Crane Trust Nature & Visitor Center

The Crane Trust is a habitat conservation nonprofit organization located on the beautiful Platte River in South Central Nebraska. In addition to offering tours of one of the greatest migrations in the world, the Trust works year-round to protect and preserve nearly 10,000 acres of critical habitat for the endangered Whooping Cranes, Sandhill Cranes, and countless other species sharing fragile river and prairie ecosystems. Crane Trust Nature & Visitor Center is the public face of the Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust. The Nature & Visitor Center has nearly 10 miles of walking trails, a 35-foot observation tower, a bison herd, art gallery, gift shop, and informational exhibits. We also offer tourism information for the state of Nebraska. During the spring crane migration, we offer riverfront viewing blind tours to see cranes up close on their river roosts, plus driving maps of the area so visitors can see the cranes feeding in surrounding fields, wetlands.