Buffalo Bill State Historical Park

Due to potential flooding of the North Platte River, Buffalo Bill State Historical Park is closed for the foreseeable future. Please continue to check this site or call the North Platte/Lincoln County Convention and Visitors Bureau at 308-532-4729.

North Platte was home of the man who made the Wild West world-renowned. No one figure personifies the frontier spirit better than William F. Buffalo Bill Cody, the Wests most colorful showman, army scout and buffalo hunter.

The legacy of the life and times of the man who personified the frontier spirit lives on at Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park. Codys elegant Victorian house, built in 1886, and huge barn sit on 25 acres of what was originally a 4,000-acre spread that Cody called Scouts Rest Ranch. The barn, built in 1886, now features Wild West Show memorabilia, original posters, and a movie made of film clips taken at the time the show was touring throughout the United States and Europe.

The house, barn, and original outbuildings are now being preserved by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission as a state historical park.

Contact Info

2921 Scouts Rest Ranch Road North Platte, NE 69101 308-535-8035
Online at www.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/guides/parksearch/showpark.asp?Area_No=38
Hours: Season/Hours of Operation March 23 through May 22, Mon-Fri, 10AM - 4PM;
May 23 through September 2, Every Day, 9AM - 5PM;
September 8 through Oct 23, Mon-Fri, 10AM - 4PM Admission: State Park Permit required for all vehicles. Permit available in the house and barn. $4.00 for daily permit
$20.00 for annual permit