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Mormon Pioneer National Historic TrailMount Pisgah was one of several camp areas used by the Mormon Pioneers during their historic trek across Iowa in 1846.
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Link to state by state Auto Tour Route Driving Direction pages.

The featured links below are Acrobat Reader PDF documents for the Mormon Pioneer NHT Auto Tour Route Interpretive Guides. These are state by state guides that provide an overview of trail history through each state and driving directions to suggested points of interest that provide interpretive media and/or educational services. These electronic files are generally between 2mb and 4mb in size.

Once open, you may print the document on letter-size paper and/or save the file to your hard disk for future use. As these guides are researched and developed, additional state by state listings will appear on this page. Return to this page from time to time to find new editions and guides.

The Auto Tour Route Interpretive Guide series can also be found as printed publications at many travel and tourism centers along the historic trail route.

The link button to the upper right connects to the Mormon Pioneer Trail auto tour route driving pages.





Auto Tour Route Interpretive Guides currently available for the Mormon Pioneer Trail: (PDF documents)


The Mormon Pioneer Trail Across Iowa in 1846 (2.4mb PDF document)

Nebraska and Northeastern Colorado (2.5mb PDF document)

Across Wyoming (3.0mb PDF document)





Color Trail, or Park, brochures of the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail may be found at many of the local and regional interpretive and tourism centers along the trail route. These brochures contain an informative history of the trail and a map of the entire trail length.

You may also write or telephone the National Trails System office to request that one be mailed to your address.

The Trails office telephone number is:

(801) 741-1012, and

the mailing address is:

National Park Service
324 South State Street
Suite 200, Box 30
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.



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Little Emmigration Canyon near Salt Lake City, Utah.  

Did You Know?
After leaving Ft. Bridger, the Mormon Pioneer Company followed a rough route described by mountain man Jim Bridger toward a valley on the west side of the mountains. The climb up through this canyon would take them to a high vantage point and their first glimpse of the Great Salt Lake Valley.
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Last Updated: October 01, 2008 at 21:21 EST