Last updated: October 8, 2022
Place
Devil's Gate- Mormon Handcart Visitor Center
Quick Facts
Location:
Martin's Cove, 47600 West Hwy 220, Alcova, Wyoming
Significance:
Information about the mormon pioneer trail at Martin's Cove
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Amenities
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Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Information, Restroom, Trailhead, Water - Drinking/Potable
A map of Passport and Places to Go locations for National Historic Trails.
The Mormon Handcart Historic Site & Visitor Center, operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is open to the public. Handcarts were not used by the initial 1847 Mormon expedition led by Brigham Young, but, rather, came later in the Trail's history. Thousands of emigrants on the Oregon and California trails shared the path with these handcarts.
Site Information
Location (Martin's Cove, 47600 West Hwy 220, Alcova, Wyoming)
You can experience handcart travel by using one of the visitor center's handcarts (no charge) to travel the site's trails. In addition, the visitor center contains several exhibits that tell the Mormon story and the emigrant trail story. Overnight camping and free tours are available. Also found at the site is Martin's Cove, the place where 500 Mormons took shelter from a deadly blizzard in 1856. The cove is reached by following a three to four mile round-trip hiking trail.