Seemed like a nice spot to stop and take some pictures. Gift shop was not open yet but gate was open. Was stopped and informed it was private property and basically asked to leave. So we did and will never go back. I'll spend my hard earned money somewhere else.
MrsWmber
Seemed like a nice place to stop and take some pictures. Was told it was private property and basicly asked to leave. Will never go back.
Michael Haworth
Nice and (very) quiet spot to stop and rest. Beautiful view of a bluff and they light Chimney Rock up at night. Also a great view of the stars at night.
Karen Pustejovsky
We stayed at Chimney Rock Pioneer Crossing for a month. It's a small and quiet park. Friendly folks running it and much to see all around. The view of Chimney Rock and the surroundings are excellent. They also have wonderful ice cream!
ceetee00
Since the Chimney Rock visitors center was closing soon and it was $8 a head to get in we drove down the road a bit to this roadside gift shop/diner. The menu is small but they had ice cream and waffle cones and t shirts and knick knacks . We got a t shirt and some cones and sat outside on a picnic table to look at nature. The proprietor is a very nice guy and fun too.
Tazz
Stop by the shop here if you’re visiting Chimney Rock!I was on my way to the museum down the road when I decided to stop here and take a quick look around the shop to see what they had for sale. They had ice cream and drinks as well as a few souvenirs and such.The gentleman who worked here was very kind and gave me suggestions, directions, and warnings as what to do and not to do when visiting Chimney Rock and down the road to Courthouse and Castle Rock. He also gave my dog a free deluxe dog treat on the way out!
Db Ogin
This was a nice campground, very clean excellent location to Chimney Rock (outstanding view) / Scott’s bluff. Only drawback is that it is located next to a train crossing - several trains. This did not phase us!
Kathleen Frein Klein
Beautiful view and full hookups were convenient and worth the price. On-site bathroom/shower did not have a way to lock from the inside which made using them a bit precarious.Overall a good experience and we would stay here again.
Mike Gallagher
The campground has a great location with a view of Chimney Rock. At night, Chimney Rock was lit, which was a pleasant view during dinner. The shower was hot and clean. Joe was friendly. I enjoyed a hike around Chimney Rock, which can be challenging due to the ravines you must cross; begin your hike from the Chimney Rock Cemetery. The only reason that I took away a star was the cost - $32.55 - for a tent site.
Jeff Will
We only were staying one night as we were just passing through but feel in love with our surroundings and stayed another night, you have great views of Chimney Rock and love how it is illuminated at night, a very peaceful( other than an occasional distant train passing by which I enjoy ) is nicely located to other attractions like Scotts Bluff Nat. Mon., the Jail and Court House rocks. Met some great fellow RVers. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit and stay. Thank you.
We payed $40 for a campsite that ended up being a mowed 6ft wide swath off the side of the driveway with no campfire ring or shelter or anything. I am used to roughing it, but this was rediculius. We arrived at 5pm, no one was there, just a sign on the door telling us where our "camp spot" was. Called the owner, who was quite rude, and told him that this wasn't what we were expecting and were thinking about moving on, and he proceeded to try and tell us that that's how people camp in Nebraska. Well, I am from Nebraska, so I can say that this isn't true. He refused to refund us, even though he wouldn't be out anything. There was plenty of other places along the side of the driveway that others could have camped, so I guess $40 and a bad review are more important to him.
Philipp Schubert
This is a lovely, small and very clean RV park with spacious sites. Chimney Rock is about a mile away and the RV park has the best views of this landmark - especially sunrise is gorgeous and also when the moon sets next to illuminated Chimney Rock at night. The owner lives nearby, takes care of anything and is very helpful. We stayed two weeks and absolutely enjoyed our time there. Can highly recommend this place and will definitely come back if we are in the area again.
