The National Oregon/California Trail Center
Explore the
stories and adventures of emigrants who traveled the Oregon Trail.
Travel back to 1849. Hear the story of Peg Leg Smith and his trading
post. Visit with pioneers in their wagon train encampment at the Clover
Creek grazing area. Hear their story. Learn about their dream. The
original Oregon Trail runs through the northeast section of Bear Lake
County and follows the Bear River and Highway 30 North through Montpelier
and the west side of Georgetown. Some of the wagon ruts can still be
seen.
The National
Oregon/California Trail Center
P.O. Box 323, 320 North
4th Street
(intersection of U.S. Highway 89 and 30)
Montpelier, ID
83254
(208) 847-3800 or 1-866-847-3800
Paris Historical Musum
The museum
displays local history artifacts and is located directly across the
street from the Paris LDS Tabernacle in Paris, Idaho.
Mid-town
on west side of U.S. Highway 89, Paris, Idaho • Open: Memorial
Day to Labor Day, 9:30 am to 5 pm.
Paris Tabernacle
The historic
Paris LDS Tabernacle in Paris, Idaho was completed by Mormon pioneers
in 1889. It was designed by Don Carlos Young, and is an impressive
building made of red sandstone quarried from Indian Creek on the east
side of Bear Lake. Tours are conducted during the summer, with frequent
organ recitals.
Mid-town
on east side of U.S. Highway 89, Paris, Idaho • Open: Memorial
Day to Labor Day, 9:30 am to 5 pm.
Rails
& Trails Museum
Located in the lower
level of The National Oregon/California Trail Center, the museum
highlights Bear Lake county history. Artifacts and exhibits have
been collected by the Bear Lake County Historical Society and
local chapters of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. The museum
contains early pioneer relics, historic photographs, and railroad
artifacts.
320 North
4th Street, Montpelier, ID 83254, (208) 847-3800 • Open
10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Memorial Day weekend - Labor Day.
Wilford Woodruff Home
Pioneer relics
of early Mormon pioneer leader.
Hwy. 16 in Randolph, UT, (800) 448-2327 for open times, Open: Memorial
Day to mid-September
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