This was about 1/2 a mile trail that leads from the visitor center to Mitchell pass. There were replica wagons, interpretive signs and an audio tour for your phone. Once you hit the dirt trail you're actually on the original trail and the wagon ruts are still visible. Usually on weekends there are people talking about pioneer life on the Oregon Trail. Can you imagine how hard that must have been for the pioneers? We didn't plan this stop and just heard about it the night before. Highly recommend! read more

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Grab your Oxen, hop in your wagon, & pioneer along your way! Of all the places I go and check in to...This is a much needed, and one month behind from my visit review starter! The German fella did a fine job but I am not bilingual (I wish I was because that is amazing) but I owe it to my yelpers to give a first review in English of this awesome visit last month! I certainly may want to review update sometime, but this need to be shared to all! I have waited posting many photos deciding if they belong under "Oregon Trail, Scotts Bluff National Monument" or even a yelp addition of the "visitor center" as well which is more or less a free little history museum in itself. Many new photos to share, is there a limit? Where to place them?! Overall briefly (if I can even be brief - especially HERE - with a mini review here & later update), you park at the visitor center for free. To arrive, you DRIVE along road today named "Oregon Trail" and "Old Oregon Trail." I posted a road sign of this name and my screen shot map photo navigating there via cell map! Exiting your car you can walk in front of the visitor center, all outside, and onto a half mile long piece remaining of the real historical Oregon Trail. AMAZING. Mother Nature surrounds you. You turn one way and in the distance see flat lands for miles. You look the other and see "Scotts Bluff Historical Monument" as well as other surrounding bluffs. I may be silly, but the dumbest questions are the unasked ones. I asked, what is a "bluff?" Well, I will spare humility to help others that don't know either.... It's not tall enough to be a MOUNTAIN, so it's a "Bluff." Cool. Simple answer to a simple question complete! There is a wagon (clearly different from our German visitor years ago holding up this review on yelp well). Today there is one uncovered wagon. I like the prior photos as well as the new additions I am delighted to add. There is a crossover of Pony Express (German mail delivery!) and Mormon Trail here at this point. So a lot of history is captured in this one little spot! There are oxen (plastic today - we can't hold wildlife captive here obviously), wagon, and a pulley for supplies is also displayed! I hope to write an updated review soon. It's still overwhelming amazement and I feel needs to be broken down to capture all the small pieces right here! 5000 characters or less... Oh my! Thank gosh words cannot describe much of this! Lovely! Priceless history lesson. Photos (18 alone from our German reviewer friend here) help truly tell the review equal or better than words alone could sometimes provide!!! read more

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