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Location
Parking
Two parking lots available south and west of visitor center; right lot provides better access for photos; free parking
Accessibility
Bathrooms and water fountain accessible
Visitor tip
Park in the right lot for better photo opportunities of Chimney Rock, but if you want to hike to the monument's base, use the left parking lot despite its less-developed trail.
About Chimney Rock Museum
Noted rock formation & visitor center. Geologic formation with a landmark spire & visitor center with exhibits about westward migration.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Natural History Museum
- Location
- Chimney Rock National Historic Site, Bayard, Nebraska
- Highlights
- Chimney Rock formation, pioneer exhibits, interactive wagon loading, original trail artifacts
- Admission
- $8.00 adults
What visitors say
Awesome formation and cute park store. Super clean bathrooms. Did warn us to be careful walking up to Chimney Rock. Lots of rattlers. Probably a 2 mile-ish hike. Not much to eat around here.
Chimney Rock National Historic Site near Bayard, Nebraska is a must-see stop if you’re exploring western Nebraska during the Monument Marathon weekend or visiting nearby Scotts Bluff National Monument. The rock itself is one of the most…
The museum is small, but still very interesting. It is very interactive. Small kids would find it fun. Lots of cool history to read about. There is a telescope to look at the rock and a road to drive up to hike around it.
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Did You Know?
- Chimney Rock is one of the most recognizable landmarks on the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails, serving as a crucial navigation point for thousands of westward-traveling pioneers
- The museum features an interactive wagon loading exhibit that allows visitors to experience how pioneers actually prepared and loaded their wagons for westward migration
- The bathroom exhibits are uniquely designed with mini-exhibits on trail perils displayed on both the outside and inside of bathroom stall doors, an unconventional educational approach
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