The National Trails office can help you plan, develop, and implement your project. Types of collaborative partner projects we can assist with include:
- Initiating and executing archeological studies
- Nominating properties to the National Register of Historic Places
- Evaluating a trail-related property for partnership certification
- Overseeing historical studies
- Coordinating and writing planning documents
- Working with tribes
- Developing a wide array of interpretive products and services
- Developing educational products
- Planning and developing a site plan, including signage
- GIS and mapping
- Historic Route Refinement: Fill out this form
Have a national historic trails project you need assistance with? Contact us with the project's details and the help trails staff can provide.
Looking for a national historic trails product? Learn more about our available products and who to contact.
Who to Contact
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The cultural resources team identifies, preserves, and protects ruts, related sites and buildings, and historic landscapes along the NHTs.
![people outside standing on a road unveiling a trail sign, one black dog on leash](/common/uploads/grid_builder/1453/crop16_9/669CA26B-1DD8-B71B-0B451ED8018CD713.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
D&D helps partners plan and design visitor facilities that help enhance the visitor experience of trail sites and segments.
![grass in foreground, fenced in cemetery, rock site identification sign: Santa Fe Trail](/common/uploads/grid_builder/1453/crop16_9/65D75716-1DD8-B71B-0B8B67094C38DE0D.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
The history team enlightens the reader with accurate, lively accounts of forts, camps, autobiographies, diaries, events, and much more!
The Interpretation team works with partners to develop interpretive media, personal and educational services, and interpretive plans.
![PowerPoint image of the Butterfield Overland Special Resource Study](/common/uploads/grid_builder/1453/crop16_9/8E03890A-1DD8-B71B-0B9AA9CF842BD652.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Planning is the process of developing a structured approach to meet your preservation and education goals.
![historic map of the Oregon Trail](/common/uploads/grid_builder/1453/crop16_9/666F10CA-1DD8-B71B-0B0263D472A7319B.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
The RIM team helps partners with the world of GPS, GIS, mapping, metadata, and more.
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National Trails works with partners to protect, develop, and promote national historic trails.
![people standing in front Route 66 mural](/common/uploads/grid_builder/1453/crop16_9/33600BF0-1DD8-B71B-0BA5C174C80CB3A9.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
it's a kick to learn about how the National Park Service is working to preserve Route 66!
Last updated: March 20, 2024