{"id":485,"date":"2021-07-08T15:47:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T20:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/?p=485"},"modified":"2026-03-09T14:21:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:21:57","slug":"california-national-historic-trail-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pnts.org\/new\/california-national-historic-trail-2\/","title":{"rendered":"California National Historic Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Established:<\/b> August 3, 1992
\n<\/span>Managing Nonprofit:<\/b> Oregon-California Trails Association<\/span><\/a>
\nManaging Agency:<\/b> National Park Service<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Map of the California NHT courtesy of NPS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The California National Historic Trail follows in the footsteps (and wagon ruts) of more than 250,000 emigrants who made their way across the continental United States during the 1840s and 1850s in search of riches during the California Gold Rush that began in 1848, or looking for land they could settle in order to start anew.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eastern Terminus:<\/b> 4 locations along the Missouri River in Missouri and Iowa .<\/span><\/p>\n

Western Terminus:<\/b> Several location in Central and Northern California, as well as Eugene and Portland Oregon.<\/span><\/p>\n

The California Trail runs more than 5,000 miles through ten states: California<\/a>, Colorado<\/a>, Idaho<\/a>, Kansas<\/a>, Missouri<\/a>, Nebraska<\/a>, Nevada<\/a>, Oregon<\/a>, Utah<\/a>, and Wyoming<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Learn More-NPS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Learn More-OCTA<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Camping near the California National Historic Trail<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Established: August 3, 1992 Managing Nonprofit: Oregon-California Trails Association Managing Agency: National Park Service   The California National Historic Trail follows in the footsteps (and wagon ruts) of more than 250,000 emigrants who made their way across the continental United States during the 1840s… <\/p>\n

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