Toadstool Geologic Park

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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.

[edit] About

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; admission is $3.00. 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.

[edit] Nearby attractions

• Fort Robinson
• Hudson-Meng Bison Bonebed
• Nebraska National Forest
• Chadron State Park

[edit] External links

• Toadstool Geologic Park - US Forest Service
• Toadstool Park photos