Tournaments, which involve other town teams and alumni classes.