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Trail of Tears National Historic TrailBridge crossing placid river on Water Route, Arkansas River, North Little Rock, Arkansas
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Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
Operating Hours & Seasons
 

Operating Hours & Seasons

There are many historic sites, museums, and parks (federal, state, and local) along the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. Operating hours vary from site to site. Contact individual site owners/ managers for more information.

Places To Go and Passport Program are listed by state.

For trail brochures, contact the National Park Service's National Trails Intermountain Region office in Santa Fe: e-mail us

The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail is still being developed. In some areas visitor facilities, signing, and information are limited.

 
Solitary man in landscape of bare trees and fallen leaves on the Northern land detachments route, Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas
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A visitor contemplates the Trail of Tears along the Northern land detachments route, Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas.
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Entry sign to Sequoyah Birthplace in Tennessee
Places to Go
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Elkhorn Tavern at Pea Ridge, Arkansas, on Trail of Tears National Historic Trail  

Did You Know?
Four detachments of Cherokee people were removed from their homelands to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) along water routes, while 13 detachments made their way overland along existing roads. These routes are part of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.

Last Updated: October 28, 2009 at 11:17 EST