Guidebook
NO. 799-2 OVERLAND EMIGRANT TRAIL - Over a hundred years ago, this trail resounded to creaking wheels of pioneer wagons and the cries of hardy travelers on their way to the gold fields. It is estimated that over thirty thousand people used this trail in 1849. Rocks near this site still bear the marks of wagon wheels. For those early travelers, the next ordeal was a tortuous descent into Bear Valley.
Location
Big Bend Ranger Station, 2008 Hampshire Rocks Rd (old Hwy 40), 8 mi W of Soda Springs
Open Map
NO. 799-2 OVERLAND EMIGRANT TRAIL, Marker
NO. 799-2 OVERLAND EMIGRANT TRAIL, State Plaque
NO. 799-2 OVERLAND EMIGRANT TRAIL, Marker
NO. 799-2 OVERLAND EMIGRANT TRAIL, Private Plaque