Oglala National Grassland — Attraction in Bowen Precinct

I entered the area from the north,[ HI way 71 from S. Dakota]. I took the first gravel road, marked to toadstools area. This was a 12 mile trip on gravel roads that were marginal at best. It was the middle of May and the road had several soft spot in it, probably frost boils from the last winter. It was dry enough to kick up dust, so I wasn't to worried. I was pulling a 20' converted cargo trailer/camper with a 2 wheel drive pickup. I made it to toadstool with no problems. I camped there for the night. During the night it started to rain. It continued all night. I left the next morning, in the rain, towards Ft. Robinson . This was a disastrous 13 miles of mud road. Some how I made it back to the hard road, [fishtailing all the way], pulling my trailer like a boat anchor]. I was a nervous wreck by the time I hit the blacktop. I truly enjoyed the area, but would not attempt it ever again, in wet weather [I had no cell service in this area for 3 days, so I could not check the weather radar.] The road looked to be gravel. The problem is the gravel is only a inch or 2 thick, and the mud was...

One a bicycle, the winds are crazy. Unfortunately I was headed into them. I really wanted to get off the pavement and explore the cool stuff but there was some huge thunderstorms moving through. The locals advised against it, mostly because of the mud. The views were amazing. If you don't need beauty to wallop you over the head to notice it, there is a subtle beauty here that will...

This has been a go to in my family for harvesting Pronghorn for years. We love that there is public land (hard to get to sometimes) that has animals on it. Respect the private land and owners, even though they don't respect you (had a bad experience again this season). Beautiful land, and the nearby fort park has some neat views etc. Thank you Nebraska for providing this...