Oregon National Historic Trail (U.S. National Park Service)

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The Oregon National Historic Trail

As the harbinger of America's westward expansion, the Oregon Trail was the pathway to the Pacific for fur traders, gold seekers, missionaries and others. Today, more than 2,000 miles of trail ruts and traces can still be seen in the vast undeveloped western lands – reminders of the sacrifices, struggles, and triumphs of early American travelers and settlers.

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Auto Tour Route Interpretive Guides

Auto Tour Route Interpretive Guides are being developed for each state that the Oregon National Historic Trail passes through. These guides will provide descriptions of locations where visitors will find remnants of the trail with either interpretive services or media that will add insight to the experiences and history of the Oregon Trail.

These guides will be posted as they are developed and updated as information changes. They are in Acrobat PDF format for downloading and printing on your home computer. You must have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader program installed to open and view these files.

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		2007 - Challenge Cost Share Program Thinking about an interesting historic trail project, but don’t know how to fund it? Want to map trail segments, place an interpretive wayside exhibit, archive historic photos, or transcribe old journals? Want to write a trail guide, design a museum exhibit, or fence an important trail site – but you just don’t have the money? more...

		Emigrant Names Search Recently the Oregon-California Trails Association, a primary partner with the National Park Service long distance historic trails office, developed a website to provide researchers, interested family descendants, and other emigrant trail enthusiasts with a tool for searching pioneer emigrant names. more...

Write to

National Park Service
324 S. State St., Suite 200
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

E-mail Us

Phone

To request a park brochure
(801) 741-1012 ext. 119

Interpretive Office
(801) 741-1012 ext. 116

Fax

(801) 741-1102

Climate

The Oregon National Historic Trail is over 2,000 miles in length stretching from Missouri to the states of Oregon and Washington. Climate varies considerably depending on the region of the country you are traveling through. Check your local weather sources for forecast and climate conditions.