Interesting part of US history and the Oregon Trail. This is a State Park but really should be a National Park or US site. Museum was small but had many artifacts to view. The upkeep seems a little lacking and my understanding from other posts is possible budget cuts within the state of Nebraska May be the cause. Great afternoon for a walk around the grounds. Be sure to watch the movie inside the welcome center as it provides Perry information before walking the grounds. I would pay extra for a guided tour to understand what we were viewing. Not much information available as you walk, no map with information either.

Pretty lame once you leave to poorly (if at all) curated museum.

This site was of huge importance in the settlement of the American West but obviously not so much in the eyes of your parks department. The giant art spanning the freeway was amazing, but the actual site (information center and blacksmith building) left a lot to be desired.

Compared to similar historical sites there is not much here. There is a small museum, an informative video along with a blacksmith shop and a bare bones wooden fort. The history of this place is very relevant to multiple topics and for me was essential. The thing that rubbed me raw is that Nebraska charged me 8 dollars for a permit for the state park and 4 dollars for the museum. I gladly gave the museum their money but the permit fee is obnoxious for parking in the lot for just an hour.

Great historical park to visit while camping are the State Recreation Area nearby. Enjoy the rustic atmosphere and experience pioneer life while you tour the fort. My kids loved the armory, getting to see the various weapons that were on display. The sod house blacksmith shop is cooler than the outdoors and provides a little relief from the heat during hot days.

Liked it for the history. Staff member pleasant, but not super knowledgeable.

$8 to park and walk around a rebuilt fence... fort. I dont think so.

Nice little walk around the grounds, and a feel for the migration west.

Lots of fun. Kids learned a lot!

We were unimpressed with the fort, but it is great spot for a picnic though. One thing we noticed there is a lot of corn in Nebraska, mile after mile after mile...what a surprise....LOL

Our grandchildren love riding their bikes there.

The 6 men volunteer Artillery Crew was dressed in 1850 period uniform and performed the firing of the Cannons with military precision.In particular the explanation of the live Cannon battery firing reenactment and educational background speech by Paul was outstanding. These men and there families are to be commended for volunteering there time and expertise on this part of Nebraska History.Thank You for your Patriotism and dedication.M Schellhorn. US ARMY NE National guard, Master Sergeant, Retired

Love this place! We really enjoy doing living history out here! It is important to keep history alive!

The lady at the front desk was super nice and even took a picture for us, but the park itself was just kind of underwhelming. The museum is only one room, yet you have to pay an $8 parking fee on top of $2 admission. Almost all of the buildings are completely gone and are just marked out foundations in the grass. If it hadnt been so expensive, it would have been kind of cute. But its really just not worth the price.

If youre traveling in an RV this is a great place to camp around many small lakes. And you can also learn about the history of the fort within a couple of miles of the campground. Staff were very helpful the campground was very clean. And one more nice feature if you have children the campground has bicycles to borrow to ride around the camp which is very large. $23 for primitive no hookups, 33 for electric + 38 for Water and Electric, and oh did I mention its a beautiful Campground surrounded by Nature and fishing is available in many of the ponds

Very nice spot with great fishing and kind people. Caught some bass, catfish and blue gill. Camping is good but mosquito population is absolutely off the charts lately even with constant bug spray we were eaten alive! Excellent swimming very clean water but the bluegill are brave there and were nibbling at our legs and suits. Turtles were a pest while we were fishing.

Great Peaceful Relaxing

Great history in developing west,

Lots to look at and interesting history

Please check their website for times. This place is seasonal and the hours on this page do not reflect their current season hours.They are basically open March 1 to Sept 30.Closed in winter months.

I wouldnt even give this one star because we didnt even see it. We really wanted to, but we were just traveling through. We just wanted to walk about for about 15 min. They wanted to charge us $8 just to park and then another $2 each admission. Thats just crazy! Its not like we were going to spend the day there.

Such a beautiful and vibrant place. Its kinda out in the middle of nowhere but its just so quiet that it really is relaxing compared to the hustle and bustle of city life. And fun and historical too!

Cool place to visit if youre an Oregon Trail buff. The biggest reason it didnt get 5 stars was prices. If youre from out of state they really nickle and dime you.

Its in a state of disrepair which was sad

Great little place

Story told well. Good self walking tour. Outdoor signs need to be redone...aged.Museum opened very late day we were there.

My husbands first time here and with I it was freezing we loved it

Great park, well taken care of! New & exciting things are in the works for them. They are refurbishing some of the wagon wheels, have plans for carving soldiers into some of the dead trees and want to expand the visitors center. They may have a hand carved carousel on grounds in 2019!

Large, fun park. A great place to get into nature so close to Kearney.

So many birds to watch around here.️️

So much fun always love going there. Even found a few owl pellets and a skull of a rodent or bird

Amazing history lesson. Be sure to watch the video....take your time in the museum...lots of artifacts found at the fort itself.

