ONE-TANK TRIPS – Chadron-Based
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Experience the Sandhills in all its glory with the stops on this tour. From Chadron, you’ll wind your way through the area’s quaint towns, wide-open countryside, and horizons that stretch for miles.

Scenery
Towering geological formations, pine-studded bluffs and buttes, expansive sandhills, wagon wheel ruts, Old West storefronts, and lush river valleys.

History
Enjoy the scenery on your way to the Arthur Bowring Sandhills Ranch State Historical Park. The visitor center, outbuildings, and ranch house document the history of ranching in the Sandhills and chronicle the lives of Arthur and Eve Bowring (first woman from Nebraska to serve in the United States Senate). Ready to relive the frontier days? You can at Dobby’s Frontier Town in Alliance! This re-creation of a turn-of-the-century Western town boasts a homesteader’s cabin, mercantile, bootlegger’s cabin, post office, jail, baled straw house, and much, much more. For more on the cowboy life, visit the Tri-State Old Time Cowboys Memorial Museum in Gordon.

Family Fun
Show your family the beauty and uniqueness of Nebraska. Chadron State Park is Nebraska’s first state park . . . and it’s western Nebraska’s first name in family fun. Nestled among the towering pine trees and rugged buttes of the area, the park is full of outstanding group activities such as paddleboats, black powder demonstrations, hiking, and sightseeing. Be sure to stop at one of the most fascinating stops in Nebraska . . . Carhenge near Alliance. This unique attraction is an exact replica of Stonehenge, built entirely out of cars. Your whole family will marvel at the sight!

Route directions:

Start in Chadron
55 miles (1:15) south on US-385 to Alliance
32 miles (:45) east on NE-2 to Ellsworth
19 miles (:25) east on NE-2 to Ashby
9 miles (:15) east on NE-2 to Hyannis
67 miles (1:30) north on NE-61 to Merriman
30 miles (:40) west on US-20 to Gordon
47 miles (1:00) west on US-20 to Chadron