USDA Forest Service · Nebraska
Red Cloud (NE) Nebraska NF
USDA Forest Service · Nebraska, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,917 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · Verizon weak · AT&T good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- SITE 13 (NFSR 715-K) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands
- Phone
- N/A
1 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
The Red Cloud Campground is located one mile south of Chadron State Park on the west side of Highway 385. Situated in the middle of the Pine Ridge area, the campground has 13 sites with picnic tables, parking pads, pedestal grills, fire rings, and a vault toilet.
Recreation
Access the nearby Pine Ridge Trail system via Outrider and Strong Canyon trailheads. The Pine Ridge trail passes through a wide variety of landscapes ranging from grassland, ponderosa pine forest, creek bottoms, canyons and open ridges with views of the nearby buttes. Motorized trails can also be accessed nearby at Strong Canyon trailhead, Spotted Tail trailhead, and the Cliffs trailhead.
Fees
$15/night/vehicle. $7.50/extra vehicle
Interagency Senior/Access Recreation Passes provide a 50% discount to single campsites ONLY.
*The discount applies only to the fee for the campsite physically occupied by the pass holder, no to any additional fees or campsite(s) occupied by members of the pass holder's party.*
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 21° | -11° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 45° | 22° | -19° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 49° | 29° | 14° | 77° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 58° | 33° | 5° | 82° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 68° | 46° | 31° | 83° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 82° | 59° | 46° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 89° | 65° | 53° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 63° | 53° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 81° | 58° | 35° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 61° | 41° | 21° | 81° | 4 of 10 |
| November | 53° | 34° | 7° | 74° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 40° | 26° | 7° | 65° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Chadron State Park · Nebraska State Parks · 1 mi
- Roberts Tract (NE) Nebraska NF · USDA Forest Service · 8 mi · 4 sites
- Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · Nebraska State Parks · 17 mi · 86 sites
- Walgren Lake State Recreation Area · Nebraska State Parks · 19 mi · 40 sites
- Crawford City Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 21 mi
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