Calamus Reservoir Ready Build Lot with Utilities

Description

Build-Ready Lake Lot for Sale Near Calamus Reservoir | Calamus Country Acres, Garfield County, Nebraska

There's a particular kind of Friday that people who own ground near the Calamus understand. The truck is loaded by five, the boat is hitched, and somewhere past Burwell the Sandhills open up and the week falls off behind you. This 0.8-acre lot at Calamus Country Acres is how you stop borrowing that Friday and start owning it.

The lot sits minutes from Calamus Reservoir, more than 5,000 acres of water with miles of sandy shoreline in the heart of Nebraska's Sandhills. The fishery is the draw that built this lake's reputation. Walleye, white bass, wipers, and catfish keep the bite interesting from ice-out through fall, and the sandy bottom and open water make it one of the better boating and swimming lakes in the state. The surrounding Calamus State Recreation Area adds camping, hiking, and wildlife viewing in every season, and the country around it holds strong numbers of deer, turkey, waterfowl, and upland birds. This is a place where the boat and the shotgun share the same trailer, depending on the month.

Here's what separates this lot from raw ground around the lake: the slow, expensive part is already done. Site work is complete and graded for a walkout basement, the well is in, and electricity was installed in 2024. Most lake lots sell you a view and a to-do list. This one lets you skip straight to floor plans. You could be pouring a foundation while the neighbors are still waiting on a well driller.

About Burwell, Nebraska

Down the road, Burwell carries weight well beyond its size. The town is considered the front door of the Nebraska Sandhills, the 19,000 square mile region of grass-covered dunes that stretches across the northern part of the state. It serves as the county seat of Garfield County and is the only incorporated town in the county, with a livelihood tied closely to the livestock industry. With a population just over a thousand, it punches at a different weight class entirely, anchoring the area with a working Main Street, local dining, services, and the kind of community where the bank still knows your name.

The town's calendar revolves around Nebraska's Big Rodeo, the oldest continuous rodeo in the state, held in Burwell since 1921 and a draw for ProRodeo's biggest competitors every year. The event earned Burwell the title of Outdoor Rodeo Capital of Nebraska in 2010, and in 2022 the rodeo was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs. It runs each summer at the Garfield County Frontier Fairgrounds on the edge of town, a 40-acre grounds listed on the National Register of Historic Places. For one week every July, the whole county runs on bucking stock and tradition, and you'll have a front-row seat from your own ground. 

History runs deep here beyond the arena. Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park sits 11 miles southeast of Burwell, a restored 1870s frontier fort in the North Loup River valley that makes an easy afternoon when the lake is windblown. Add the Calamus Golf Course nearby and you have a corner of Nebraska where the recreation does not depend on the season. 

Some properties are an investment in acres. This one is an investment in how your weekends go. Early mornings on the water, evenings by the fire under a sky with no light to compete with, and a build site that's ready the day you are.

Directions:

From Hwy 11 Burwell, Head West on NE-91-W 1.0mi; Turn right onto NE-96W 6.2mi; Turn right
onto 828th Rd 0.3 mil; Turn left at the 1st cross street onto E Calamus Drive 0.2mi the property
will be on the right