Oregon Trail Videos

Rock Creek Station (Nebraska) – An important supply point and campground for emigrants following the Oregon Trail.  

Fort Kearny (Nebraska) – A military post in eastern Nebraska that provided protection for pioneers following the Oregon Trail.

The Great Platte River Road (Nebraska) – The river that served as the pioneers’ highway across Nebraska.

California Hill (Nebraska) – The first major hill faced by emigrants on the Oregon Trail.

Guernsey Ruts (Wyoming) – The deep ruts carved by oxen and wagons into sandstone may be the most impressive site on the trail.

Register Cliff (Wyoming) – Pioneers carved their names in the sandstone cliff outside the town of Gernsey.

Wyoming Oregon Trail Landmarks (Wyoming) – Independence Rock, Devils Gate, and Split Rock are three of Wyoming’s best-known Oregon Trail landmarks.

South Pass (Wyoming) – The gradual slope at South Pass was the key to crossing the continental divide.

Fort Bridger (Wyoming) – Emigrants stopped to acquire rest, acquire supplies, and visit one of the Oregon Trail’s few blacksmiths.

Soda Springs Golf Course Ruts (Idaho)- One of the most enjoyable strolls along the entire Oregon Trail.

Three Island Crossing (Idaho) – Where emigrants crossed to the north side of the Snake River.

Bonneville Point (Idaho) – Top of the hill where pioneers first saw the Boise River Valley.

Oregon Trail Interpretive Center (Oregon) – The premiere interpretive center on the Oregon Trail.  Location where pioneers first saw the Blue Mountains.

Farewell Bend (Oregon) – Where pioneers cut away from the Snake River to head west.

Whitman Mission (Washington) – A well-known mission and stop for early pioneers following the Oregon Trail

Pioneers meet the Columbia River (Oregon) – Location where pioneers crossed over a hill and first saw the mighty Columbia River.

Toll gate on the Barlow Road (Oregon) – Toll gate on the route chose by pioneers who decided to avoid rafting on the dangerous Columbia River.

Barlow Road Summit (Oregon) – Summit of the Barlow Road.

Fort Vancouver (Washington) – Fur trading post of the Hudson’s Bay Company that offered supplies to pioneers on the Oregon Trail

End of the Oregon Trail (Oregon) – Interpretive Center in Oregon City, Oregon