Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail (U.S. National Park Service)

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The Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail

Explore the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail across five states to see the route 70,000 Mormons traveled from 1846 to 1869 to escape religious persecution. The Pioneer Company of 1846-1847 established the first route from Nauvoo, Illinois, to Salt Lake City, Utah, covering about 1,300 miles.

4-Trails Feasibility Study

Congress has directed the NPS to evaluate whether some 64 new routes should be added to the Oregon, California, Pony Express, and Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trails. Learn more about the feasibility study that is underway.

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		Auto Tour Route Interpretive Guides Auto Tour Route Interpretive Guides provide descriptions of locations where visitors will find remnants of the trail with either interpretive services or media that will add insight to the experiences and history of the Mormon Trail. more...

Challenge Cost Share Program

Thinking about an interesting historic trail project, but don’t know how to fund it? Want to map trail segments, place an interpretive wayside exhibit, archive historic photos, or transcribe old journals? Want to write a trail guide, design a museum exhibit, or fence an important trail site – but you just don’t have the money?

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National Trails Intermountain Region
324 South State St., Suite 200
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

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(801) 741-1012

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(801) 741-1102

Climate

The Mormon Pioneer Trail covers approximately 1300 miles between Nauvoo, Illinois and Salt Lake City, Utah. Climate varies with each season region of the country. Check local climate sources for the region of the trail you will be visiting.

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