Our Partners

The National Park Service (NPS) works with federal agencies, state and local governments, organizations, tribes, and private individuals to administer the California National Historic Trail. Partners provide opportunities for visitors to experience the trail, to discover its story and significance, and they protect and preserve trail resources.

Current and Future Partners

Trail Association

The Oregon-California Trails Association is the NPS's primary nonfederal partner for the Oregon and California Trails. The association is the nation’s largest organization dedicated to overland emigrant trails and the emigrant experience. It seeks to preserve the California and Orgeon Trails and promote their stories.

• Oregon-California Trails Association

Other Trail Partners

• The National Oregon/California Trail Center
• National Frontier Trails Center
• National Historic Trails Interpretive Center

Discover the services the National Trails office can provide and the programs your site can participate in:

 

National Trails Office Assistance

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  What We Do

  Cultural resources, Design & Development, Management, Interpretation, History, Planning, Resource Info Management, Route 66, and more!

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  National Historic Trail Signs

  Partner with us to help travelers find the national historic trails and to help them explore our shared heritage!

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  Passport to Your National Parks

  Learn more about how to involve your trail site in the NPS Passport Program.

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  Certification Program

  Certification is a partnership that helps landowners protect and preserve their historic trail properties and share them with others.