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Oregon National Historic TrailAs Missouri River communities moved further upstream so did
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Photo image of Independence Rock and emigrant wagons.

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Photo image of Independence Rock and emigrant wagons.

Local brochures and guides are generally available at each trail site. An Auto Tour Route Interpretive Guide, in Acrobat Reader PDF format, can be downloaded for each of the eight states that the trail passes through. These interpretive guides are currently in development, but the Western Missouri and Northeastern Kansas and the Nebraska and Northeastern Colorado regions are available now in travel and tourism, museum and interpretive centers through these states. The "Auto Tour Route" link will provide state by state driving directions that approximate the historic route of the "Road to Oregon."

Please respect private property by staying in public areas, and help protect our national heritage by leaving trail resources undisturbed.


Trail Partners & Tourism Information Resources:

Oregon & California Trails Association



Windless Hill near Ash Hollow on the Oregon & California trails.  

Did You Know?
After climbing up onto the prairie out of the Platte River Valley of western Nebraska, emigrant wagons headed for Oregon & California in the 1840s-1860s were faced with a very steep descent down Windless Hill near Ash Hollow.
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Last Updated: November 01, 2006 at 17:13 EST