Taking a Rookie Camping

I live in Nebraska, and we have some great state parks and wildlife management areas.  I especially like the wildlife management areas, because they don't have the people that the state parks have.  Camping, to me, is a tent or just a sleeping bag under the stars - I don't do the RV thing.  I love to take my canoe, and I love to hike and explore and take pics, so I like to hit the WMAs that have a lake and some surrounding woodland and/or grassland.  Also, my rookie friend's dad lives on a farm where she often hunts, and there's a creek running through there.  There's plenty of woodland, open fields, and the creek, so we may do some camping out there, too. 

I've led backpacking trips in Colorado and Upper Michigan, and those are fantastic places to camp and explore, but Nebraska has some hidden gems, as well.  People who aren't from here would be shocked!