About this campground
It is said that Joseph Nielson discovered this amazing sink hole in 1927. He was heading back to his camp at night when he strayed into the area. His horse stopped and absolutely refused to go another step. He got off the horse and started walking, when suddenly he was hanging on to the reins of his horse with nothing below his feet. Fortunately, Nielson was able to coax his horse to back up while he was holding the reins and get out of the mysterious hole he found himself in. The next day, Nielson went back to see in the daylight what had tried to swallow him. As he neared the sinkhole, once again his horse refused to move close.
Getting there
Take highway 6-50 to the road that goes to the U-Dig Fossile site. Drive north on the gravel road for 6.8 miles to the Y intersection. Take the left fork and drive 1.6 miles to a T intersection. Turn left and drive 3.3 miles to ta road that leads west. Drive west 3.4 miles to a Y intersection. Take the right fork heading northwest for one mile. Turn right, drive .6 mile. Turn right again, drive southwest for 1/2 mile to a parking area next to the fence that surrounds the sinkhole.
Activities
- CAMPING
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