Saturday, May 30, 2026

Omaha → Ogallala, NE

Nebraska, the long way through

  • 280 miles
  • ~5 drive hours
  • Lincoln Supercharger first charge
  • Cedar Vue RV Park (Lake McConaughy, Ogallala) tonight

Weather: Plains May, open sky, watch for severe-weather watches afternoon

Stops, in order

The day

  1. optional stop

    Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum

    Ashland NE, exit 426. Cold-war bombers + SR-71. 1–2 hr if aviation is your thing.

  2. charge

    Lincoln Supercharger

    Brisk Capitol-city stretch.

  3. optional photo

    Great Platte River Road Archway

    Kearney exit 275. The "monument that spans the interstate", kitsch but photogenic.

  4. charge

    Kearney Supercharger

    Mid-route fast charge.

  5. sleep

    Cedar Vue RV Park

    Sunset on Lake McConaughy if the timing is right.

Charging plan

Where the electrons come from

  • Tesla

    Lincoln Supercharger

    Quick mid-morning charge just off I-80.

  • Tesla

    Kearney Supercharger

    8 stalls near the Archway monument. Lunch + 30 min.

  • Tesla

    Ogallala Supercharger

    End-of-day top-up if the campground L2 is slow.

Photographs

Day 16 in pictures