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All 192 places by distance →One day from Chadron
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:47 pm
91 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Chadron
- Isinglass Buttesviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Museum of the Fur Trademuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Pine Ridge National Recreation Areanature spot · 2 hrs
- Rattlesnake Butteviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Dawes County Historical Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Chadron
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Chadron?
Chadron (church, about 1 km), Finnegan Park (park, about 1 km), Wilson Park (park, about 1 km), Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center (museum, about 1 km), Eleanor Barbour Cook Museum of Geology (museum, about 1 km), Dawes County Historical Museum (museum, about 5 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Chadron?
102 places on Spotwander: 28 hill stations & viewpoints, 19 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 12 parks, 20 churches, 3 forts & heritage.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Chadron?
Kings Canyon, about 12 km by road; Rattlesnake Butte (13 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Chadron?
Mayfield Dam, about 6 km by road; Bartlet Reservoir (7 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Chadron?
Start in Chadron, visit Isinglass Buttes, then Museum of the Fur Trade, then Pine Ridge National Recreation Area, then Rattlesnake Butte, then Dawes County Historical Museum, and drive back — about 91 km by road in all.