Gone Fishin'
The Chimney Rock Pioneer Crossing campground was my last stop prior to arriving at America's Mailbox in Box Elder, S.D., for residency purposes. I had reserved and paid for a full weeks' stay, but somehow (my bad) scheduled my stop for eight nights. Needless to say, I was chomping at the bit to get on the road by the end of the stay.First, let me say that the Owners are extremely nice people and work hard at keeping the area nice. But i'm reviewing the overall experience, which was dismal and disruptive. I had been assigned to space #11 per my reservation. It was only hours after getting setup in the space that I had to request being moved! There are now a number of long-term campers at the location. Good for revenue stream, but maybe not for normal campers.The family in the space next to me had twin children who chaos on steroids... non-stop fighting and screaming, with non-parenting, parents! They also had two ankle-biters which they kept outside, that barked at anything and everything. Then add the fact that the husband was remodeling the back-half of his camper. The noise of power tools, hammers, nail-guns.. you get the idea by now. I was on the phone with my VA medical providers, attempting to schedule appointments, and had to tell them that I would call back due to the noise level.So, I had to move to another space, which helped somewhat with the noise, but did not eliminate it. No on to the subject of the Technology Desert.. I could get one network TV channel, along with the PBS channels. There is NO Wi-Fi in the park, my T-mobile cell signal was non-existent, but was able to roam with their partner provider, Viaero Wireless which was all but worthless, 2g signal; too slow to even access email.Back to the Noise.. there are train tracks just a few hundred yards from the park, and there are about a dozen, very long, and load (air horns) coal trains that go up and down the tracks, every day, and night. Most people don't sleep through air-horns in the middle of the night.The camper sites were not terrible, but one reviewer mentioned how "roomy" the sites were? Not sure what she was accustomed to, but I measured 12' between my neighbor's hookups, and the side of my camper. And the hookups are in the middle of the site, rather than the rear, which places the sewer drain at your picnic table. (see photos)I did go to the Scott's Bluff National Monument Park on one day which was very nice, and the camper's have a great view of the Chimney Rock monument. So, this park would be OK for a quick night or two, but not longer. For me personally, I just did not find it comfortable at all. I'm still learning what aspects to consider when scheduling my stops.
Amy Babcock
A gem to find during our time visiting chimney rock. What a treat to get a tasty lunch with a view. Lots of options for those that are gluten-sensitive and also vegetarian. The iced coffee was strong and ice cream so very tempting. Very clean establishment and there were lots of well thought out gifts to bring back as presents.
John B
We actually camped here at the campground attached to this nice spot. The people are very friendly and helpful. If you are looking for a place to eat or a place to camp for the night you will have a great time. The view of the the monument as you wake up in the morning is breath taking.
Seemed like a nice spot to stop and take some pictures. Gift shop was not open yet but gate was open. Was stopped and informed it was private property and basically asked to leave. So we did and will never go back. I'll spend my hard earned money somewhere else.
Seemed like a nice place to stop and take some pictures. Was told it was private property and basicly asked to leave. Will never go back.
Nice and (very) quiet spot to stop and rest. Beautiful view of a bluff and they light Chimney Rock up at night. Also a great view of the stars at night.
We stayed at Chimney Rock Pioneer Crossing for a month. It's a small and quiet park. Friendly folks running it and much to see all around. The view of Chimney Rock and the surroundings are excellent. They also have wonderful ice cream!
Since the Chimney Rock visitors center was closing soon and it was $8 a head to get in we drove down the road a bit to this roadside gift shop/diner. The menu is small but they had ice cream and waffle cones and t shirts and knick knacks . We got a t shirt and some cones and sat outside on a picnic table to look at nature. The proprietor is a very nice guy and fun too.
Stop by the shop here if you’re visiting Chimney Rock!I was on my way to the museum down the road when I decided to stop here and take a quick look around the shop to see what they had for sale. They had ice cream and drinks as well as a few souvenirs and such.The gentleman who worked here was very kind and gave me suggestions, directions, and warnings as what to do and not to do when visiting Chimney Rock and down the road to Courthouse and Castle Rock. He also gave my dog a free deluxe dog treat on the way out!
This was a nice campground, very clean excellent location to Chimney Rock (outstanding view) / Scott’s bluff. Only drawback is that it is located next to a train crossing - several trains. This did not phase us!
Beautiful view and full hookups were convenient and worth the price. On-site bathroom/shower did not have a way to lock from the inside which made using them a bit precarious.Overall a good experience and we would stay here again.
The campground has a great location with a view of Chimney Rock. At night, Chimney Rock was lit, which was a pleasant view during dinner. The shower was hot and clean. Joe was friendly. I enjoyed a hike around Chimney Rock, which can be challenging due to the ravines you must cross; begin your hike from the Chimney Rock Cemetery. The only reason that I took away a star was the cost - $32.55 - for a tent site.
