Basic Information

GIS Data and Information
For Geographic Information System data regarding the Old Spanish National Historic Trail (Feasibility Study), please visit the Resource Information Management page of the National Trails office website.

 

Physical Address

Trail sites are located across 2,700 miles and 6 states. The Trail is administered by both the Bureau of Land Management and the NPS office located at:

National Trails Office Regions 6, 7, & 8
Old Spanish National Historic Trail
1100 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505

Directions

You can visit many sites of the Old Spanish National Historic Trail over the 2,700-mile historic route that crosses 6 states.

Directions Details

Operating Hours & Seasons

All Park Hours

• Every Day:Open 24 hours

There are many places of history and commemoration on the Old Spanish 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.

Weather

Due to the length of Old Spanish 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

National Weather Service

Fees & Passes

Entrance Fee-free

This site is fee-free year-round. No entrance fee or pass is required.

Internet & Cellular Access

Public WiFi is available.

The Old Spanish National Historic Trail is a mixture of private, municipal, tribal, federal, and state lands that stretches for hundreds of miles. Services, including public WiFi and Cellular access, vary from location to location. Contact the individual Trail sites you are planning to visit to find out if internet and/or cell phone service is available.

Internet & Cellular Access Details

 

Trail Administration

The Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service administer the trail together to foster trail preservation and public use. These agencies work in close partnership with the Old Spanish Trail Association, American Indian tribes, state, county, and municipal governmental agencies, private landowners, nonprofit heritage conservation groups, and many others. Trail sites are in private, municipal, tribal, federal, or state ownership. Please ask for permission before visiting any trail sites on private lands and check with public sites for visiting hours and regulations.

Protect the Trail

To foster trail preservation, do not use metal detectors, dig at sites, collect artifacts, or remove anything. Please respect these historic places.

 

More Trip Planning Information:

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  Read all about it

  Trail Brochures

  Find brochures, maps, guides, and other literature about the Trail.

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  Find Trail Sites to Visit

  Places to Go

  Where can you visit the trail? Use the interactive map to find places to visit.

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  Co-administered with the BLM

  Bureau of Land Management

  Learn more about the Trail from our partners at the Bureau of Land Management Utah State Office.