What We Do

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About Us

Office contact information, administered trails, and history of the national historic trails office.

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Management

National Trails works with partners to protect, develop, and promote national historic trails.

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Contact Us

Office address, information email address, staff contact information, and more ways to reach us!

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Products

NPS Websites & App, Site Certification, Site ID signs, Exhibits, and more. Learn about NHT Products.

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Interpretation and Education

Assistance developing interpretive media, personal and educational services, interpretive plans, outreach, and traditional NPS products.

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Resource Information Management

The RIM team helps partners with the world of GPS, GIS, mapping, metadata, and more.

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Design and Development

D&D helps partners plan and design visitor facilities that help enhance the visitor experience of trail sites and segments.

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Planning

Find information and updates on existing plans and resources for future planning.

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History

Researching, documenting, and working with you to share the history along the national historic trails.

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Cultural Resources

The cultural resources team identifies, preserves, and protects ruts, related sites and buildings, and historic landscapes along the NHTs.

Last updated: March 19, 2026

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