WHAT IS THE NOCTC?

The National Oregon/California Trail Center is located within the beautiful Bear Lake Valley of Southeastern Idaho and situated on the historic site of the original Oregon Trail.

The Trail Center was built to preserve, perpetuate and promote the pioneer history and

heritage of the

Oregon/California Trail and the Bear Lake Valley.  The Center interprets the story of the pioneers who braved the arduous, six-month, 2,000 mile journey across the unsettled American West from Missouri to the Oregon Territory.   The interpretation of this epoch migration is told using live actors within historically accurate interpretive areas located in the center.  Vistitors join a simulated wagon train headed west and experience what it was like to prepare for the journey.

The Center also includes a gift shop, large and spacious restrooms, a theater for viewing films, an art exhibit featuring the Oregon Trail paintings of Gary Stone, and a museum highlighting the history and heritage of the Bear Lake Valley.

The National Oregon/California Trail Center -

  where visitors join a simulated a wagon train headed west,

guided by live actors playing the roles of wagon master and pioneers

Mission Statement

To preserve, perpetuate, educate and promote the

historical legacy of the Oregon/California Trail pioneers

and the settlers of the Bear Lake Valley.