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Fort Robinson is a former U.S. Army fort and now a major feature of Fort Robinson State Park, a 22,000-acre (8,900 ha) public recreation and historic preservation area located 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Crawford on U.S. Route 20 in the Pine Ridge region of northwest Nebraska.
Fort Robinson is one of the great historic places of the American West. The post began in 1874 as a temporary encampment during the Indian Wars. Through the years Fort Robinson was continually expanded and became one of the largest military installations of the northern Plains.
Fort Robinson was the site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the death of famed Sioux Chief Crazy Horse. Over the years, the fort served the Red Cloud Indian Agency, as a cavalry remount station, K-9 dog training center, POW camp and beef research station. It was established as a state park in 1962. Download park map. Features. Biking. Boating.
Fort Robinson State Park. 285 reviews. #1 of 9 things to do in Crawford. State Parks. Write a review. What people are saying. “ Fort Robinson Visit ” Jun 2023. We enjoyed a chuckwagon breakfast, horse-drawn history tour and museums. “ One of a kind, fantastic place. Jul 2021.
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A stroll, bike ride or drive through Fort Robinson State Park immerses visitors in decades of historical context, from the days of conflict between the U.S. military and the Native Americans to the site's time as a German P.O.W. camp.
Western Nebraska's premier state park, Fort Robinson, west of Crawford, has it all -- with more than 22,000 acres of exquisite Pine Ridge scenery, compelling old west history, exceptional lodging, loads of fun-time activities, scenic camping and the park's own buffalo and longhorn herds.
Perfect vacation destination. Visitors can stay where blue-coated cavalrymen once bunked. Activities include trail rides, historic tours, cookouts, swimming, trout fishing, crafts, hiking, jeep and stagecoach rides, viewing pasture for bison herd, purebred Texas longhorn herds and more.
