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Discover Northwest Nebraska’s Smiley Canyon to Deadman Road Trip starts outside of Crawford, Nebraska, near Fort Robinson State Park, takes adventurers through Smiley Canyon and then explores the White River Valley and the Pine Ridge southwest of the fort.
Unlike some of our other road trips, this tour doesn’t have many stops, but what it lacks in attractions it makes up for in its display of the natural beauty of one of the Pine Ridge’s more attractive, and less traveled areas. Early in the trip, you’ll find opportunities for hiking within Smiley Canyon and the entire tour offers excellent opportunities for photography and wildlife viewing (you’ll find a herd of bison while traveling through Smiley Canyon.) Anglers may want to bring a rod along – there’s plenty of opportunity to fish the White River along the way. Railroad enthusiasts will enjoy traveling beside what remains of the old Cowboy Line as it snakes alongside the river through the valley.
This trip is about 50 miles long.
