
From Shields Township, 28 mi to Ashfall Fossil Beds
A typical year brings about 166K visitors to Missouri National Recreational River. There is no place to visit inside Shields Township; there are 3 within 40 miles. The mix takes in 2 national park sites and a park & preserve.

Ashfall Fossil Beds
Park in Nebraska, USA.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where to find them
At the edge of the map sits Niobrara National Scenic River, 37 mi out.
Orange: Shields Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The places, one by one
Here are the 3 places within 60 miles.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Shields Township →
Photo credits
Ashfall Fossil Beds: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Niobrara National Scenic River: National Park Service, Public domain · Missouri National Recreational River: Dugan Smith, Public domain
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