This great state park has three campgrounds, Soldiers Creek, Red Cloud, and Equestrian Center. Soldiers Creek is pretty, shady, and has a small overused bathroom. Red Cloud is an open field with no bathroom but larger sites for big rigs. The Equestrian Center seems to be a secret. It is new with small trees, a nice bathroom, and laundry facilities. When we camped here in June 2009, Red Cloud and Soldiers Creek were full, while Equestrian had two rigs. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
June 2009
$27
Nice clean park with full hook-ups. No pull-thru's, but pads are positioned well for backing in. Check-in at the main building is a bit of a hassle if you get there at a busy time. Price includes daily park entry fee. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Price reflects mandatory daily entrance fee. Ft. Robinson was a delightful find. Campground not nearly as great as the park. We stayed in the Red Cloud section which has full hook-ups but no shower/restroom facilities and little shade. The park office said all sites were the same length. This is not true. We needed a longer site and this was easily remedied. We did not disconnect and visited the entire park on bicycles including riding to the nearby town of Crawford on the White River Rail Trail. Highly recommend both museums, especially the historical one. This place ozzes history and the scenery makes you think you couldn't possibly be in Nebraska. We were told the park was pretty much a Memorial Day to Labor Day operation, but campgrounds stay open to about October 1. We would most definitely return. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
For a state park this is great. We love the history and love to walk. We stayed in the red cloud area that is relatively new pavement and full hook ups. Sites are level and nice. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This park contains two separate campgrounds: Soldier Creek and Red Cloud. Soldier Creek sites have electric sites only and sites that are both shaded and non-shaded while Red Cloud, the newer of the two, has FHU and is completely out in the open. We stayed at Solder Creek. The sites in Soldier Creek varied in length, width, shade and non-shade. The park is on property that was once a military base and the state has made good use of the property. Some of the restored and reconstructed buildings are open on the weekend. There are also two museums on site. This is a good park for families as there are many planned activities such as hayrides, breakfasts, boating, games, fishing, etc (although some of the events were rather pricy in my opinion). This area is also great for bicycling. In addition to the RV campsite fee, you must purchase a daily park pass. We got Broadband access on our Verizon air card and our Verizon cell phone also worked fine. We would stay here again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We enjoyed this park. We like to walk and you can walk here. There is a lot of history and a lot of things going on including hay rides, horse back riding, rafting, camp fire dinners, a theater(which was not open yet for the season but the shows are put on by Chadron State, a restaurant, and a couple of museums. The sites were level in the section we stayed. (recently repaved) They included sewer, water and 50 amp. We camped here in a Motorhome.
The park has two campgrounds, one of which is closed for repaving. We stayed at the north campground, which also has paved roads and sites. Only four of these 24 sites had water and sewer, the others had electric only. Young trees, so no shade, but view of area is superb. Quiet, with rare train noise (track is two miles away). Some attractions nearby, including Fort and museum. Crawford is small, but has a nice city park. Very enjoyable for the three days we were there. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Extensive updating roads and campsite surfaces were being done. Must see museums. We rode our bikes around the Fort area and it took almost 2 hours. Really great place for horse people. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We were here soon after Labor Day and did not know the main campgrounds, pool and restaurant were all closed. The out of the way, small Mare Barn cg was the only one open. It has been renovated,with paved sites (not level), and the bathroom was ok although there are coin showers. Only one washer and dryer in the laundry room. Seems like they could reduce the fees in the off season. What makes this place worthwhile is the history. The 2 Museums are fascinating, and it's fun to ride a bike around the park. Saw a horse club going on a trail ride so that seems to be a big deal here. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We had booked for the Red Cloud site but it is stark and barren - think Walmart parking lot with grass. The park staff happily accommodated our request for a move to the Soldier Creek site - beautifully tree covered with a creek running through. We took the jeep ride to the top of the buttes - excellent views. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Great place to stay and visit for Western history and WW II history buffs. The sites were clean and had plenty of room. Shopping for groceries and small cafe just a few miles away. Great sunsets and sunrises. There are some small fishing lakes in the park. We enjoyed our visit at the park. Would stay there again if we ever get back in the area. We camped here in a Truck Camper.
We really liked this campground. The Red Cloud Loop is in an open field with open space all around. The sites are not landscaped - more natural. It is very quiet with beautiful views. You stay right on the Fort grounds. Great place. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
There are two separate campgrounds: Soldier Creek (electricity and tent only + shower house/restroom) and Red Cloud (s/w/e). Bring a longer water hose and/or sewer line for Red Cloud because there is a fair distance between the hydrant and the sewer at each site. Plenty of space between sites at either campground. Soldier Creek is older with established trees. Our favorite site at Soldier Creek is across the bridge; there have been times when we have had that entire area to ourselves. Red Cloud is newer, therefore there is no shade, however it is further from the highway with less traffic noise than Soldier Creek. Conversely, there is more dust at Red Cloud since the loop roads through Soldier Creek are paved. Visitors who don't have an annual state park permit will need a daily park permit ($3.00) in addition to the camping fee. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Fort Robinson State Park is the site of a Calvary outpost from the days of the "Indian Wars" and is worth exploring. Several scenic drives nearby that allow viewing of a fair sized Buffalo herd. Sites are arranged differently, sort of interspresed through out grassy areas with no real defined camping spots -- only the presence of electric facilities lets you know where a site is. Park has children's play area's, swim pool, fishing ponds, laundry facilities, showers and a dump station. We camped here in a camper.