Toadstool Geological Park & Campground

Beautiful scenery but no shade. Luckily it was not so hot that day. Very nice place for one or two days, it’s also not overcrowded.

one of the most spectacular campgrounds i’ve ever seen. SUPER FREAKIN WINDY. legit do not even try if you have a tent you will not stay on the ground. still, awesome place only $15 a night w bathrooms, shade shelter, grills, n tables

Down a 10 mile dirt road, we got the 5th of 6 sites (4:00?) beautiful site - shade, picnic table and fire ring provided - great short hikes - clean, no water, gorgeous sunset and stars. Short interesting hikes - train sounds in the distance! Absolutely worth it!

Small campground with only 6 campsites. $15 a night includes the day use fee. Really cool quick hike around the toadstools makes staying here worth it for at least a night or two. Some longer hiking trails are marked and look nice, we didn’t venture too far from camp. Worth it if you are in the area for sure.

Super simple campground. Bathroom and a parking spot thats about it.

Toadstool campground is found down a long accordion gravel road.  There are no trees so plan on only finding shade inside your tent, camper or the table shade.  There are pit toilets and no water. There are picnic tables with shades, fire rings, and upright grills. The area is most visited for it's unusual rock formation that formed by wind and water eroding the surrounding soils and rock and leaving capstones on elevated pedestals, hence the name Toadstool.

At the right time of the moon phase this would be a good dark sky area to observe the Milky Way since there is no town or development for several miles.  If you don't want to rough it and opt for more civilized camping, Fort Robinson is a few miles south.

You must really want to go here as the access is via 12-13 miles of dirt road from either the north or the south. Our low-clearance van had no problem so unless it is muddy from the rain, I would think any car could handle the roads. There are six sites spaced a good distance apart; each has a covered picnic table (essential in the summer sun), bbq grate, fire pit, and garbage AND recycling bins. The only relief from the harsh sun (aside from the covered picnic tables) was a strong breeze. Summer is likely not the best time to camp here! There is no water available and the pit toilets were reasonably clean (but no hand sanitizer). There is a one-mile self-guided interpretive trail, which was very interesting and there are a couple of other hiking trails, which we did not explore. We met a couple who had honeymooned here 42 years ago! The only annoyance was the biting flies! You can't beat the price - $5 ($2.50 with senior pass) but it was posted that there is a proposed price increase to $15.

Toadstool park has a small number of nonreservable camping spots that are nicely spaced, with honor system payment on site. Toilets are available but no running water or power. Access to the park is via dirt roads that can be difficult after heavy rain. Beautiful place to explore, where we found very friendly other campers.

The park is located ~20 miles from Crawford, Ne. Many of those miles are gravel roads. The park is full of a lot of very neat rock formations. There is a ~1 mile long looped hiking trail inside the park that has markers so you can read about the land and how the rock was formed. There is an outhouse style bathroom available and half dozen camping spots with fire rings.