VISITING PAGE

Kirtland Visitors Center

7800 Kirtland-Chardon Rd,
Kirtland, Ohio 44094
1-440-256-9805 (Ask about the John Johnson Farm.)

Kirtland Temple Visitor Center and Museum
7809 Joseph St Kirtland, Ohio 44094
1+440-256-9805

Kirtland Temple tour by Community of Christ Apostle Lachland McKay

Kirtland Temple reopens under new ownership

Independence Missouri, Visitor Center
937 West Walnut Street
Independence, MO 64051
(816) 836-3466(for info on all Missouri sites)

Liberty Jail Historical Site (They have maps to many of the other sites in the area)
216 North Main (P.O. Box 313)
Liberty, MO 64068
(816)781-3188

Plan your visit to Old Nauvoo
Nauvoo Visitors Center
Main and Young Street (P.O. Box 215)
Nauvoo. Illinois 62354
(217)453-2237 [1-800-453-0022]

Carthage Jail as part of the Great River Road
Carthage Jail LDS Visitors Center
307 Walnut
Carthage, Illinois 62321
(217)357-2989

Winter Quarters (Mormon Trail Interpretation Center)
3215 State Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68112
(402) 453-9372

Martin’s Cove, Devil’s Gate, Wyoming
Just southwest of Independence Rock
Office: (307) 328-2953
(You can pull a handcart here.)

6^th crossing Visitors Center
4181 Highway 789
Lander, Wyoming 82520
1-307-544-2215

Rock Creek Hollow
Lewiston Rd.
Lander, Wyoming 82520
1-307-544-2215

Handcart Park

Iowa City, IA
Behind U. of Iowa campus property (Out of the way, but interesting)

Mormon Trail across Van Buren County

Richardson’s Point
11251 County Rd, J40
Milton, IA

Prairie Trails Museum
515 East Jefferson St.
Croydon, IA
They have a nice Mormon Pioneer exhibit featuring the writing of “Come, Come Ye Saints”

Garden Grove, Iowa
Mount Pisgah, Iowa

Chimney Rock National Historic Site
9822 Country Rd 75
Bayard, Nebraska 69334
402 471-3270

Scott’s Bluff, Nebraska 90276 

Legacy of the Plains Museum,
Gehring, Nebraska, 69341
308-436-1987
[email protected]

Fort Laramie, Wyoming
965 Gray Rocks Road
Fort Laramie, Wyoming 82212
307-837-2221 x3002

Register Cliffs Historic site
Guernsey Ruts, Wyoming

Fort Casper Museum
4001 Fort Casper Rd
Casper, Wyoming
307 235-8462  (With Mormon pioneer exhibit)

National Historic Trails Center Interpretive Center
1501 N Poplar St. Casper, Wyoming 82601
307-261-7700

Independence Rock
(a Wyoming State historical park)

South Pass (trail and markers)

Fort Bridger (a Wyoming state historical park)
37000I-80BL,
Fort Bridger, Wy 82933
307-782-3842

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For up to date information on a Pioneer check the persons name on the Church History Biogaphical Database. This chart gives basic information about year by year migration across the trail of the Mormon Pioneer

1) Martin’s Cove. From the visitor’s center, one can take a short hike of a quarter mile to Devil’s Gate, a significant landmark on the Mormon, Oregon, California, and Pony Express Trails.  You can also hike to Martin’s Cove and back, an important sight on the Mormon Trail, a 3-4 mile round trip . Handcarts are available for those wishing to pull a handcart to Martin’s Cove and back. The trail is graveled. Parking, restroom, and camping facilities are available. The visitor’s center is open year round. For further information or to make special arrangements, call (307) 328-2953.

2) 6th Crossing of the Sweetwater River, directly west of Sweetwater Station, Wyoming (50-60 miles west of Martin’s Cove). A campground with improvements was created so groups could camp and hike on the trail. For more information call +1-307-544-2215

3) Deseret Land & Livestock. This Church-owned livestock ranch is located near Woodruff, Utah. It is not located on the Mormon Trail, though one company of 85 returning missionaries and about 20 immigrants in 1858 passed by Woodruff on the east side of the Bear River to avoid the soldiers at Ft. Bridger that were part of Johnston’s Army. Stakes of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may spend 3 or 4 days having a handcart experience. The phone number of the ranch in Woodruff is (435) 793-4288.

4) Big Mountain hike. There is a hiking trail between Mormon Flat in East Canyon, roughly half way between Jeremy Ranch and East Canyon Resort, and the top of Big Mountain. This 4.2 mile trail is right on the Mormon Trail most of the time. The elevation change is about 1,200 feet. There is a 5-mile hiking trail between the top of Big Mountain (start south of the parking lot) and Little Dell Reservoir. This trail was made by Utah State Parks & Recreation, was made wide enough to accommodate a handcart, for individuals that have their own and want to use it on this section. Restrooms are available at Mormon Flat, Big Mountain Summit, and below Afleck Park, where the creek crosses the highway. These trails can be hiked in either direction. To reserve Mormon Flat for special activities, including over-night camping, contact the State Parks Reservation Office. Salt Lake area call 801-322-3770. 

5) The Mormon Trail from Fort Bridger to Salt Lake City (self-guided driving tour)