{"id":10946,"date":"2024-03-06T09:57:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T16:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/?p=10946"},"modified":"2024-04-11T13:46:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T19:46:38","slug":"northwest-nebraska-no-better-directionfor-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/northwest-nebraska-no-better-directionfor-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Northwest Nebraska: No Better Direction\u2026For You"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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No Better Direction\u2026For You<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Flat. Boring. Plain. Not here.<\/p>

Everything you think you know about Nebraska will be turned on its head when you visit Northwest Nebraska.<\/p>

After all, There\u2019s No Better Direction\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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For Biking <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Whether you\u2019re exploring the trails at Chadron State Park<\/a>, Fort Robinson State Park<\/a> or on the Pine Ridge Ranger District of the Nebraska National Forests<\/a> & Grasslands<\/a>, you\u2019ll find bike trails<\/a> for every skill level surrounded by scenery ranging from a sea of grassland landscape to towering buttes covered in Ponderosa pine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Explore those same trails<\/a> on foot or escape to Toadstool Geologic Park<\/a> to hike through a lunar landscape and end up at Hudson-Meng Bison Education and Research Center<\/a>, a bison kill site nestled in the surrounding grasslands with 11,000 years of Paleo-Indian history. Or hike to the top of the bluffs at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument<\/a> to survey mammal fossils dating back 20 million years and then return to the visitors\u2019 center to learn about Chief Red Cloud\u2019s relationship with rancher James Cook through a collection of artifacts presented to the rancher by Red Cloud and other Lakota.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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It\u2019s true, we don\u2019t have large metro areas in Northwest Nebraska, but we make up for it with spectacular views of the night sky. Whether you\u2019re camping out under the stars or just want to take a quick stroll outside after dark\u2026look up for the light show.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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For The Wild West<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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What\u2019s your definition of the Wild West<\/a>? Rodeos? We\u2019ve got \u2018em. Visit Crawford over the Fourth of July for the third oldest PRCA rodeo in Nebraska \u2013 the Old West Trail Rodeo. Add more western fun at the Sioux County Fair rodeos in Harrison or the Senior Pro Rodeo in Crawford. Quirky events? Check out the World Championship Buffalo Chip Throw during Fur Trade Days in Chadron, the Rubber Check Race during the Dawes County Fair or hog wrestling at both the Sioux and Dawes county fairs. Little to no pavement? We got you! With 1,300 miles of gravel and natural earth roads, Northwest Nebraska\u2019s Roads Less Traveled<\/a> trips get you off the highway and onto the backroads. Keep an eye peeled for beautiful scenery, wildlife and explore out-of-the-way attractions. Bonus: The routes are great drives but also fantastic gravel grinding options if you prefer two wheels. Frontier History? That\u2019s here, too. Explore the Museum of the Fur Trade<\/a> or pay your respects at Fort Robinson State Park<\/a>, where Crazy Horse was killed and the Cheyenne Outbreak took place.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Tent camping? Traveling in an RV? Set up in Northwest Nebraska<\/a>. Explore during the day and relax under the stars at night. From fully equipped hook-ups at two state parks to boondocking or pitching a tent on the National Forest Service and everything in between at several private locations, Northwest Nebraska captures the essence of what it means to get away from it all.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Horse lovers love Northwest Nebraska. Stay at the recently updated horse campgrounds at Fort Robinson State Park<\/a>, once home to the largest remount station for the U.S. Cavalry, or head to Robert\u2019s Tract Campground<\/a> for a more remote option. Consider one of the many private ranch stays available through Northwest Nebraska High Country<\/a> for even more options for you and your equine companion. No horse? No problem. Both\u00a0Fort Robinson<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Chadron State Parks<\/a>\u00a0offer trail rides.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Drop a line in a trout stream. Paddle your kayak across a quiet pond or lake. Launch your boat at Box Butte State Recreation Area. Chase big game. The opportunities are endless.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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What are you waiting for? Discover Northwest Nebraska<\/a><\/p>

Start planning your trip today. The 2024 Northwest Nebraska Travel Guide<\/a> is available online or can be mailed upon request.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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No Better Direction\u2026For You Flat. Boring. Plain. Not here. Everything you think you know about Nebraska will be turned on its head when you visit Northwest Nebraska. After all, There\u2019s No Better Direction\u2026 For Biking Whether you\u2019re exploring the trails at Chadron State Park, Fort Robinson State Park or on the Pine Ridge Ranger District […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[509,470,64,468,313,53,359,508,511,449,55,510],"class_list":["post-10946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-biking","tag-chadron-nebraska","tag-chadron-state-park","tag-crawford-nebraska","tag-dark-skies","tag-fort-robinson-state-park","tag-harrison-ne","tag-hiking","tag-museum-of-the-fur-trade","tag-nebraska-national-forest","tag-northwest-nebraska","tag-outdoors"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Nebraska-Tourism-Photos-4-2-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgf0HI-2Qy","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10946"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11061,"href":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10946\/revisions\/11061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovernwnebraska.com\/staging\/5924\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}