A Mormon Pioneer Trail Itinerary for Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City was both a way station and a destination for pioneers, and the history of three national historic trails meets there: the Mormon Pioneer, the Pony Express and the California trails. This National Park Service itinerary begins at This Is The Place Heritage Park, which gives an overview of all three at one stop, then becomes a walking tour of downtown focused on the Mormon Pioneer Trail.

The stops

1. This Is The Place Heritage Park
2. Emigration Square
3. Pony Express Station Monument
4. Brigham Young Monument
5. Beehive House and Lion House
6. Eagle Gate
7. Brigham Young Cemetery
8. Brigham Young Historic Park
9. Church History Museum
10. Deuel Pioneer Log Cabin
11. Temple Square
12. Pioneer Memorial Museum
13. Ensign Peak Memorial Garden and Ensign Peak Nature Park

Trip-planning information and more itineraries for the trails are in the NPS mobile app and on the trails' websites.

Sources

• National Park Service, National Trails, "Mormon Pioneer Trail: Salt Lake City Itinerary." https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/mormon-pioneer-trail-salt-lake-city-itinerary.htm
• Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail: https://www.nps.gov/mopi/