We only were staying one night as we were just passing through but feel in love with our surroundings and stayed another night, you have great views of Chimney Rock and love how it is illuminated at night, a very peaceful( other than an occasional distant train passing by which I enjoy ) is nicely located to other attractions like Scotts Bluff Nat. Mon., the Jail and Court House rocks. Met some great fellow RVers. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit and stay. Thank you.
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We payed $40 for a campsite that ended up being a mowed 6ft wide swath off the side of the driveway with no campfire ring or shelter or anything. I am used to roughing it, but this was rediculius. We arrived at 5pm, no one was there, just a sign on the door telling us where our "camp spot" was. Called the owner, who was quite rude, and told him that this wasn't what we were expecting and were thinking about moving on, and he proceeded to try and tell us that that's how people camp in Nebraska. Well, I am from Nebraska, so I can say that this isn't true. He refused to refund us, even though he wouldn't be out anything. There was plenty of other places along the side of the driveway that others could have camped, so I guess $40 and a bad review are more important to him.
This is a lovely, small and very clean RV park with spacious sites. Chimney Rock is about a mile away and the RV park has the best views of this landmark - especially sunrise is gorgeous and also when the moon sets next to illuminated Chimney Rock at night. The owner lives nearby, takes care of anything and is very helpful. We stayed two weeks and absolutely enjoyed our time there. Can highly recommend this place and will definitely come back if we are in the area again.
The Chimney Rock Pioneer Crossing campground was my last stop prior to arriving at America's Mailbox in Box Elder, S.D., for residency purposes. I had reserved and paid for a full weeks' stay, but somehow (my bad) scheduled my stop for eight nights. Needless to say, I was chomping at the bit to get on the road by the end of the stay.First, let me say that the Owners are extremely nice people and work hard at keeping the area nice. But i'm reviewing the overall experience, which was dismal and disruptive. I had been assigned to space #11 per my reservation. It was only hours after getting setup in the space that I had to request being moved! There are now a number of long-term campers at the location. Good for revenue stream, but maybe not for normal campers.The family in the space next to me had twin children who chaos on steroids... non-stop fighting and screaming, with non-parenting, parents! They also had two ankle-biters which they kept outside, that barked at anything and everything. Then add the fact that the husband was remodeling the back-half of his camper. The noise of power tools, hammers, nail-guns.. you get the idea by now. I was on the phone with my VA medical providers, attempting to schedule appointments, and had to tell them that I would call back due to the noise level.So, I had to move to another space, which helped somewhat with the noise, but did not eliminate it. No on to the subject of the Technology Desert.. I could get one network TV channel, along with the PBS channels. There is NO Wi-Fi in the park, my T-mobile cell signal was non-existent, but was able to roam with their partner provider, Viaero Wireless which was all but worthless, 2g signal; too slow to even access email.Back to the Noise.. there are train tracks just a few hundred yards from the park, and there are about a dozen, very long, and load (air horns) coal trains that go up and down the tracks, every day, and night. Most people don't sleep through air-horns in the middle of the night.The camper sites were not terrible, but one reviewer mentioned how "roomy" the sites were? Not sure what she was accustomed to, but I measured 12' between my neighbor's hookups, and the side of my camper. And the hookups are in the middle of the site, rather than the rear, which places the sewer drain at your picnic table. (see photos)I did go to the Scott's Bluff National Monument Park on one day which was very nice, and the camper's have a great view of the Chimney Rock monument. So, this park would be OK for a quick night or two, but not longer. For me personally, I just did not find it comfortable at all. I'm still learning what aspects to consider when scheduling my stops.
A gem to find during our time visiting chimney rock. What a treat to get a tasty lunch with a view. Lots of options for those that are gluten-sensitive and also vegetarian. The iced coffee was strong and ice cream so very tempting. Very clean establishment and there were lots of well thought out gifts to bring back as presents.
We actually camped here at the campground attached to this nice spot. The people are very friendly and helpful. If you are looking for a place to eat or a place to camp for the night you will have a great time. The view of the the monument as you wake up in the morning is breath taking.
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