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El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
Our Partners

The Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service work with other federal agencies, state and local governments, organizations, tribes, and private individuals as partners to administer the national historic trail.

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Trail Association is the primary nonfederal partner with the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management in planning and administration of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail. The association is a national organization dedicated to preserving the trail and telling its stories.

To learn more, visit the association's website at www.caminorealcarta.org

 

Traces of a dirt road, El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, stretch across a southern New Mexico desert landscape  

Did You Know?
For 25 years (1821-1846), when New Mexico was part of the Republic of Mexico, El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro was the road that Missouri merchants - known as Santa Fe traders - used to reach Mexico's interior markets. Dry goods and hardware were traded for bullion and mules.

Last Updated: September 15, 2008 at 19:12 EST