Scotts Bluff National Monument

Towering 800 feet above the North Platte River, Scotts Bluff has served as a landmark for peoples from Native Americans to emigrants on the Oregon, California and Mormon Trails to modern travelers. Rich with geological and paleontological history as well as human history, there is much to discover while exploring the 3,000 acres of Scotts Bluff National Monument.

What you’ll hear

36 places to explore in this park.

• "A Landmark for the Ages" Wayside
• "A Landscape Changed Forever" Wayside
• "A Natural Route" Wayside
• "A Sea of Grass" Wayside
• "Assistance on the Trail" Wayside
• "A Transportation Corridor" Wayside
• "Before the Wagons" Wayside
• "Choices" Wayside
• Conestoga Wagon Replica
• "Eroding Landmark" Wayside
• "History Lives on in Art" Wayside
• Mixed-grass Prairie
• Northeast Overlook
• "Portal to the West" Wayside
• Prairie View Trail
• "Remnant Highlands" Wayside
• Saddle Rock
• Saddle Rock Foot Tunnel
• Saddle Rock Trail
• Scotts Bluff National Monument Store
• Stop 10: Rockfall
• Stop 11: Scotts Spring
• Stop 1: The Orella badlands from the North Overlook
• Stop 2: Pipy Concretions
• Stop 3: Ash Lens
• Stop 4: Cross-stratified Sand
• Stop 5: Invertebrate Burrows
• Stop 6: Massive Sandstone
• Stop 7: Calcite Sand Crystals
• Stop 8: Vertebrate Tracks
• Stop 9: The Whitney-Gering Contact
• The Hiram Scott Memorial
• "The Many Faces on the Trail" Wayside
• The North Overlook Trail
• The Scotts Bluff National Monument Picnic Area
• The South Overlook Trail