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The Pioneers Park in Lincoln,NE is a wonderful stretch of land full of trees and greens with splendid art pieces scattered around the entire area. This 1,100 acre park is the place to go to if you want to go on picnics or go hiking with some friends. You can also ride your bikes around if you prefer to be on wheels rather than walking. There is also an outdoor amphitheater where you might just visit in time for a special show or event. As you walk around the park, you can see many small ponds, and even a sled run. A golf course is also available for those who are into a more competitive atmosphere. The Pioneers Park along with the Pioneers Park Nature Center was gifted to the city in 1928 by Mr. and Mrs. John F. Harris. The award winning landscape design was a contribution by Lincoln Nebraska’s very own Ernst Herminghaus. His design for the park has received numerous acknowledgments and was placed on the National Register of outstanding landscape architecture in 1993.
There are two entrances to the park, and are guarded by two life-size statues of a bison and an elk. The Nebraska state capitol building can be seen in the distance.