The National Trails Office, Regions 6, 7, & 8, (NTIR) collaborates with partners to provide leadership and coordination in the planning, protection, development, and interpretation of our national historic trails and Route 66 for public use and benefit. Staff work in interdisciplinary teams to provide technical assistance, services, and products.
Assistance developing interpretive media, personal and educational services, interpretive plans, outreach, and traditional NPS products.
The RIM team helps partners with the world of GPS, GIS, mapping, metadata, and more.
D&D helps partners plan and design visitor facilities that help enhance the visitor experience of trail sites and segments.
Researching, documenting, and working with you to share the history along the national historic trails.
The cultural resources team identifies, preserves, and protects ruts, related sites and buildings, and historic landscapes along the NHTs.
NTIR does not own any lands along the historic routes, so we rely on partners to meet our mission.
National Trails works with partners to protect, develop, and promote national historic trails.
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Last updated: September 10, 2026