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Local Info

This is the page to help you find the information you’ll need to make your trip to the 2009 Big Wheeled Ballyhoo at Potter’s Pasture, near Brady, Nebraska.

Directions From The Interstate @ Brady, NE: Take the Brady exit on Interstate 80 (exit 199).  Travel approx. 3 miles south from the interchange. Turn right on to Brady-Moorfield Rd. Follow the road past Jeffery Lake and past the end of the blacktop.  After traveling approximately 2 more miles (after the blacktop ends) on the gravel road, turn left (East) at the next intersection. Drive another 1-2 miles. The camp is on the right (South side of the road).

Where to Stay

There will be a campground with plenty of room near the Ballyhoo trails. If you are looking for a hotel/motel room, be prepared! The closest is 30miles plus away! There will be Porta johns available on site, but no shower facilities! Water for drinking and cleaning up will be available. No electrical hook ups! Cell phone coverage can also be spotty to not available out here. Pack in? Pack it out!! Leave no trace!

We will have food vendors on site, but please be prepared to have your own eats on Saturday evening and bring plenty to drink!

For further lodging info, see below!

 Brady exit 199 :    NO MOTEL/HOTEL
                          Gas / DQ at the exit     THIS IS THE ONLY GAS STATION
                           The Hitch’n Post       Bar/Eats       AWSOME PRIME RIB AND PIZZA !!! BEER

                           The Feed Bunk: newer joint in Brady.

Gothenburg exit 211 :  MOTEL/HOTEL
                                        Pony Express Inn                        Super 8
                                207 Lake Ave.                            @ Exit 211 behind Pizza Hut
                                308-537-3660                            308-537-2684

                                GAS, GROCERIES, BEER  ARE AVAILABLE  AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS.
                                 RUNZA,PIZZA HUT, McD’S , MI RANCHITO  ………
                                                North Platte is west of Brady about 30 miles and is large enough to have all services.

Trails: Potter’s Pasture has a great system of trails. Check out the map here for a preview. Check out the Twenty Nine Inches report on the trails HERE!

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