Itinerary for Wyoming

Casper to Split Rock, Wyoming

Between 1840 and 1869, approximately 500,000 emigrants moved across the western plains in search of free farmland, freedom of religion, wealth, and new business opportunities. They traveled to Oregon's Willamette Valley, the Great Salt Lake Valley, and the California gold fields.

Explore the Oregon, California, Pony Express, and Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trails. This itinerary begins at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming.

Casper to Split Rock, Wyoming, Itinerary Sites

Contact each site for visiting information.

National Historic Trails Interpretive Center

• Visit the center
• Bureau of Land Management –contact information, hours, address
• Photography exhibit article

Fort Caspar

• Fort Caspar Museum

Bessemer Bend

• WyoHistory, Bessamer Bend

Avenue of Rocks

• WyoHistory, Avenue of Rocks
• Independence Rock.org, Avenue of Rocks
• Scenic USA, Wyoming

Willow Springs

• WyoHistory, Willow Spring
• WyoSHPO, Willow Spring
• Willow Springs to North Platte

Prospect Hill

• WyoHistory, Prospect Hill
• WyoSHPO, Prospect Hill
• Independence Rock.org, Prospect Hill

Independence Rock

• WyoParks, Independence Rock Historic Site
• WyoSHPO, Independence Rock

Devil's Gate

• Interpretive Site Bureau of Land Management, Interpretive Trails
• WyoHistory, Devil's Gate
• WyoSHPO, Devil's Gate

Mormon Handcart Historic Site

• Mormon Handcart Historic Site
• Mormon Hardcart Visitor's Center

Martin's Cove

• WyoSHPO, Martin's Cove
• WyoHistory, Martin's Cove Controversy

Split Rock

• Bureau of Land Management, Split Rock
• WyoSHPO, Split Rock
• WyoHistory, Split Rock