Toadstool Geologic Park

Toadstool Geologic Park

Toadstool Geologic Park is located in the Oglala National Grassland in far northwestern Nebraska. It is operated by the United States Forest Service. It contains a badlands landscape and a reconstructed sod house. The park is named after its unusual rock formations, many of which resemble toadstools.

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Toadstool Geologic Park is said to be the "badlands of Nebraska" or the "desert of the Pine Ridge." The park is open 24 hours a day. Toadstool Park is north of Crawford, Nebraska; to get to the park, take Nebraska Highway 2/Nebraska Highway 71 to Toadstool Road. There is a 1-mile loop trail within the park. There are many fossils along the trail; removing fossils is not allowed.

Nearby attractions

*Fort Robinson
*Hudson-Meng Bison Kill
*Nebraska National Forest
*Chadron State Park

External links

* [http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/nebraska/ Toadstool Geologic Park - US Forest Service]
* [http://www.sorabji.com/2002/road_trip/nebraska/toadstool/ Toadstool Park photos]


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