National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center

About National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center

The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is managed by the Bureau of Land Management in Baker City, Oregon. The large interpretive center contains exhibits that tell the story of the Oregon Trail and the emigrant experience. In addition, the center contains a theater that hosts films, lectures, and dramatic presentations. On the grounds of the site are four miles of interpretive hiking trails, an amphitheater, a wagon encampment for living history demonstrations, and scenic views.

Adapted from National Park Service.

The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is a 23,000-square-foot (2,100 m2) interpretive center about the Oregon Trail located 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Baker City, Oregon on Oregon Route 86 atop Flagstaff Hill. It is operated by the Bureau of Land Management in partnership with Trail Tenders and the Oregon Trail Preservation Trust, and offers living history demonstrations, interpretive programs, exhibits, multi-media presentations, special events, and more than four miles (6 km) of interpretive trails.

Exhibit themes include area natural history, pre-emigrant travelers and explorers, Native Americans, pioneer life, the United States General Land Office and Bureau of Land Management, and the mining and settlement of Northeast Oregon.

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Founded
1992

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  1. National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, Oregon01OregonJohn-Luc Metz, Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington · Public domain
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