US NPS / NTSL

Link to state by state Auto Tour Route driving directions.

Below is a current listing of Oregon NHT, Auto Tour Route Interpretive Guides in Acrobat Reader PDF document format . These are state by state guides that provide an overview of local trail history and driving directions to suggested points of interest that provide interpretive media and/or educational services.

These files are generally between 2mb and 4mb in size. Once open, you may print the document on letter-size paper and/or save the file to your hard disk for future use. As these guides are developed, additional state by state listings will appear on this page. Return to this page from time to time to find new editions and guides.

The Auto Tour Route Interpretive Guide series can also be found as printed publications at many travel and tourism centers along the historic trail route.

The button link to the upper right will take you to the Oregon Trail web pages with state by state auto tour route driving directions.

Auto Tour Route Interpretive Guides: (PDF documents)

• Western Missouri through Northeastern Kansas (2.2mb)

• Nebraska and Northeastern Colorado (1.83mb)
• • ATR Map for Nebraska\Colorado (593kb)

• Across Wyoming (2.99mb)
• • ATR Map for Wyoming (250k)

• Through Idaho (3.11mb)
• • ATR Map for Idaho (1.24mb)

Color Trail, or Park, brochures of the Oregon National Historic Trail may be found at many of the local and regional interpretive and tourism centers along the trail route. These brochures contain an informative history of the trail and a map of the entire trail length.

You may also write or telephone the National Trails System Office (NTSL) administering the Oregon NHT to request that one be mailed to your address.

The Trails office telephone number is: (801) 741-1012

The mailing address is:

National Park Service
324 South State Street, Suite 200
Box 30
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111

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