Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail

National Historic Trail · IL, IA, NE, UT, WY

Explore the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail across five states to see the 1,300-mile route traveled by Mormons who fled Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Great Salt Lake Valley in 1846-1847.

What you’ll hear

38 places to explore in this park.

  • Bonaparte Riverfront Park
  • Brigham Young Cemetery
  • Brigham Young Historic Park
  • Brigham Young Monument, Salt Lake City
  • Carthage Jail
  • Chariton River Crossing
  • Cold Springs State Park
  • Davis County Historical Complex
  • Deuel Pioneer Log Cabin
  • Drakesville, Iowa
  • Eagle Gate, Salt Lake City
  • Ensign Peak Memorial Garden and Ensign Peak Nature Park
  • Fort Caspar
  • Garden Grove - Trailside Historical Park
  • Grand Encampment
  • Lacey-Keosauqua State Park
  • Locust Creek Campsite
  • Middle Mormon Ferry, Council Bluffs
  • Montrose Landing Riverfront Park
  • Mormon Handcart Replica
  • Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
  • Mormon Trail County Park and Pote Farm Swales
  • Mount Pisgah Historic Site
  • Nauvoo National Historic Landmark
  • Nishnabotna River Crossing
  • Pioneer Memorial Museum
  • Pioneer Trail Museum
  • Prairie Trails Museum
  • Rebecca Winters' Grave
  • Richardson's Point
  • Sevenmile Creek Camp Swales
  • Sugar Creek Camp
  • Supplication Hill - Temple Camp
  • Temple Square
  • The Beehive House and the Lion House
  • The Church History Museum, Salt Lake City
  • "Two Sides of the River" Wayside
  • Upper Platte (Mormon) Ferry 1847

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