I like history. The park is nicely kept. Kind of interesting. But if you are from out of state, it will cost you $10 to see a reconstructed stockade and a blacksmith shop from a fort that was active for about 2 decades in the middle of the 19th century. Anyone who has visited state parks in other states expects to pay something, but $10 for this seems over the top. In fairness, I was given a ticket that would get me into any other NE state park that day for nothing more. Still, Niagara Falls does not cost $10.

I went to find lone star ticks for my research project on tick borne diseases. Down in the tall grass undee the trees, ticks are everywhere-I found four lone stars!

Nice walking trails, was expecting more

Very nice...We enjoyed the video about the history

Great place to break up your drive across Nebraska and get a feeling for the local history. Helps to understand what our ancestors had to go through to get across the country, and what it took to protect them.

Its a really nice place to Camp the swimming area its a lake but its its great for camping and I would recommend coming here prices are great for camping RV water fill-up station and dumping stations there very nice and fun and there are guests bikes that anybody can use its good and cool there are trails to ride theres a bridge that crosses the Platte River and its cool

For I-80 travelers, this is a good not too far out of the way place to stretch your legs and learn a little about pioneer life along the California, Mormon, Oregon, and Pony Express National Historic Trails.On the right weekends, you might even get to experience a living history exhibit.

We were looking for an accessible trail for my 92 year old mother to walk on for a break from our road trip. This was perfect, and gorgeous natural area as well.

Great history and really cool, the recreation area is also connected to the Kearney hike/bike trail.

Pretty cool little spot! Very interesting to see the history of this area

A well kept piece of history

Its a great thing to do on a weekend. Do it during the crane migration period. visit the spots during sunrise and sunset for breathtaking views of giant flocks of birds.great sites for wildlife photography enthusiasts as well.

Enjoyed learning more about the military & families that were there, and also problems lens they entailed.

Great place to stretch your legs. Nice trails and great selection of historic artifacts. Feeding the horses was fun!

There isnt much to see there. I was disappointed.

Easy access. Quick trail. Friendly knowledgeable staff.

Dont waste ur time. This place is a doodoo muffin. None of the staff will be attending my extravagant extravaganza of glorious glory and lively life.

This park is so nice and quiet. Nice camp area, multiple little ponds, walkways, very clean. We found it accidentally and I hate to rate it....I want to keep it all to myself. This has a viewing site where the sand hill cranes come in. We paid $20 to camp and $7 for the day pass. A lot of walking trails. This is our 2nd time here. There is fishing too.

Interesting history displayed. Nice, quiet Park for walking.

Nice history, yet weak on artifacts

Packed in tight! the first site we ever refused and kept on driving! barely enough room to drive down the narrow road between trucks/rvs. our site was over taken by a shady group, that had already taken our sites picnic bench, had 5 cars parked in their site and ours and defiantly a pitbull mix dog (one of 4 dogs). we went back to the front check-in, asked for help. the two KIDS working the front shrugged and told us to talk to the camp ground host. uh, no thank you.

A great family experience for all ages. These places are disappearing all over the country because of funding and vandalism so make sure you at least do it once to say youve been there! I grew up around here so its special to me!

Fort Kearney is a great place to learn about settling the west. The exhibits here are well kept and very informative!

Great film on cranes. Informed volunteer at counter. Too bad it was snowing.

The campground is very nice, but the staff is very unprofessional! Was told by the staff to go find a spot and then come back to pay once settled in. SO... When I found a spot I dropped off some of my belongings and kids/dog. When I returned after filling up with water the staff showed up and told us they were kicking us out of our spot because someone didnt get their reserved spot at Windmill state park. Why that was my problem I dont know, but now they have two upset visitors rather then one! So much for first come first serve policy! Nice job staff!!

Good historical site along the oregon trail. Helpful staff.

Beautiful, quiet campground. Wish we had longer to enjoy.

I loved the openness as well as the historical structures, speakers, and the video that was shown up front!

Friendly voulenteer staff. Gorgeous grounds. Bird feeders, park tables and benches, historical.

Nice place to camp. They have an area that the Scouts can reserve and hold private camps.

Loved the history and watching cannon firing with the fort reinactment

Nice place . Wish there was more

Staff was very helpful and gave great information!

Will never go here again the staff told my military son his service to this country doesnt mean anything. Apparently their boss agreed.

Interesting place.

Good fishing and nice hosts! This place rocks !!

Unimpressive.

I found directions

Not much to see

Need more interp rangers.The lady that sold us our pass didnt know much about the history of the fort.

Neat little park with a lot of history.

Not much to do

Interesting place

Awesome

First post on the Oregon Trail

Historical site with accurate recreations.

Great place!!!

Informative.

Interesting place with lots of information about the history of the fort, the region, and the civil war.

Fun place to visit with kids

The fort is falling apart and wasnt well maintained

Not much to see, but the historical markers are quite interesting.

Nice park

What a great place to camp!!

Great park!