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TAKE THE ROAD. KEEP THE MEMORIES.

From the Black Hills toward Nebraska

Rapid City, South Dakota → Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Leave Rapid City for Scottsbluff through the open country between western South Dakota and Nebraska.

One-way travel day

Scotts Bluff National Monument · NPS Photo / Wesley Gant · Photo credits

Your dayOne-way travel day
Set out fromRapid City, South Dakota
DiscoverWestern High Plains scenery
A DAY TO REMEMBER

The journey

Leave Rapid City for Scottsbluff through the open country between western South Dakota and Nebraska.

Choose a practical meal break and leave time to enjoy the Scottsbluff area after arrival.

Make it your day

Set out

Begin in Rapid City and choose your route toward Scottsbluff, Nebraska.

Along the way

Leave Rapid City for Scottsbluff through the open country between western South Dakota and Nebraska. Choose a practical meal break and leave time to enjoy the Scottsbluff area after arrival.

Arrive

Finish in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. This is a one-way journey; a return drive is not included.

Conestoga wagon in front of Eagle Rock
Thousands of covered wagons rolled by Eagle Rock in the mid nineteenth century. · NPS Photo / Wesley Gant
A pink sky and dramatic bluff are seen reflected in water.
Scotts Bluff as seen from the north side of the North Platte River · NPS/Brian Poffenberger

Choose the exact roads and stops when planning your drive. Check seasonal access, reservations, weather, and opening times before setting out. Photographs show the named destination or an optional stop, not every view along the drive.