Crawford
Fort Robinson State Park
A National Historic Landmark with lodge rooms in 1909 enlisted men's barracks and cabins in 1874–1909 officers' quarters; book on ReserveAmerica.
- Built
- 1874–1909Mixed set of former fort buildings: 1874–75 officers' quarters (cabins), 1887 adobe officers' quarters, 1909 brick officers' quarters ('the Bricks'), 1909 enlisted men's barracks (the Lodge's 22 rooms) and 1909 bachelor officers' quarters (Comanche Hall, sleeps up to 60). The reservation page describes all lodging as rooms in the 1909 enlisted men's quarters or 'cabins' in former officers' quarters dating from 1874 to 1909. Book through ReserveAmerica under 'Cabins or lodgings': Lodge Rooms, the Upper and Lower Cabin Loops, or group lodges.
- Type
- Lodge
- Credentials
- National Historic Landmark
The story
The Army set up a camp at the Red Cloud Agency in March 1874, moved it 1.5 miles west that May, and renamed it Fort Robinson in January 1878. Crazy Horse surrendered with about 1,100 followers on May 6, 1877, and died at the fort on September 5, 1877, after a guard bayoneted him as he resisted imprisonment. On January 9, 1879, Northern Cheyenne held in the barracks broke out in what is known as the Cheyenne Outbreak, and a two-week pursuit followed, with deaths on both sides. The 9th Cavalry, Buffalo Soldiers, arrived in 1885, the post became a quartermaster remount depot in 1919, and it held a K-9 training center and a German prisoner-of-war camp in World War II. The Army left in 1947 and the state established the park in 1956.
Good to know
- Address: 3200 U.S. Highway 20, Crawford, NE 69339
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.