By all means, get off of the beaten path! Go north out of Sutherland on Prairie Trace Road East County Road on the east edge of town, and soon you will be in the beautiful Nebraska Sand Hills. You will be on pavement for about twenty miles, then the road turns to gravel. You can turn around here, or keep going, sticking to the "main" road, and you will end up back on Highway 30-Interstate 80 in Paxton.
You can also take Highway 25 south. This eventually connects to Interstate 70 in Kansas. You will be driving through Loess Hills on this drive.
Tin Camp Working Ranch
+1 308-587-2439, (http://www.tincamp.com/), 26 miles north of Sutherland, offering horse riding classes, roping lessons, experience working cattle, also birdwatching, wildlife watching, tubing, fishing and trail rides.