The Spanish Trail Journeys

The Old Spanish Trail Route
The Old Spanish Trail was primarily a horse and mule pack route between Los Angeles, California and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Parts of the route went through the present-day states of California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

National Historic Trail
After much time the National Park Service assessed the historic significance of The Old Spanish Trail and determined it to be included in the National Trails System.

The Old Spanish Trail and its history
The Old Spanish Trail links Santa Fe, New Mexico and Los Angeles, California together. Accounts of The Old Spanish Trail, its role and events in our nation's history are numerous. They include Kit Carson's journey back to ...

Notoriety for the National Trail
On Dec. 4, 2003, President George W. Bush signed S-1946 - The Old Spanish Trail Recognition Act, into law. The bill officially designates the trail as a National Historic Trail, putting it among only 20 trails ...

Spanish Traders
Spanish traders made regular visits from New Mexico to barter with the Utes for animal hides and slaves. In the late 1820s, fur trappers and others ...

The Old Spanish Trail - Today
Today, there is much hope for The Old Spanish Trail in terms of tourism potential, further study and preservation. There has been a strong effort to preserve the trail and several monuments ...

• The Dominguez-Escalante Expeditions Journal:

Through Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico in 1776

• I Walked to Zion:
- Young Pioneers on the Mormon Trail

• The Gathering of Zion:
- The Story of the Mormon Trail

• National Geographic's Guide to:
- Lewis and Clark Trail

• Hiking Historic Trails
- Utah's Favorite Hiking Trails

• Scenic Driving - Travel guides
- Scenic Driving in Utah

• Historical reading
- The Old Spanish Trail

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