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The Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail commemorates the removal of the Cherokee and
the paths that 17 Cherokee detachments followed westward. Today the trail encompasses about
2,200 miles of land and water routes, and traverses portions of nine states
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El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
Added to the National Trails System in October 2000, El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (Royal Road of the Interior) National Historic Trail recognizes the primary route between the colonial Spanish capital of Mexico City and the Spanish provincial capitals at San Juan de Los Caballeros (1598-1600); San Gabriel (1600-1609); and Santa Fe (1610-1821). The national historic trail extends 404 miles from El Paso, Texas, to San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico.
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Old Spanish National Historic Trail
The Old Spanish Trail was a pack mule trail linking land-locked New Mexico with coastal California between 1829 and 1848. Over this trail moved people, goods, and ideas. Recognizing the national significance of this historic long distance trade route, in 2002 Congress designated it the Old Spanish National Historic Trail.
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