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Nov 22, 2023 · 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 explain the system.
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.
Turn northwest on Toadstool Road, and go about 10 miles. Turn left at the sign to Toadstool Park and go about 1½ miles. Ownership and Management: U.S. Forest Service, Oglala National Grassland, Pine Ridge Ranger District (308) 432-0300. Closest Town: Crawford, Nebraska.
Aug 18, 2016 · Toadstool Geologic Park features a one-mile-long interpretive loop trail (an informative site map is available at the entrance). Visitors can scramble (gently) over spectacular cliffs...
Discover otherworldly landscapes and fossil treasures at Toadstool Geologic Park. Hike through towering rock formations, ancient fossils, and unique geologic formations. Learn about the park's history and geology, and marvel at the unique beauty of the Nebraska badlands.
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- (308) 432-0300
- Forest Road 902, Crawford, 69339, Nebraska
Imagine the age of the Earth as the length of a favorite television show or the length of your PE (physical education) class, 60 minutes, as illustrated below by the stopwatch. The Earth was formed at the zero-minute mark and the stopwatch runs to the present at 60 minutes (one hour).
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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.