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ACTIVITIES AND OTHER FACILITIES
Visitors will find a restaurant, information center,
enclosed Olympic-size swimming pool, museums,
horseback trail rides, buffalo stew and steak
cookout, playhouse, stagecoach ride, Jeep tours,
horse-drawn historic tours, hiking, craft center,
snack bar, souvenirs, restored exhibit buildings,
bicycle and kayak rentals, jeep-drawn hayrack
breakfasts, rodeo events, buffalo display area,
bird watching, abundant wildlife throughout the
area, and group conference facilities. Fishing is
popular and there are several ponds and streams
located within the park.
The area offers some of the most panoramic vistas
found anywhere in the state. Visitors may bring
their own horses and enjoy the 30,000-plus acres
of public land. Rental stalls can accommodate
180 horses. Excellent horse and hike/bike trails
lace the area.
FISHING
Fort Robinson offers anglers both warm- and
coldwater fishing opportunities on several ponds,
creeks and rivers. Largemouth bass, rock bass,
bluegill, crappie and catfish are among the
warmwater fishing species and coldwater fishing
opportunities for trout can be found in Squaw
Creek, the White River and on Solder Creek.
Hike into the Soldier Creek Wilderness Area and
you can catch brook, brown and rainbow trout.
An aquatic habitat project has been completed
on the two Grabel ponds, along with the Cherry
Creek diversion pond and the lower Ice House
ponds. Visit the Fishing Guide for fish stocking
information on these renovated ponds. Other
amenities include kayak launches and wheelchair-
accessible fishing piers.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Phone: 308-665-2900
Email: ngpc.fort.robinson@nebraska.gov
