From fossil beds to moonscape hikes. Your roadtrip begins now.
Bluffs guide the gaze.
Grasslands whisper.
Badlands hide stories older than memory.
Wander this loop of four national public lands. Each stop offers freedom to explore at your own pace.
Walk gentle hills holding a 20‑million‑year fossil record.
See “Devil’s Corkscrews” on the trail.
Meet beardogs in the museum.
Lakota artifacts honor friendship between rancher James Cook and Chief Red Cloud.
Open Fridays Only During Summer
Step inside an active dig shelter. Look down on hundreds of 10,000‑year‑old Bison antiquus bones.
Guided summer tours share theories behind the mysterious die‑off.
Sandstone towers 800 feet over the North Platte River.
Drive the historic tunnel road or climb the Saddle Rock Trail.
Stand where wagon trains once camped.
Trace preserved ruts below panoramic overlooks.
Badland hoodoos balance like giant “toadstools.”
Follow a one‑mile loop among clay ridges and visible fossil tracks.
Sunrise paints rock layers pink.
Evenings reveal wide‑open stars.
