Plan Your Visit
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National Historic Trails recognize diverse facets of history such as prominent past routes of exploration, migration, trade, communication and military action. The historic trails generally consist of remnant sites and trail segments, and thus are not necessarily contiguous. Although National Historic Trails are administered by federal agencies, land ownership may be in public or private hands.Of the 19 National Historic Trails, 17 are administered (or co-administered) by the National Park Service. The links found on the Plan Your Visit pages will provide information for enjoying these historic trails and suggest opportunities to learn about emigrant stories and experiences. You may also be interested to learn more about the National Trails System Program. |
Did You Know?
After a long and arduous late summer climb up the Blue Mountians of eastern Oregon, wagon train emigrants headed for Oregon in the 1840s-1860s were rewarded with a walk in the cool shade of its coniferous forest. More...