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Santa Fe National Historic Trail
Places To Go

There are many places of history and commemoration on the Santa Fe Trail for you to visit. Museums, interpretive centers, and historic sites provide information and interpretation for the Santa Fe National Historic Trail. Please contact a site for closures or changes in hours before you go.

Due to the trail's length, these historic sites and interpretive facilities are organized above by state.

 
Two people on a boardwalk in a treeless open prairie in Kansas
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Visitors enjoy seeing trail ruts near Dodge City, Kansas.
A barbed wire fence and windmill are near the Point of Rocks formation on the Santa Fe National Historic Trail in New Mexico  

Did You Know?
Travel on the historic Santa Fe Trail moved in both directions, with Missouri traders heading for Santa Fe with goods, and Hispanic traders from New Mexico heading east to Missouri.

Last Updated: September 08, 2008 at 14:41 EST