Plan your Oregon Trail road trip with this guide to National Park sites, historic wagon ruts, and outdoor adventures across ...

A tour group from the Oregon California Trail Association annual convention waits on the side of the road after their bus breaks down north of Pendleton, Ore. on July 24, 2024. The Oregon Trail may ...

Historic trail revisited: A summer-long road trip followed the Oregon Trail’s full route, mixing hiking, cycling, and exploration of major historic sites. Beyond pioneer myths: The journey highlighted ...

GLENNS FERRY, Idaho — More than 500 miles of the historic Oregon Trail cuts through Southern Idaho. The most dangerous crossing along the route is a section of the Snake River in Glenns Ferry. Weather ...

BAKER CITY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pioneers of all ages and backgrounds are invited to celebrate Friday's reopening of the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Baker City. After a three-year ...

22267 Oregon Highway 86, Baker City, 541-523-1843, oregontrail.blm.gov. 9 am–6 pm daily during summer. $8, children 15 and under free. If you visit just one museum this summer to learn about the ...

With the Oregon Trail being one of 20 national historic trails administered by the National Park Service and so many road trip options available to travelers why do we consider the Oregon Trail to be ...

Historic route revisited: A summer 2025 road trip followed the 2,170-mile Oregon Trail, mixing outdoor adventure with a deeper look at its complex history. Tourism meets heritage: Oregon’s state parks ...

PENDLETON — Since the first major migration to Oregon in 1843, Oregon Trail ruts have become the growing fascination of thousands of historians, authors, teachers, and students across the nation. But ...

Between 1840 and 1860, 300,000 to 400,000 Americans moved west on covered wagons for 2,100 miles across the Oregon and California trails. In those two decades they transformed our nation and endured ...

SCOTTSBLUFF, NE ‒ Johnny and Vicki Blevins stepped out of their pickup and gazed down at the thin ribbon of the old Oregon Trail below them. Over the course of several decades, beginning in the ...

Survival on the Oregon Trail depended on durable, long-lasting food supplies. These staples reveal how pioneers adapted their ...