Yes, Independence is the literal starting point of the Oregon Trail and for that, it’s the place the route—and your road trip—will inevitably kick-off, however, this Missouri city deserves more credit ...

SCOTTSBLUFF, NE ‒ Johnny and Vicki Blevins stepped out of their pickup and gazed down at the thin ribbon of the old Oregon Trail below them. Over the course of several decades, beginning in the ...

Between 300,000 and 500,000 people traveled to the Pacific Northwest between 1841 and 1884. At least 20,000 travelers died on the trail. The trail affected many Indigenous tribes. Many were forced to ...

The Oregon Trail road trip starts in Cannon Beach on the rugged coast of Oregon and takes you through Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York before finally ...

The Oregon Trail was used by Americans who wanted to travel west to the “New Country.” Besides some super early adopters, people really started taking it in the 1840s and continued to use it through ...