National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center

The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is currently closed for renovations. A temporary exhibit is housed at Baker Heritage Museum, 2480 Grove St., Baker City, OR 97814.

Call 541-523-1843 or email OYZ_BE_AU_Znvy@oyz.tbi for more information about the exhibit and interpretive programming. 

Using life-size displays, and multi-media and living-history presentations, the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center dramatically tells the story of the hopes, dreams, joys, and heartaches of Oregon Trail-era pioneers. A visit to the Center provides a unique opportunity to walk through a wagon train, join a group of emigrants as they cross the frontier, and experience history come to life.

The Center focuses on six themes related to westward migration and settlement:

• Pioneer Life on the Oregon Trail
• Mountain Men and early Trail Travelers
• Native Americans along the Oregon Trail
• Natural History along the Trail and in Eastern Oregon
• Mining and Early Settlement
• History of the General Land Office - Grazing Service - Bureau of Land Management

The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), a Department of the Interior agency. The BLM is assisted by the Trail Tenders, Inc., a local non-profit, volunteer organization dedicated to the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.

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