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Oregon National Historic TrailAs Missouri River communities moved further upstream so did
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Oregon National Historic Trail
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A color, topographical map of the entire Oregon NHT is available as an Acrobat PDF document (2.36mb) for download. Because the 2,000-mile trail covers six states, this map measures approximately 50" x 10".

The printed, color brochure for the Oregon Trail includes this map.

The trail brochure may be obtained by writing to the National Park Service:

National Park Service
324 South State Street
Suite 200
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111

Or, requested by email at:

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Driving directions for following the Oregon NHT by automobile are available using the state links below. These generic maps include driving directions that approximate the historic Oregon trail route between Independence, Missouri & Oregon City, Oregon.

Missouri Kansas
Nebraska Wyoming
Idaho Oregon


 
Image map showing the route of the Oregon National Historic Trail.
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Image map showing the route of the Oregon National Historic Trail.
 
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Windless Hill near Ash Hollow on the Oregon & California trails.  

Did You Know?
After climbing up onto the prairie out of the Platte River Valley of western Nebraska, emigrant wagons headed for Oregon & California in the 1840s-1860s were faced with a very steep descent down Windless Hill near Ash Hollow.
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Last Updated: September 11, 2009 at 10:24 EST