Pony Express National Historic Trail CA,CO,KS,MO,NE,NV,UT,WY

Lat, Long: 42.2365761128, -109.266148417

Designation: National Historic Trail

It is hard to believe that young men once rode horses to carry mail from Missouri to California in the unprecedented time of only 10 days. This relay system along the Pony Express National Historic Trail in eight states was the most direct and practical means of east-west communications before the telegraph.

Weather:

Due to the length of the Pony Express 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:

You can visit many sites of the Pony Express National Historic Trail over the 1,800-mile historic route that crosses 8 states.

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Address/Contact:

National Trails Regions Office, Regions 6, 7, & 8

Santa Fe, US, 87505

Phone: N/A

Email: ntir_information@nps.gov

Entrance Fees:

Entry is free

A rider in a red vest on a horse in a grassy patch surrounded by sagebrush with clouds in the sky.

A tall rock buttress with a cleft in the center sits behind a sagebrush covered valley.

A footbridge leads to a dark steel silhouette of a Pony Express rider.

A tall obelisk monument with bronze plaques sits on a paved pathway in front of a building.