Trail Sites

Significant Sites on the Oregon and California Trails

There are many trail-related sites to visit along the Oregon and California emigrant trails. Below are just a few. Many are on public lands, including sites managed by federal and state agencies, while others are on private lands. Guidebooks are available as are mobile apps.

 

The Oregon Trail Revisited, by Gregory Franzwa

Carson Trail Driving Guide, by Trails West, Inc.

Hastings Cutoff & Pack Trails Nevada Driving Guide, by Trails West, Inc.

Truckee Trail & Nevada City Road Driving Guide, by Trails West, Inc.

Oregon National Historic Trail Mobile App

California, Mormon Pioneer and Pony Express National Historic Trails in Utah Mobile App

 

OCTA works to place interpretive signs at significant sites and remaining graves along the emigrant trails. Some of these efforts have been cataloged in our popular book, Graves and Sites on the Oregon and California Trails by Randy Brown and Reg Duffin (OCTA, 2nd edition 1998). The book provides background information about sites, the text of markers placed there, along with directions, phone numbers, and contact information for landowners or managers of each site.

Buy Now: Graves and Sites on the Oregon and California Trails