About Soldier Creek Campground
The Soldier Creek Campground is adjacent to [Soldier Creek Wilderness](http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/nebraska/recarea/?recid=80609) to the south, Ft. Robinson State Park to the east and Forest Service non wilderness to the west and north. The 7,794 acre Soldier Creek Wilderness was used in conjunction with Fort Robinson Military Reservation as a wood reserve, horse & mule pasture. The campground has 3 sites with picnic table and fire ring, along with at least 3 other camping areas large enough for a horse trailer or RV. There is also a hand pump well providing potable water, 3 vault toilets, garbage cans and a large 15-paddock corral system. Livestock feed is not available and stock water must be hauled to the corral from nearby creeks or hand pump. Boots & Saddle Trail is 7.1 miles, accessed from the North Fork Trailhead located at campsite 1 and ties into the Trooper Trail. Trooper…
- Fees: $15/vehicle/night. Please pay onsite.
- Managed by: USFS - Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands
- Where: 8 mi west of Crawford, NE · 42.69691, -103.56971
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Jun & Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trooper | Horse | 0.1 mi | 9.2 mi |
| Boots and Saddle | Horse | 0.2 mi | 6.5 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Camps nearby
- Soldier Creek Campground 5.8 mi
- Red Cloud Campground 6.1 mi
- Toadstool Geological Park and Campground 11.1 mi
- Oglala National Grasslands 15.3 mi
- Campsite · 23 mi SW of Crawford 19.7 mi
- Roberts Tract Camping Area/Trailhead 21.9 mi