The California National Historic Trail allows people to follow the footsteps of more than 250,000 emigrants who long ago traveled to the rich farmlands and gold fields of California during both the 1840’s and 1850’s. This mass migration was the largest in the history of America. The trail is more than five thousand miles in length, with part of it running through Utah, in addition to nine other states. The Auto Tour Routes of modern day closely parallel or follow the historic route with driving directions that offer opportunities to discover the significant resources and remnants of the historic trail.
California National Historic Trail, Phone: 801-741-1012
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