Everything Scottsbluff is known for
Scotts Bluff, an 800-foot bluff formation along the North Platte River, was a major landmark and obstacle on the Oregon Trail where wagon ruts carved by thousands of emigrants remain visible today.
Chimney Rock, a geological spire rising nearly 300 feet above the North Platte Valley, was the most famous and most frequently mentioned landmark in emigrant diaries along the Oregon Trail.
9 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
This seemingly empty patch of Nebraska once held a vital lifeline for westward travelers. Fort Mitchell, though short-lived, played a key role in protecting those venturing along the Oregon Trail. In 1864, the U.S. Army…
Stand in awe of this towering bluff that guided countless travelers along the historic Oregon Trail. Scotts Bluff, named after fur trader Hiram Scott, became a vital landmark for westward travelers beginning in the…
This 800-foot bluff guided 250000 Oregon Trail emigrants and filled their journals.
Scotts Bluff, an 800-foot bluff formation along the North Platte River, was a major landmark and obstacle on the Oregon Trail where wagon ruts carved by thousands of emigrants remain visible today.
This natural gap through the Wildcat Hills was a vital shortcut for pioneers on the Oregon Trail. It was a welcome sight after miles of arduous travel. Between 1843 and 1851, thousands of emigrants heading west used…
This unassuming butte holds secrets to understanding the lives of people who called this area home long before us. Signal Butte became one of the first pre-contact Native American sites in the central plains to undergo…
The Oregon Trail most famous landmark. A 300-foot spire that emigrants wrote about more than any other sight.
Imagine the relief, after weeks of travel across the seemingly endless plains, of finally spotting Chimney Rock on the horizon. It meant you were on the right track. From the 1840s through the 1860s, this towering rock…
Chimney Rock, a geological spire rising nearly 300 feet above the North Platte Valley, was the most famous and most frequently mentioned landmark in emigrant diaries along the Oregon Trail.