ROADS LESS TRAVELED
Discover Northwest Nebraska’s Sheridan Gates to Beaver Valley Road Trip takes adventurers through some of the region’s most beautiful country and an area full of Native American history. The trip features points of interest including the Museum of the Fur Trade, the former site of Camp Sheridan, and one of the many areas said to be the possible final resting place of Crazy Horse. The trip is about 50 miles long and offers opportunities for sightseeing, photography, and bird and wildlife viewing.
Begin your trip heading east out of Chadron. In about three miles you’ll reach one of the region’s premier tourist destinations: the Museum of the Fur Trade and Bordeaux Trading Post. The museum was founded by Charles E. Hanson, Jr., and houses over 6,000 artifacts of the fur trade. Among the exhibits are the oldest known point blanket (made in 1775) and a large collection of firearms including some owned by Kit Carson and Tecumseh. While at the museum, be sure to make your way outside to the south and the site of James Bordeaux’s trading post, established in 1837 for the American Fur Company, which still stands on the property.
