Last updated: June 14, 2024
Place
Simpson Springs Pony Express Station
NPS Photo
Quick Facts
Location:
Near Faust, Utah; From State Route 36 near Faust, turn west on the Pony Express Road and drive 25 miles to campground on maintained gravel road.
Significance:
Important Pony Express Station
Amenities
2 listed
Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Primitive Campsites
Pony Express Utah No. 18 Contract Station (Simpson’s Springs / Simpson Springs / Egans Springs / Lost Springs / Pleasant Springs)
This Pony Express station bears the name of explorer Captain James H. Simpson, a Camp Floyd topographical engineer, who stopped here in 1858 while laying out an overland mail route between Salt Lake City and California. The availability of excellent water made Simpson Springs one of the most prominent stations in the West Desert.
George Chorpenning established his second mail station at this site in 1858, which was later used by the Pony Express and the Overland Stage. A number of structures have been built and destroyed in the vicinity of Simpson Springs over the years. It is not known for sure which served as the station for the Pony Express. The current building is a replica, built in 1975 by the Future Farmers of America under the direction of the Bureau of Land Management.
The BLM maintains interpretive wayside exhibits and a nearby campground. A monument was erected in 1965 to mark the station site. Additional information about BLM's "Backcountry Byway" along the original trail route may be found from the Salt Lake Field Office.
This Pony Express station bears the name of explorer Captain James H. Simpson, a Camp Floyd topographical engineer, who stopped here in 1858 while laying out an overland mail route between Salt Lake City and California. The availability of excellent water made Simpson Springs one of the most prominent stations in the West Desert.
George Chorpenning established his second mail station at this site in 1858, which was later used by the Pony Express and the Overland Stage. A number of structures have been built and destroyed in the vicinity of Simpson Springs over the years. It is not known for sure which served as the station for the Pony Express. The current building is a replica, built in 1975 by the Future Farmers of America under the direction of the Bureau of Land Management.
The BLM maintains interpretive wayside exhibits and a nearby campground. A monument was erected in 1965 to mark the station site. Additional information about BLM's "Backcountry Byway" along the original trail route may be found from the Salt Lake Field Office.
Site Information
Location (Near Faust, Utah; From State Route 36 near Faust, turn west on the Pony Express Road and drive 25 miles to campground on maintained gravel road.)