Last updated: February 18, 2024
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Utah Pony Express Stations
Utah has 27 pony express stations over 263 miles of Pony Express Trail.
Utah Station List
- Needle Rock / The Needles
- (H) Head of Echo Canyon / Echo Canyon / Echo / Castle Rock / Frenchies
- Half Way / Halfway / Emory / Daniels
- Weber / Bromley’s / Pulpit Rock / Hanging Rock / Echo
- Brimville Emergency Station / Henneforville / Henefer
- East Canon / East Canyon / Dixie Hollow / Dixie Creek / Big Mountain / Snyder’s Mill / Carson House / Dutchman’s Flat
- Wheaton Springs / Winston Springs / Bauchmann’s
- Mountain Dale / Mountain Dell / Hanks / Big Canyon Creek
- (H) Salt Lake / Salt Lake House
- Trader’s Rest / Traveler’s Rest
- Rockwell / Rockwell’s
- Dug Out / Dugout / Joe’s Dugout / Seven Mile / Joe Butcher’s
- Camp Floyd – John Carson’s Inn / Fort Crittenden / Fairfield / Cedar City
- East Rush Valley / Pass / East Faust / Five Mile
- (H) Bush Valley / Rush Valley / Meadow Creek / Faust / Meady Creek
- Point Lookout / Lookout Pass / Jackson’s / General Johnson’s
- Government Creek / Government Road Junction / Davis
- (H) Simpson’s Springs / Simpson Springs / Egans Springs / Lost Springs / Pleasant Springs
- Riverbed / River Bed / Red Bed
- Dugway / Shortcut Pass
- Blackrock / Black Rock / Blackrock Springs / Rock House
- (H) Fish Springs / Fish Creek / Fresh Springs / Smith Springs
- Boyd’s / Butte / Desert
- Willow Springs (original XP Station is still standing)
- Six Mile House / Mountain Springs / Willow Creek
- Canyon / Burnt / Overland / Round / Round Fort
- (H) Deep Creek / Deep Springs / Ibapah / Egans
Legend
- (H) = Home Station (some of these changed over time, as needed)
- Bold = Station Name on the original U.S. Senate Executive Document, 46th Congress, 3rd Session, I, No. 21 p.7-8 “Contract with Overland Mail Co” “Route 10773”
- Italics = Station Name listed on the 2010 Map prepared by the National Pony Express Association and produced and printed by the National Parks Service to celebrate the Pony Express Sesquicentennial.