Santa Fe National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail · CO, KS, MO, NM, OK · Trail
You can almost hear the whoops and cries of "All's set!" as trail hands hitched their oxen to freight wagons carrying cargo between western Missouri and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Follow the Santa Fe National Historic Trail through five states and you'll find adventure and evidence of past travelers who made this remarkable trip before you!
- NPS site
- nps.gov/safe
- Location
- Santa Fe National Historic Trail (37.728, -99.922)Directions
Track your visit to Santa Fe National Historic Trail
NP Tracker keeps a record of every National Park Service unit you visit — all 430-plus of them. Log visits with dates and photos, collect passport stamps, plan trips, and watch your map fill in. It's free.
Passport stamp locations
- Alexander Majors House
- Arrow Rock State Historic Site Visitor Center
- Barton County Historical Society Museum
- Boggsville Historic Site
- Boot Hill Museum
- Cimarron
- Cimarron National Grassland
- Coronado Quivira Museum
- Council Grove, Kansas
- Fort Larned National Historic Site, the Santa Fe Trail
- Fort Union National Monument, the Santa Fe Trail
- Harry S Truman National Historic Site, the Santa Fe Trail
- Herzstein Memorial Museum
- Independence Courthouse Square
- Independence Courthouse Square- Truman Courthouse
- Kaw Mission State Historic Site
- Kiowa and Rita Blanca National Grasslands
- Lanesfield Historic Site
- Las Vegas Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center
- Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm Historic Site
- Morton County Historical Society Museum
Hours
Santa Fe 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
There are many places of history and commemoration on the Santa Fe National Historic Trail to visit. Museums, interpretive centers, and historic sites provide information and interpretation. Please contact each site before you go to obtain current information on closures, changes in hours, and fees.
Hours are retrieved from the National Park Service and can change without notice — check the official site before you go.
Self-guided tours
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Black Jack Ruts Audio Tour1–2 hours · 6 stops
Welcome to the Ivan Boyd Memorial Prairie Preserve and the Black Jack Ruts. Head out on the trail through the woods and over the small creek to the prairie. From there you can walk a gravel trail that is easy walking and will let you experience up close and in person several very impressive wagon ruts created by heavy traffic of mostly freight wagons headed to Santa Fe or returning to Westport or Franklin or merchants along the Missouri River.
Santa Fe Downtown Walking Tour: Santa Fe Trail1–8 hours · 28 stops
Santa Fe is the oldest capital city in the US, founded in 1610, and the highest US capital at 7,000 feet. This tour leads you from the busy Plaza and other major tourist locations to lesser known sites along quiet, old Santa Fe streets. We recommend that you start at the Santa Fe Plaza, the hub of the southwest connecting the Santa Fe Trail with the Old Spanish Trail, and El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. All three are national historic trails.
Entrance fees
No entrance fee.