Quality Inn Scottsbluff

The South Overlook provides a view of Mitchell Pass, the Oregon Trail Museum & Visitor Center, and the remnants of the Oregon Trail. By the time emigrants had reached this bluff, they were 1/3 of the way to Oregon on the Oregon Trail. Take the Summit Road from the Scott's Bluff National Monument Visitors Center to the Summit parking lot; the paved trail can be found at the south end of the parking lot. Accessibility: There are 2 designated accessible spaces in the paved parking lot off of...

The North Overlook Trail is located at the end of the scenic park road at the summit of Scottsbluff National Monument. An easy paved loop leads to numerous scenic overlooks that take in the Platte River Valley, town of Scottsbluff, rugged badlands breaks along the south rim of the valley, and views as far away as Chimney Rock to the east. The summit is vegetated with prairie grasses and scattered juniper and ponderosa pine trees, but most of the trail is exposed to sun and wind. There are a...

The Saddle Rock Trail leads from the Visitor Center to the summit of Scotts Bluff and includes a foot tunnel. There are two trailheads for the Saddle Rock Trail. One is located to the east of the Visitor Center. The other trailhead is located along the North Overlook Trail at the summit of Scotts Bluff. The trail may be hiked one way by using the Summit Shuttle. Visitors travel from all over to experience the environment – to see and count the geological layers of the bluff, or even to see...

The Prairie View Trail runs from the Visitor Center to the eastern boundary of Scotts Bluff National Monument. At the boundary, the Prairie View Trail connects to the City of Gering's Monument Valley Pathway. There are two trailheads. One trailhead is located in the southeastern corner of the Visitor Center parking lot. The other trailhead is located at the western end of U Street in Gering. The Prairie View Trail is the only trail in Scotts Bluff National Monument that allows for...