Photo Gallery (U.S. National Park Service)

Photographs along the California National Historic Trail from Missouri to California.

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An early snowfall trapped the ill-fated Donner & Reed wagon train near this location in late October of 1846.

Donner Campsite

1704 x 2560
1.7 MB

Fort Bridger was owned and operated by famed mountain man Jim Bridger.

Fort Bridger

1200 x 1600
1.0 MB

Emigrant wagon trains descended this steep slope.

Windlass Hill

1224 x 1632
1.3 MB

Ft Kearny was established by the federal government.

Fort Kearny

1224 x 1632
1.3 MB

After a fire destroyed his first trading post, Joseph Robidoux built a second post in Carter Canyon west of Scotts Bluff.

Robidoux Second Post

1224 x 1632
1.0 MB

Emigrant wagon trains heading to Oregon turned right toward Ft Hall and California emigrants turned left toward Ft Bridger.

Parting of the Ways

1224 x 1632
1.1 MB

Emigrant wagon trains bound for Utah and California passed through Echo Canyon.

Echo Canyon

1224 x 1632
0.9 MB

Courthouse at Independence, Missouri.

Independence Courthouse Square

1536 x 2048
1.1 MB

This mile-long cliff of soft sandstone was used as a name register by emigrants.

Register Cliff

1224 x 1632
1.1 MB

First Summit proved to be a considerably difficult for emigrants near Carson Pass.

Red Lake Carson Pass

1224 x 1839
1.2 MB

Donner Springs was a welcome sight for emigrants.

Donner Springs

1224 x 1632
1.3 MB

The Bidwell wagon party passed by this point in the early 1840s.

Bidwell Pass

1224 x 1632
1.2 MB

Spectacular rock features found at City of Rocks National Monument.

Twin Sisters

1880 x 2816
2.9 MB

View of the deep gorge along the Snake River at Cauldron Linn in south central Idaho.

Snake River Canyon

2817 x 1880
4.5 MB

These deep ruts through solid rock were cut by emigrant wagon trains.

Mexican Hill

1880 x 2816
3.9 MB

The broad plain of the Snake River plateau.

Snake River Overlook

1880 x 2816
3.9 MB

Two people stand in front of three exhibits looking at large rock buttress called Split Rock, with sagebrush in foreground.

Visitors read wayside exhibits...

1952 x 3264
1.4 MB

Five men walk down a wide rocky path with pine trees.

Volunteers hike at Devil's Lad...

1944 x 2592
4.3 MB

Tall gray rock walls surround 4 visitors hiking a trail with green shrubs.

Visitors hike through the narr...

2816 x 1880
3.7 MB

Narrow river surrounded by low bushes and grasses winds through solid rock canyon.

Humboldt River in Carlin Canyo...

855 x 1280
0.4 MB

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