During the 1890s, scientists rediscovered what the Lakota Sioux already knewbones preserved in one of the world's most significant Miocene Epoch mammal sites. Yet, this place called Agate is a landscape that reflects many influencesfrom early animals roaming the valleys and hills, to tribal nations ........more >

The majestic beauty of the Pine Ridge forms the backdrop for this great, get away from it all state park, 9 miles south of Chadron on U.S. 385. At an elevation of nearly 5,000 feet, the 972 acre park lies in the heart of the Nebraska National Forest and is dominated by ponderosa pines. There are ........more >

Chimney Rock has become one of the most famous landmarks in the American West. This unique formation--the most noted on the Oregon Trail--has come to symbolize the greatest voluntary migration in the history of mankind. The site is adminstered by the Nebraska State Historical Society which operates ........more >

Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge NWR, located approximately 28 miles north of Oshkosh, Nebraska, was established in 1931 as a waterfowl production and maintenance Refuge. It is located at the eastern edge of the Nebraska Panhandle in Garden County, on the southwestern edge of the 20,000 square ........more >

Western Nebraska's premier state park, Fort Robinson, west of Crawford, has it all -- with more than 22,000 acres of exquisite Pine Ridge scenery, compelling old west history, exceptional lodging, loads of fun-time activities, scenic camping and the park's own buffalo and longhorn herds. This historic ........more >

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North Platte National Wildlife Refuge NWR is located eight miles northeast of Scottsbluff in the Nebraska Panhandle. Superimposed over Bureau of Reclamation irrigation projects, the four refuge units consist of Winters Creek, Lake Alice, portions of Lake Minatare, and Stateline Island located south ........more >

6600 acres of Ponderosa pine mountains, providing primitive and semi-primitive recreation. Non-motorized, but many miles of popular mountain biking and horseback riding in an undiscovered part of Nebraska. Roberts Tract Trailhead provides fully accessible rider ramp, nice vault toilet, water, and picnic ........more >

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