Take a step back in time this June and explore Rock Creek Station – a place where road ranches served pioneers along the Oregon-California Trail, Pony Express riders carried mail across the West, and Wild Bill Hickok began a legendary career as gunfighter!
The Visitor Center will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the event. Scheduled events include Pony Express demonstrations and a narration of the Hickok-McCandles incident at 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Living history demonstrations will be held on the historic ranches throughout the day during the event.
A free-will donation lunch of pulled pork sandwiches will be hosted by the Friends of Rock Creek Station from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Saturday evening , visitors can also enjoy a buffalo stew cookout and musical entertainment starting at 7 p.m. at the historic West Ranche site. Advanced cookout tickets will be on sale at the park’s Visitor Center and at the Fairbury Chamber of Commerce office. Adults $9/Children $6 (13 and under).
The musical entertainment begins after the buffalo stew cookout, and the presentation is free and open to the public. David Marsh from the Humanities Nebraska Speaker’s Bureau will entertain audiences with his Music of the Plains program, where he will share stories and sing songs that arose out of the common experience of life on the plains during the settlement era. Though music, audiences learn about homesteading, cowboys, children’s games, and the wonders of the wide open prairie.
For more information about the Trail Days event and park amenities, please contact Rock Creek Station State Historical Park at (402) 729-5777 or visit
https://outdoornebraska.gov/location/rock-creek-station-shp/
A valid Nebraska park entry permit is required for all vehicles entering the park.
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