Four trails offer visitors breathtaking views and the chance to take a walk back into time. <br />
The North Overlook trail provides an amazing view of the North Platte River valley, the badlands, and the cities of Scottsbluff and Gering.<br />
The South Overlook provides a view of Mitchell Pass, remnants of the Oregon Trail, and the Oregon Trail Museum and Visitor Center.<br />
The Saddle Rock Trail runs from the Visitor Center to the summit of Scotts Bluff and includes a foot tunnel.<br />
Oregon Trail Pathway: Between 1841 and 1869, over 350,000 people traveled west past Scotts Bluff. Before 1851, pioneers used Robidoux Pass since the badlands between the river and the bluff made travel impossible. Nine miles south of Scotts Bluff, the pass offered a spring and a trading post operated by the Robidoux brothers. <br />
The best views of Saddle Rock, Dome Rock, Sentinel Rock and Mitchell Pass can be seen from the Prairie View Trail. The paved 1.2 mile path is open to bicycle riding as well as foot traffic and leads from the visitor center parking lot to the east boundary of the monument.<br />
Source: National Park Service
Visitors traveling east-west on Interstate 80 can exit at Kimball, Nebraska and drive 45 miles north on Highway 71. Follow National Park Service signs three miles west of Gering, Nebraska on Old Oregon Trail (State Highway 92 West)<br /><br />Source: National Park Service
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