Scotts Bluff National Monument - Plan Your Visit

Scotts Bluff National Monument by National Parks Service

Operating Hours Seasons

Summer Season - 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Off Season - 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Summit Road

Summer Season - 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Off Season - 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

The monument trails are open from sunrise to sunset throughout the year.

Local Partners Information Resources

City of Gering

Panhandle Tourism

Getting There

Plane

Commercial flights in and out of Western Nebraska Regional Airport at Scottsbluff.

Car

DIRECTIONS: Visitors traveling east-west on Interstate 80 can exit at Kimball, Nebraska, and drive 45 miles north on Highway 71. Follow National Park Service signs 2 miles west of Gering, Nebraska, on State Highway 92. Visitors following the old Oregon Trail along the North Platte River using State Highways 26 or 92, should follow National Park Service signs.

Getting Around

In Monument: Personal vehicles can be driven to the summit; or, a free shuttle service to the summit is offered during the summer