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National Trails Intermountain Region
The historic Santa Fe Trail traversed the present-day states of Missouri,
Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico.
 

Getting To the Santa Fe National Historic Trail

You can visit many sites of the Santa Fe National Historic Trail over the 900-mile historic route. Please use the Places to Go and Maps websites to access site-specific information.

Plane

You can reach the trail by flying into a number of airports, including Kansas City, Jefferson City, and St. Louis, Missouri; Wichita, Topeka, Dodge City, Great Bend, and Garden City, Kansas; Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo, Colorado.

Car

You can reach most trail sites by auto or bicycle, or on foot. Some sites are along unpaved roads.

Public Transportation

Commercial bus service is available to many cities and towns along the trail. 

 

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A barbed wire fence and windmill are near the Point of Rocks formation on the Santa Fe National Historic Trail in New Mexico

Did You Know?
In 1821, the eastern terminus of the historic Santa Fe Trail was Franklin, Missouri; by 1832, Independence, Missouri; and by 1845, at Westport Landing, now Kansas City, Missouri. Textiles and hardware were traded west; silver and mules were traded east.
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Last Updated: April 07, 2011 at 08:46 MST