U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Arizona National Scenic Trail

California National Historic Trail

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail

Continental Divide National Scenic Trail

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail 

IDITAROD NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL

The Iditarod Trail is the only winter trail in the National Trails System and the only Congressionally-designated National Historic Trail in Alaska. The Iditarod National Historic Trail system is comprised of a 1,000-mile main trail between Seward and Nome, and an additional 1,400 miles of side/connecting trails that link communities and historic sites, or provide parallel route.

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic goes through BLM managed lands in Arizona and California. The Trail commemorates Spanish Commander Anza’s route taken on the expedition to bring colonists to the San Francisco bay area in 1775-1776. In exploring the trail today, one can experience diverse deserts, mountains, and coastal areas, and learn the historical roles of American Indian and Spanish cultures in the settlement of Arizona and California. 

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail

Nez Perce National Historic Trails

The Nez Perce National Historic Trail passes through Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Wyoming. Added to the National Trails System in 1986, the Nez Perce National Historic Trail commemorates the flight of the Nez Perce Indians from their homeland in the Pacific Northwest to Canada to escape capture by the U.S. military. Using an indirect escape route as dictated by terrain and strategy, the Nez Perce passed through four states and traveled over 1,170 miles, from Wallowa Lake, Oregon, to the Bear Paw Battlefield near Chinook, Montana. 

Old Spanish National Historic Trail

Oregon National Historic Trail

For over 80 years in the nineteenth century, an estimated 300,000 emigrants used the Oregon National Historic Trail as a pathway to the Pacific. Fur traders, gold seekers, missionaries and others traveled west on the approximately 2,000 miles of trail, from Missouri towards the Rocky Mountains to Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The once 5-month journey can now be traveled via auto touring, and portions can be travel via foot, mountain bike, and horseback. The trail goes through Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail

Designated for its scenic significance, Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail spans California desert valleys to Northwestern rain forests, offering hikers and equestrians a wide variety of climate and terrain. It crosses California, Oregon, and Washington, with starting points in Canada and Mexico. The Pacific Crest has the greatest elevation change of any of the National Scenic Trails, from near sea level to the crest of the Sierra and Cascade mountain ranges.

Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail

Pony Express National Historic Trail

POTOMAC HERITAGE NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL

The Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail is a network of locally managed trails in a corridor between the mouth of the Potomac River and the Allegheny Highlands. As of mid-2009, 830 miles of existing and planned trails have been recognized as segments of the National Scenic Trail. BLM Eastern States manages two miles of the trail at Douglas Point in St. Charles, Maryland. The area hosts diverse plant and animal populations as well as a historic homesite occupied as early as the 18th century and throughout the 19th century.

STAR-SPANGLED BANNER TRAIL

WASHINGTON-ROCHAMBUREAU REVOLUTIONARY ROUTE

On July 11, 1780, the French General Rochambeau landed off Newport, Rhode Island with an army of 5,750 men and officers. Fifteen months later, they helped General George Washington’s forces defeat the British General Cornwallis at Yorktown.  Marching from Newport, they camped on the Mason Neck of northern Virginia on lands that are now managed as the BLM's Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA).