Merritt Trading Post

23 mi southwest of Valentine, NE · Verizon 4G · T-Mobile 5G

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First comebooking

May–Jun & Aug–Sepbest months

About Merritt Trading Post

Fees: Fee
Where: 23 mi southwest of Valentine, NE · 42.63008, -100.86523

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

36°

13°Jan

39°

16°Feb

50°

24°Mar

59°

33°Apr

70°

44°May

80°

54°Jun

87°

60°Jul

85°

58°Aug

77°

48°Sep

63°

35°Oct

48°

24°Nov

38°

15°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Jun & Aug–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Mar.

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
FR 622	ATV road	1.4 mi	2.7 mi
Steer Creek Valley	ATV road	1.6 mi	22.0 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G · T-Mobile 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Pristine

The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.

Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Camps nearby

Campsite · 26 mi SW of Valentine 2.6 mi
Campsite · 26 mi SW of Valentine 3 mi
Samuel R. Mckelvie National Forest 10.3 mi
Steer Creek Campground 15.5 mi
Fishberry Campground 25.9 mi
Campsite · 12 mi E of Valentine 34.1 mi