Basic Information

GIS Data and Information

For Geographic Information System data regarding the trail, please visit Resource Information Management at the National Trails office.

 

Physical Address

Trail sites are located across 2,000 miles and 10 states. The California Trail is administered by the NPS office located at:

Directions

Operating Hours & Seasons

Weather

National Weather Service

Fees & Passes

Internet & Cellular Access

Internet & Cellular Access Details

 

Scotts Bluff National Monument is located in Nebraska and the rock formations served as important landmarks for emigrants.

NPS photo

Trail Administration

The California National Historic Trail (NHT) was designated by Congress in 1992 and is administered by the National Park Service as a component of the National Trails System. Despite the name, the California NHT is not a continuous traditional trail from end to end, but consists of many trail traces, structures, graves, landmarks, and markers left on the landscape to remind us that the trail still lives on.

Protect the Trail

To foster trail preservation, do not use metal detectors, dig at sites, collect artifacts, or remove anything. Please respect these historic places.

 

More Trip Planning Information:

• 

  Read all about it

  Trail Brochures

  Find brochures, maps, guides, and other literature about the Trail.

• 

  Find Trail Sites to Visit

  Places to Go

  Where can you visit the trail? Use the interactive map to find places to visit.