Chimney Rock National Historic Site

Cool site. You can skip the visitors center if you read about the place online. They have a short video and ask for ~$3 fee to watch it. No fee to see the rock and it has hiking trails around it. If you have more time, watch the videos. They don't allow dogs inside so not worth it for people traveling with pets. Warning: rattle snakes everywhere. (We didn't see any)
5 8 years ago (12-05-2018)

This is such a unique shaped rock. I can see why the emigrants along the Oregon Trail looked forward to seeing it and checking it out. It doesn't cost much to check out the Visitor's Center, and many of its displays, history, and artifacts are interesting. If you want to get a little closer to the rock, there is a road just past it that you can take. WARNING: watch for rattlesnakes any time you are in western Nebraska, especially when hiking! The worker at the Visitor's Center told us that it's not uncommon for her to find 2 or 3 rattlers on the sidewalk near the entrance to the building on a fairly regular basis. Just keep your eyes open, and you'll be fine.
5 8 years ago (21-03-2018)

We arrived too late to go to the visitor center and it was too chilly to hike. We took pictures and then left. The rock was very cool but I imagined in my head that it was bigger.
3 8 years ago (07-04-2018)

Neat little museum if your into history. Beautiful view of the formation as well.
5 8 years ago (29-04-2018)

I’ll be honest: I didn’t think I was going to get too excited about a tall pointy rock, but Chimney Rock is spectacular. The rock is quite beautiful and you can see what an incredible landmark it would have been for early settlers headed West. The museum offers high quality informative exhibits (as well as a cute interactive wagon for kids) and the short 20-minute movie offers a great history of the rock and surrounding area. Highly recommend!
5 9 years ago (09-12-2017)