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Review:
Toadstool Geologic Park is one of the must-see natural attractions in Nebraska’s northwest corner. Dirt roads dominate the 19-mile drive from Crawford, Nebraska, to Toadstool; it’s an off-the-beaten-path experience that is well worth it. The badlands-like scenery made from banded layers of volcanic ash and sediments created by flooding is a surreal vision.
Here, paleontologists study forms and fossils from millions of years ago. Visitors can take a fascinating guided walking tour or choose self-guided exploration on a 1-mile loop trail. Besides the other-worldly scenery, there are bountiful prehistoric fossils and a 30-million-year-old trackway of migratory bird and animal tracks preserved in stone. Removing fossils is prohibited.
Toadstool Road, Crawford, NE, Phone: 308-432-4475
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