4-Trails Feasibility StudyThe California Trail Study RoutesThe National Park Service (NPS) has prepared a feasibility study to evaluate some 64 routes for possible addition to the Oregon, California, Mormon Pioneer, and Pony Express National Historic Trails. The study was authorized by Congress — in response to years of sustained public interest — under the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. The 41 California Trail study routes listed in the Act are shown in the table below.
The eastern routes are generally situated from the east bank of the Missouri River in Iowa and Missouri, through eastern Kansas, and across Nebraska. The central routes are generally in Wyoming, northern Utah, and eastern Nevada. The western routes are in Nevada and California. Some of the study routes, such as the Overland Trail and the Bidwell-Bartleson Route, cross more than one of these geographic regions. Other trails in the feasibility study include Oregon National Historic Trail, Pony Express National Historic Trail, and Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail. GIS DataGIS data is now available to the public for the Feasibility Study Revision for Additional Routes to the Oregon, California, Mormon Pioneer, and Pony Express National Historic Trails.
Current StatusThe Feasibility Study Revision for Additional Routes to the Oregon, California, Mormon Pioneer, and Pony Express National Historic Trails is complete! The study was transmitted to congress and released to the public in January 2020. For more information and to download your own copies of the study, Visit the National Park Service planning page (PEPC)
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Last updated: February 25, 2020