Basic Information

GIS Data and Information

For Geographic Information System data regarding the Santa Fe National Historic Trail, please visit the Resource Information Management page of the National Trails office website.

 

Physical Address

Trail sites are located across 900 miles and 5 states. The Trail is administered by the NPS office located at:

National Trails Office Regions 6, 7, & 8
Santa Fe National Historic Trail
1100 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505

Directions

You can visit many sites of the Santa Fe National Historic Trail over the 900-mile historic route that crosses five states.

Directions Details

Operating Hours & Seasons

All Park Hours

• Every Day:Open 24 hours

There are many places of history and commemoration on the Santa Fe National Historic Trail to visit. Museums, interpretive centers, and historic sites provide information and interpretation. Please contact each site before you go to obtain current information on closures, changes in hours, and fees.

Weather

Due to the length of the Santa Fe National Historic Trail, be sure to consult local weather sources for the region you'll be visiting. Check out the forecast with the National Weather Service and search for the area you'd like to visit: weather.gov

National Weather Service

Fees & Passes

Entrance Fee-free

This site is fee-free year-round. No entrance fee or pass is required.

Internet & Cellular Access

Public WiFi is available.

The Santa Fe National Historic Trail is a mixture of private, municipal, tribal, federal, and state lands that stretches for hundreds of miles across several states. Services, including public WiFi and Cellular access, vary from location to location. Contact the individual Trail sites you are planning to visit to find out if internet and/or cell phone service is available.

Internet & Cellular Access Details

 

NPS photo

Trail Administration

Freight wagons no longer cross the prairies, but the trail's legacy endures as buildings, historic sites, landmarks, and original wagon-wheel ruts. The National Park Service works in close partnership with the Santa Fe Trail Association, American Indian tribes, state, county, and municipal governmental agencies, private landowners, nonprofit heritage conservation groups, and many others. Trail sites are in private, municipal, tribal, federal, or state ownership. Please ask for permission before visiting any trail sites on private lands and check with public sites for visiting hours and regulations.

Protect the Trail

To foster trail preservation, do not use metal detectors, dig at sites, collect artifacts, or remove anything. Please respect these historic places.