Fort Robinson State Park

We came here for a family B-day and stayed for 3 nights at the Bricks 15B! The house was so spacious for the 10 of us, each family had their own floor and a bathroom and the kitchen was fully equipped. This is one of the nicest NE state parks we have ever visited and so clean & quiet, no running trains, or traffic as compared to the Mahoney Park and others. There is SO MUCH to do with kids, but also plenty of history and fun for adults:) We enjoyed the stage coach ride, bike riding, the shorter horse back ride, really fun jeep ride and the pool (a bit cold for our taste). Don't miss the Toad Stool Geological Park (first picture) only a 30 minute short drive from FR, it is breathtaking!🌻

Fort Robinson is awesome! We first camped here 2 years ago. I had no idea NE had some of the stuff it did! Originally from MO, now in Omaha for the last 13 years. Western NE is great! The buttes in Fort Robinson are butte-iful! There are sunflowers everywhere! There are even smaller prickly pear cacti out in the prairie! I was so surprised! It's so different from eastern NE. You would have no idea it's NE if you're not from western NE! We learned so much from the Trailside Museum in FR. To know that ancient NE was once covered by sea and held plesiosaurs and mosasaurus....🤯 They offer many activities at the Fort. We did the Jeep tour 2 years ago, and that was fun. You do some hill climbing up into the prairie to catch some beautiful views, including the buffalo and donkeys! We went to the rodeo a couple of years ago, and that was humorous. They have a playhouse showing different plays on different days. We saw Clue a couple of years ago and that was fun. The guided horse trail rides are so worth it! The long ride is far better than the short ride. They take you up into the buttes on the horses and it's a lot of fun. It's peaceful, and the views are great! The steeper hills going up and down are the best part! Don't pass it up! They offer a few different meals at various sites throughout the Fort. You meet up at a central location, and they shuttle you out to a location for the meal. They have a breakfast, a buffalo stew dinner, and a steak dinner. We didn't do the breakfast one, but did the two dinners. They're worth it! For the steak dinner, you get a hay(less) rack ride out to a spot at the base of the buttes for a steak dinner served cafeteria style with tea, lemonade, or water. Our meal included the ribeye, baked potato, roll with butter, veggies(cowboy corn), and a salad with choice of dressing. There was a vault toilet outhouse on premise. For the buffalo stew dinner, they take you out on covered, cushioned, trolley-like cars similar to how some zoos have a "train" type thing. This dinner location was up by the old POW area of FR. There was a half circle of picnic tables set up, and also a large covered shelter nearby, and once again, a vault toilet outhouse. This meals was also served cafeteria style and we enjoyed the buffalo stew, cornbread(which I'm not a cornbread fan, but I actually enjoyed this cornbread!), an oreo brownie and your choice of tea, lemonade, or water. Both meals we attended had plenty of leftovers that we were told to help ourselves to more. There is a lot of history here regarding the Native Americans that you can learn about. You can visit various memorials in the area and "hear from" (read) testimonies of the natives local to the area and what happened to them. It really hits deep and gives you a look into their lives. Though I'll never fully understand not having lived through it, it's good to learn the history and I highly recommend learning everything you can while out there. We stayed in the Soldier Creek campground. They had a bathroom/shower house in this campground, along with several vault toilet outhouses sprinkled throughout. They are very well maintained. The showers are coin-operated, and they have a change machine. 1.00 to start for 3 min, 1.50 for 4.5 min, 2.00 for 6 min, and so on. As with most campgrounds, there are bugs that do get in, but as long as the doors are kept shut, it's not bad. With any public shower, I always have shower flip flops. There are 4 showers, each with its own direct door straight from the outside for use first come first serve. Nearby attractions we recommend: Smiley canyon Toadstool park, amazing geological area Belmont tunnel - the only railway tunnel constructed in NE. (Now abandoned...we saw a few little bats!) Prairie Agate Rock Shop in Crawford. The people there were friendly, and know their rocks! Beautiful specimens from the local area, and around the world! Other considerations within 1.5 hours: Scottsbluff Chimney Rock Carhenge

Lots of history - frontier through WWII beautiful grounds, where Crazy Horse died. Lovely campground and cabins. Worth the stop.

First time camping here at Fort Robinson and it was a great experience! The staff is amazing!! Super welcoming, friendly and informative!! Shoutout to Haley at the Long Ride Horse Stables! Such a fun experience riding “Disco” into the Buttes! Do yourself a favor and eat at the Lodge! The breakfast was insane and you get actual heaping plates of food! 🤌🏾🤌🏾 Would definitely come back to explore more of what Fort Robinson has to offer!

we arrived in the beginning of October. It was so pretty the grounds look amazing big beautiful trees. The trees were starting to change colors so that was a highlight. We did all the museums that we could. And then we camped in the campground we had electric and a nice concrete pad. There was hardly anybody here this time of year, but we were in the middle of the week

What a fantastic trip to Fort Robinson State Park! The Jeep tour was a hit with the kids, and our guide was top-notch. The whole family loved it. We’ll definitely be recommending this park to all our friends!

Great place to vacation. Lots of things to do. Thanks to Miranda who helped me with my pup, I went on a fun jeep ride with Sam. The butte view was spectacular! I have created more good memories of western Nebraska. Thanks all!

Nice sites. good views. good water and power. Sign up for the cowboy steak dinner. only stayed ine night

Came during the off season so was able to drive through and look at signs. During prime season they had parking rates listed at the gate.

Terrible for hunting, great for vacation. Vacation: the staff is friendly, and they are constantly updating/reinvesting in the park. I came as a kid and an adult and had a great time both weekends. Hunting: the public land has been very mismanaged by DNR the last 10 years. Out of a group of 39 hunters this year, we only shot 3 deer. DNR was worried about Chronic Wasting a few years, so they had multiple doe seasons. The deer population never recovered. Now the area is home to 59+ mountain lions. There are very few deer left. I recommend going for vacation (4 Stars) but not for hunting (1 star). We're looking for a new location.

This is home for me so I might be biased, but Fort Rob is one of my favorite places on earth. It's beautiful and offers fun for the whole family! There's great hiking, biking, camping, fishing, entertainment, food, horse rides, Jeep rides, a musical theater, kayaking, tubing, a swimming pool, and honestly a ton of fun to be had in a very relaxed atmosphere. I love it, and I hope you do too.

One of the best campgrounds around. Centrally located in the park. So much to do there in the park. Great Restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Also Summerstock Theater. What more could you want !!!!

A very sad place, where the great Lakota leader, Crazy Horse, was assassinated. But the campgrounds are nice, and all the staff were friendly and helpful. Special thanks to Zeke and the ground crew, who were real friendly and accommodating.