Pony Express National Historic Trail (U.S. National Park Service)

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Pony Express National Historic Trail

The Pony Express NHT was used by young men on fast horses to carry the nation's mail from Missouri to California in the unprecedented time of only ten days. The relay system became the nation's most direct and practical means of east-west communications before the telegraph, and it played a vital role in aligning California with the Union in the years just before the Civil War.
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Auto Tour Route Highway Interpretive Guides

Auto Tour Route Interpretive Guides are being developed for each state that the Pony Express 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 Pony Express.

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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		2009 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...

		Trail Partner Organizations As an administrating agency with no management authority for the Pony Express National Historic Trail, the National Park Service depends heavily on its partner organizations to meet its mission goals. more...

Write to

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

E-mail Us

Phone

To request a Trail map and brochure
(801) 741-1012 ext. 119

Interpretation Office
(801) 741-1012 ext. 116

Fax

(801) 741-1102

Climate

Climate varies along this 1800 mile route depending on season, terrain, and elevation. Check local or regional climate sources for details.