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California National Historic Trail CA,CO,ID,KS,MO,NE,NV,OR,UT,WY

Lat, Long: 42.3999643979, -108.702415369

Designation: National Historic Trail

Follow in the footsteps of over 250,000 emigrants who traveled to the gold fields and rich farmlands of California during the 1840s and 1850s: the greatest mass migration in American history. The California National Historic Trail is over 5,000 miles long and covers portions of 10 states. Step into history along more than 1,000 miles of ruts and traces from travelers and their overland wagons.

Weather:

Due to the length of the California National Historic Trail, be sure to consult local weather sources for the region you'll be visiting. Check out the forecast with the National Weather Service and search for the area you'd like to visit: weather.gov

Directions:

Those portions of the California National Historic Trail authorized by Congress include nearly 2,000 miles of historic trail that was once the primary "road" taken by farmers, enterprising business managers, gold-seekers, and fortune hunters who chose to make a new life on the California frontier. The route passes through ten states from Missouri to California.

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Address/Contact:

National Trails Office Regions 6|7|8

Santa Fe, US, 87505

Phone: N/A

Email: ntir_information@nps.gov

Entrance Fees:

A white canvas wagon sits in front of a large rock buttress with mountains in the distance.A still creek winds through brown rolling hills.A dirt road passes through sagebrush and a white post with a mountain in the background.A rock buttress with a notch in it surrounded by sagebrush flats.Pine trees partly obscure a distant mountain lake with snow-capped mountains.