The National Oregon-California Trail Center is located in the City of Montpelier, Idaho, on the historic Oregon/California Trail, about half way between Salt Lake City and Jackson/Yellowstone.

Visitors can relive the Days of the Oregon Trail through the simulated Wagon Trail Adventure, in which they become members of a wagon train going west. They will ride in a covered wagon and spend an evening at the Clover Creek Encampment in an encircled wagon train.

The adventure is guided by actors- pioneers in period costumes who will tell you stories that will make the past seem alive.

The Center also features the Peg Leg Smith Trading Post gift shop, various exhibits, the Allinger Community Theatre, Rails and Trails Museum, an art exhibit featuring paintings of scenes from Oregon Trail by Idaho artist Gary Stone, as well as the murals of the Center's artist-in-residence John Wayne Cook.

Address: National Oregon-California Trail Center, 320 N 4th St, Montpelier, Idaho 83254, Phone: 208-847-3800

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