Trails West Magazine is a Gering, Nebraska travel guide focused on Scotts Bluff National Monument, western Nebraska, and the sights, sounds, events, history, food, lodging, scenic drives, and places worth visiting within roughly 100 miles of Gering.

Based in the shadow of Scotts Bluff National Monument, Trails West Magazine helps travelers discover what to see, where to go, and what to experience across the Nebraska Panhandle. From historic Oregon Trail landmarks and small-town museums to local restaurants, scenic overlooks, outdoor recreation, seasonal events, and quiet backroads, our goal is to help visitors explore western Nebraska with confidence.

Gering is our starting point. From here, the road opens in every direction. Within a short drive, visitors can explore Scotts Bluff National Monument, Chimney Rock, Courthouse and Jail Rocks, Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area, Lake Minatare, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Fort Robinson State Park, and many other places that define this part of the American West.

This region is not built on polished tourist noise. It is built on open sky, old trails, prairie wind, sandstone bluffs, family-owned businesses, county fairs, historic roads, local cafés, small-town lodging, and landscapes that remind visitors the West was not invented in a marketing office.

Trails West Magazine exists to help people experience western Nebraska honestly. We cover things to do in Gering, places to visit near Scotts Bluff National Monument, western Nebraska attractions, Nebraska Panhandle road trips, local events, food, lodging, outdoor recreation, photography locations, historic sites, and scenic drives throughout the region.

Our focus begins in Gering, Nebraska, and reaches outward across the surrounding area. If it is within about a hundred miles and worth seeing, visiting, photographing, eating at, walking through, learning about, or driving to, it belongs here.

Whether you are planning a weekend around Scotts Bluff National Monument, following the old Oregon Trail corridor, looking for a quiet Nebraska road trip, searching for restaurants and lodging in Gering or Scottsbluff, or trying to find something interesting to do while visiting western Nebraska, Trails West Magazine is here to point you in the right direction.

We believe western Nebraska deserves more attention than it gets. Not because it is flashy, but because it is real. The history is real. The landscapes are real. The towns are real. The people are real. For travelers willing to slow down and look around, there is far more here than most people expect.

Trails West Magazine is your guide to Gering, Scotts Bluff National Monument, and the western Nebraska places worth discovering.