Fort Robinson

Fort Robinson is located within Fort Robinson State Park. Fort Robinson State Park, Nebraska's largest state park (22,000 acres), is located 2 miles west of Crawford on U.S. Route 20. It has 60 miles of hiking trails and 20 miles of mountain biking trails. There are also excellent facilities for horsemen, including several stables, an equestrian campground, and equestrian trails.

Fort Robinson State Park

Fort Robinson

Camp Robinson was established in 1874 during the Indian Wars to protect the Indian agencies. The post was continually expanded and became Fort Robinson in 1878. In 1916 remaining units at Fort Robinson were transferred for duty along the Mexican border, and the fort was virtually abandoned during World War I. A quartermaster remount depot was established at the fort in 1919, and the Fourth Field Artillery was headquartered there from 1928 to 1931. The post later served as a Civilian Conservation Corps camp and a K-9 Corps training center. A prisoner of war camp was constructed on the military reservation in 1943. Fort Robinson ceased to be a military post in 1948 and was transferred to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for beef research. The U.S.D.A. continued operations until the early 1970s, at which time the post was transferred to the State of Nebraska for public use. Many of the original buildings were demolished during the 1950s, but somehow a lot of the officers' quarters survived intact. I toured the fort in June 2025.