An Arduous Adventure of Rich Trade
Follow the routes of mule pack trains across the Southwest on the Old Spanish National Historic Trail between Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Los Angeles, California. New Mexican traders moved locally produced merchandise across what are now six states to exchange for mules and horses.
Features
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Howdy Partner
The National Park Service works with federal, state, county, and local agencies, tribes and private individuals as partners to administer the trail.
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Passport to Your Parks
Visit over 40 sites where you can get your book stamped. Sites & location information listed here. Everyone loves the National Park Passport Program!
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Planning for a New National Historic Trail
It’s a process! And that includes a Comprehensive Management Plan/Draft Environmental Impact Statement, which is underway.
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Your Link to History
This is a story of traders, soldiers, merchants, Indians, and horse thieves traveling one of the crookedest trails in history. Read all about it here.
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Did You Know?
Researchers mapping the Old Spanish National Historic Trail have used travelers' accounts and knowledge of landmarks, geography, and geology. Over its years of use, Old Spanish Trail routes varied as traders looked for good water sources and shortened the length and time of travel.