• Scotts Bluff National Monument is located in western Nebraska, landmark for the Pony Express, Oregon, California and Mormon Pioneer national historic trails

    Oregon

    National Historic Trail ID,KS,MO,NE,OR,WY

Westward Migration

Imagine yourself an emigrant headed for Oregon: would promises of lush farmlands and a new beginning lure you to leave home and walk for weeks? More than 2,000 miles of trail ruts and traces can still be seen along the Oregon National Historic Trail in six states-reminders of the sacrifices, struggles, and triumphs of early American settlers.

Features

  • Oregon NHT road sign plan

    Tell-Tale Signs

    The land has a story to tell. Swales and creek crossings, dips and ruts chronicle life on the trail. Follow the stories by following these road signs.

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  • Four Trails feasibility study map

    Learn About New Potential Trail Segments

    Congress has directed the NPS to evaluate whether some 64 new trail routes should be added. Learn more about the feasibility study that is underway.

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  • Oregon National Historic Trail logo

    Follow the Trails

    See the trail using our Auto Tour Route Interpretive Guides that provide directions where visitors will find trail remnants and interpretive media.

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  • Parting of the Ways in Wyoming

    Find Your Name

    Visit Oregon-California Trails Association’s website to search for pioneer emigrant names.

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Did You Know?

Barlow Road - a toll road built to bypass the Columbia River route to Oregon City.

Many emigrants chose to take the Barlow Road around Mt. Hood as an alternative to dissembling their wagons and running the cold rapids of the Columbia River to reach their destination in the Oregon Territory in the 1840s-1860s. More...