Pony Express National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail · CA, CO, KS, MO, NE, NV, UT, WY · Trail
It is hard to believe that young men once rode horses to carry mail from Missouri to California in the unprecedented time of only 10 days. This relay system along the Pony Express National Historic Trail in eight states was the most direct and practical means of east-west communications before the telegraph.
- NPS site
- nps.gov/poex
- Location
- Pony Express National Historic Trail (42.237, -109.266)Directions
Track your visit to Pony Express National Historic Trail
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Passport stamp locations
- Alexander Majors House
- B.F. Hastings Building
- Commissary Storehouse
- Fort Bridger State Historic Site
- Fort Kearny State Historical Park
- Hollenberg Pony Express Station
- Homestead National Historical Park, the Oregon Trail
- National Historic Trails Interpretive Center
- Old Bedlam
- Pony Express National Historic Trail
- Scotts Bluff National Monument
- The California Trail Interpretive Center
Hours
Pony Express National Historic Trailtoday: All Day
- Sat Oct 3All Day
- Sun Oct 4All Day
- Mon Oct 5All Day
- Tue Oct 6All Day
- Wed Oct 7All Day
- Thu Oct 8All Day
- Fri Oct 9All Day
The Pony Express National Historic Trail is not a clearly marked hiking trail. Instead it is a route that passes through communities, urban areas, public lands, and Wilderness. The route travels across a variety of land ownerships and management, including private land. Each location varies as to the hours of operations and access. Please contact individual trail sites before your visit for more information.
Hours are retrieved from the National Park Service and can change without notice — check the official site before you go.
Entrance fees
No entrance fee.