Prairie Trace Road

Prairie Trace Road: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Prairie Trace Road

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Prairie Trace Road — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.20928, -101.11740. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Prairie Trace Road

• Golden Spike Tower · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~45 km · Must-see
• George P Kingsley Dam · lake · Keith · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fort McPherson · fort · Lincoln · ~68 km · Must-see
• Crossing the Overland Trail Historical Marker · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~10 km
• O'Fallon's Bluff · attraction · Lincoln · ~10 km
• East Sutherland State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~12 km
• West Hershey State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~15 km
• Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~15 km
• Hershey State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~17 km
• East Hershey State Wildlife Management Area · park · Lincoln · ~22 km
• Muskrat Run State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~23 km
• East Hershey Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Lincoln · ~24 km
• Birdwood Lake State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Lincoln · ~26 km
• Big Bald Hill · viewpoint · Keith · ~32 km
• Hansen Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~34 km
• Hansen Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~34 km
• Eisenhower Park · park · Lincoln · ~34 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Prairie Trace Road

Other forts & heritage near Prairie Trace Road

• Fort McPherson · fort · Lincoln · ~68 km · Must-see
• Pilgrim Holiness Church · fort · Arthur · ~78 km · Must-see
• North Platte Depot/Canteen Memorial · fort · Lincoln · ~39 km
• Sioux Lookout Historical Monument · fort · Lincoln · ~54 km
• Fort McPherson Historical Marker · fort · Lincoln · ~63 km
• Fort McPherson and North Platte Historical Marker · fort · Lincoln · ~72 km
• Diamond Springs Stage Station Site · fort · Keith · ~84 km
• Etna · fort · Custer · ~98 km
• Road 199A · fort · Garden · ~108 km
• Julesburg and Fort Sedgwick Historical Marker · fort · Deuel · ~117 km

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