National Historic Trails

National Historic Trails paint a colorful picture of our nation’s diverse history. These trails follow past routes of exploration, migration, struggle, trade, and military action. National Historic Trails offer the opportunity to re-trace these past events through historic sites, points of interests, trail segments, and waterways.

To connect to history and explore the different opportunities that are available with each trail, follow the links below.

National Historic Trails

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  Ala Kahakai

  Length: 175 miles
  State(s): HI

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  California

  Length: 5,600 miles
  State(s): CA, CO, ID, KS, MO, NE, NV, OR, UT, WY

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  Captain John Smith Chesapeake

  Length: 3,000 miles
  State(s): VA, MD, DE, DC, PA, NY

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  El Camino Real de los Tejas

  Length: 2,600 miles
  State(s): TX, LA

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  El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro

  Length: 404 miles
  State(s): NM, TX

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  Iditarod

  Length: 2,400 miles
  State(s): AK

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  Juan Bautista de Anza

  Length: 1,200 miles
  State(s): AZ, CA

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  Lewis and Clark

  Length: 4,900 miles
  State(s): ID, IL, IA, KS, MO, MT, NE, ND, OR, SD, WA

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  Mormon Pioneer

  Length: 1,300 miles
  State(s): IL, IA, NE, UT, WY

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  Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo)

  Length: 1,170 miles
  State(s): ID, OR, MT, WY

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  Old Spanish

  Length: 2,700 miles
  State(s): AZ, CA, CO, NV, NM, UT

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  Oregon

  Length: 2,170 miles
  State(s): ID, KS, MO, NE, OR, WA, WY

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  Overmountain Victory

  Length: 330 miles
  State(s): NC, SC, TN, VA

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  Pony Express

  Length: 2,000 miles
  State(s): CA, CO, KS, MO, NE, NV, UT, WY

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  Santa Fe

  Length: 1,203 miles
  State(s): CO, KS, MO, NM, OK

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  Selma to Montgomery

  Length: 54 miles
  State(s): AL

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  Star-Spangled Banner

  Length: 560 miles
  State(s): DC, MD, VA

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  Trail of Tears

  Length: 5,045 miles
  State(s): AL, AR, GA, IL, KY, MO, NC, OK, TN

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  Washington-Rochambeau

  Length: 700 miles
  State(s): MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, VA, DC