Golf in Gibbon

Gibbon in Buffalo County sits in the central Platte River valley between Kearney and Grand Island, a small community in one of North America's most important wildlife corridors. The Platte River here serves as the staging ground for the annual Sandhill Crane migration — 80 percent of the world's sandhill crane population passes through this stretch of river each March, drawing birders and wildlife enthusiasts from across the globe. Gibbon Valley View Golf Club occupies this celebrated landscape, offering recreational golf in a setting with seasonal wildlife spectacle matched by few courses anywhere. The Crane Trust Nature and Visitor Center near Gibbon provides infrastructure for the annual migration viewing that has made this stretch of the Platte River internationally significant for ornithologists and wildlife enthusiasts. Gibbon Valley View Golf Course sits within one of America's most remarkable seasonal wildlife corridors.