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- Toadstool Geologic Park is said to be the " badlands of Nebraska" or the "desert of the Pine Ridge." The park is open 24 hours a day.
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The park is open 24 hours a day. Toadstool Park is north of Crawford, Nebraska; to get to the park, take Nebraska Highway 2 / Nebraska Highway 71 to Toadstool Road. There is a 1-mile loop trail within the park. There are many fossils along the trail; removing fossils is not allowed.
- One Trail to Rule Them All
- A Few Hundred Yards Down The Path The Above Sign appears.
- The Interpretive Loop — Toadstool Geologic Park
- As You Climb Into The Buttes…
- The Bison Trail — Toadstool Geologic Park
- The Toadstool Cg Trail
- After Passing Through A Gate…
- Here Is Where We Break Away from The Designated Trail
- This Is My Confession
- A View Not For Sale — Toadstool Geologic Park
If you come all the way to Toadstool Geologic Park, you are going to want to hike. The park has three primary trails: The Interpretive Loop (1 mile), the Bison Trail (3 miles), and the Toadstool Park CG(4.8 miles). The way these trails intermingle is unclear, so I’ll draw a crude map (because I can’t find one anywhere), then take a few sentences to...
If you want to loop around the entire park turn here and head down the above shown path. It will appear as if you are leaving the park on this trail, but you are going around the end of it and up the northern side. The Toadstool Geologic Park CG (4.8 miles) will include all three trails. This is the best path to pick if you want to see everything t...
The Interpretive Loop is a short trail that gives a suitable feel for what Toadstool Geologic Park has to offer. You will see many of the toadstool-shaped features, walk along some elevated trails, and the excursion won’t wear you out. We would guess most folks do this trail. A five minute walk from the campground will place you in the “playground”...
You will see additional toadstools and interesting clay formations. Atop the first hill you will be treated to this spectacular view: Eventually you will walk down the ridges of the buttes toward the campground. The first time we visited the park we walked this trail and left. The children were happy with their experience. We got some nice photos. ...
The Bison Trail at Toadstool Geologic Park meanders between the buttes and hoodoos from one corner of the park to the other. As you trace along the washout you will observe many unusual formations and geologic processes. Along the way you will encounter this sign: You will not need a stamp for re-entry. Only the scenery changes when you pass the si...
The Toadstool Geologic Park CG Trail winds around the large butte-mountain that anchors the corner of the park. Within minutes you will find yourself isolated amidst some interesting terrain. As you examine your surroundings you might hear a coyote howl. Then another. Then several more. You might imagine yourself fighting a pack of coyotes, punchin...
Wait. A gate? You will find yourself wandering toward the hinterlands. The scenery is stark here, like the barren landscape of a distant planet. Eventually the interesting landscape will give way to what you see below. Looking across the yellow landscape toward the distant mountains you will notice the trail markers arc away from Toadstool Geologic...
We understand if you are uncomfortable with this. You can continue toward the Great Plains Trail by following the trail markers. It will be a long dusty walk, perhaps (probably) dull, but eventually it will connect with the Bison Trail on the far side of the park. However, if you want to stand at the very top of the park and look down over all of i...
I’ve taken to collecting rocks. I’m not painting them or anything ridiculous (yet), but they are collecting in a bowl that is growing heavy. They come from the trails we hike and the regions we visit. Judge me if you must. As you fill your hands with colorful rocks, you may consider a rock tumbler purchase. Just think of the beautiful gems you coul...
Why did they not run a path up here? The best vista in the park and they steer you far away from it. I wish the sky were a different color, and I wish the grass wasn’t yellow. It’s been hazy in these parts lately. This is a big, beautiful view and our photos don’t do it justice. At this point we’re probably two miles in. If you look down into the p...
This area is similar to Badlands National Park in South Dakota, but still worth a visit. The $3 fee is fair. Camping is available, but the sites are pretty open to the sun. It would be very hot in summer months. No showers, but there are vault toilets. The 1-mile Toadstool Loop trail meanders through the formations.
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Toadstool Geologic Park is such an area, and is named for narrow clay pedestals topped with slabs of sandstone that look like huge toadstools, although many of the large ones have fallen.
Oct 22, 2017 · Toadstool Geologic Park is open 24 hours per day, all year long. If you’d like to spend the night in the area, you are in luck. You won’t find any hotels close by, but there is a campsite (that costs only $5 per night!) located within the park’s boundaries.
Toadstool Geologic Park is a gem in the Oglala National Grasslands, well worth a 16-mile drive over dirt roads. Drive north from Crawford, NE on Route 2, and then follow signs to the park. A one-mile loop trail starts at the parking lot with numbered stops explaining the rock formations, faults, fossils, and trackways.
There is a small day use and a overnight camping fee. The park is open year-round, 24 hours a day
