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 ...

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

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 ...

BAKER CITY — Coyote, the storyteller, has taken up residence at the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Baker City. And he’s using his voice to share a side of history sometimes ...

Historic route revisited: A summer 2025 road trip followed the 2,170-mile Oregon Trail, mixing outdoor adventure with a ...

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 ...

The Oregon Trail Reserve is a 77-acre site in southeast Boise. The area features a scenic view of the Boise Front and the ...

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 ...

BAYARD, Neb. (KOLN) - The Chimney Rock Visitor Center features many exhibits and interactive materials designed for 21st-century learning experiences. The facility, named for Ethel S. and Christopher ...

Raoul Walsh’s (“White Heat”) 1930 epic, “The Big Trail,” chronicling the voyage across the Oregon Trail, features a familiar scene to fans of the Western genre. In it, the pioneer and his love ...