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Santa Fe National Historic TrailA highway sign marks location of Santa Fe Trail crossing on the open plains
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Santa Fe National Historic Trail
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There are some nearby areas that are related to the Santa Fe National Historic Trail.

Connecting National Historic Trails (National Trail System) include:

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail at www.nps.gov/elca

Old Spanish National Historic Trail at www.nps.gov/olsp

 

National Park Service areas on or close to the trail include:

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Colorado, at www.nps.gov/beol

Fort Larned National Historic Site, Kansas, at www.nps.gov/fola

Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico, at www.nps.gov/foun

Harry S Truman National Historic Site, Missouri, at www.nps.gov/hstr

Pecos National Historical Park, New Mexico, at www.nps.gov/peco

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Kansas, at www.nps.gov/tapr

 

USDA Forest Service areas on the trail include:

Cimarron National Grassland, Kansas, at http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/cim

The Cimarron National Grassland contains a Companion Trail for hiking, biking, and horseback riding. Learn more at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/recreation/trails/cim_companion.shtml

Kiowa National Grassland, New Mexico, at http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/cibola/districts/kiowa.shtml

Comanche National Grassland, Colorado, at http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/coma/index.shtml

The Comanche National Grassland has several Santa Fe Trail-related sites. Learn more at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/recreation/trails/coma_santafe.shtml

 

A barbed wire fence and windmill are near the Point of Rocks formation on the Santa Fe National Historic Trail in New Mexico  

Did You Know?
The historic Santa Fe Trail spanned 900 miles of the Great Plains between Missouri, in the United States, and Santa Fe, then in Mexico.

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:23 EST