Theodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryPublic Lands Directory

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Overview

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.

From the National Park Service

History

The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.

What to see and do

Activities

  • Auto and ATV
  • Scenic Driving
  • Guided Tours
  • Self-Guided Tours - Auto
  • Hiking
  • Horse Trekking
  • Horseback Riding
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Museum Exhibits

Plan your visit

Hours

Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail: The Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail is not a clearly marked hiking trail. Instead it is a corridor 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 operation and access. Please contact individual trail sites before your visit for more information.

Getting there

The Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail crosses five states following the route the Pioneer Company of 1846-1847 established from Nauvoo, Illinois, to Salt Lake City, Utah, covering about 1,300 miles.

Weather

Due to the length of the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail, be sure to consult local weather sources for the region you'll be visiting. Check out the forecast with the National Weather Service and search for the area you'd like to visit: weather.gov

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Whose lands these are

These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.

Photos

A bronze plaque with description on a metal fence surrounding Brigham Young's grave.
Brigham Young grave, Utah · NPS photo
Red rock monolith in a rocky canyon
Monument Rock, Utah. · NPS Photo
A large, white, two-story historic wood home with a red roof and white picket fence.
Joseph & Emma Smith House, Nauvoo, Illinois · NPS Photo
A hiking trail with a trail sign.
Mormon Pioneer Trail in Utah · NPS Photo

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