Destinations · Nebraska
Scotts Bluff National Monument
NE · 41.8347, -103.7070
Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway and Oregon Trail Historic Byway are 2 of 3 signed byways within 30 miles of Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska.
Understand
Scotts Bluff was an important landmark along the Oregon Trail. It was first seen by the Sioux Indian tribe who used the bluff to chase and hunt buffalo, but the first-known Euro-Americans to see the rising bluffs were a group of fur traders from Spain in the 1700s.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
3 scenic drives near Scotts Bluff National Monument
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Scotts Bluff National Monument. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
- 01
Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
State scenic byway · 4 mi out
- 02
Oregon Trail Historic Byway
State scenic byway · 21 mi out
- 03
Gold Rush Byway
State scenic byway · 28 mi out
Runs through Buffalo Gap National Grassland and Nebraska National Forest.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Scotts Bluff National Monument are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway · 4 mi
- Oregon Trail Historic Byway · 21 mi
- Gold Rush Byway · 28 mi
Named places
- Eagle Rock · 0 mi
- Scotts Spring · 0 mi
- Scott's Memorial · 0 mi
- Scotts Bluff · 0 mi
- Sentinel Rock · 1 mi
- Crown Rock · 1 mi
- Corn Maze at Legacy of the Plains · 1 mi
- Legacy of the Plains Museum · 1 mi
A day out of Scotts Bluff National Monument, planned on real roads
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Take the scenic way to Scotts Bluff National Monument.
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Gering · 3 mi
- Scottsbluff · 3 mi