Heritage Gateways

Mormon Trail Wagon Train Schedule for 1997

#	Date	Day	Miles	Evening Campsite
1	17-Apr	Thu	0	Winter Quarters (Dodge Park)
2	18-Apr	Fri	0	Dodge Park or Winter Quarters
3	19-Apr	Sat	8	Mormon Trail Center at Winter Quarters
4	20-Apr	Sun	0	Winter Quarters (Dodge Park)
5	21-Apr	Mon	15	Washington
6	22-Apr	Tue	12	Elkhorn River Crossing
7	23-Apr	Wed	0	Fremont
8	24-Apr	Thu	15	North Bend
9	25-Apr	Fri	15	Schuyler
10	26-Apr	Sat	17	Columbus
11	27-Apr	Sun	0	Columbus
12	28-Apr	Mon	15	Monroe
13	29-Apr	Tue	9	Genoa
14	30-Apr	Wed	16	Fullerton
15	01-May	Thu	18	Palmer
16	02-May	Fri	12	Chapman
17	03-May	Sat	14	Sturh Museum (Grand Island)
18	04-May	Sun	0	Sturh Museum (Grand Island)
19	05-May	Mon	0	Woodriver
20	06-May	Tue	20	Gibbon
21	07-May	Wed	19	Kearney
22	08-May	Thu	0	Elm Creek
23	09-May	Fri	16	Overton
24	10-May	Sat	20	Lexington
25	11-May	Sun	0	Lexington
26	12-May	Mon	15	Cozad
27	13-May	Tue	11	Gothenburg
28	14-May	Wed	0	Gothenburg
29	15-May	Thu	13	Brady
30	16-May	Fri	10	Maxwell
31	17-May	Sat	15	North Platte
32	18-May	Sun	0	North Platte
33	19-May	Mon	13	Hershey
34	20-May	Tue	7	Sutherland
35	21-May	Wed	12	North Paxton
36	22-May	Thu	15	Keystone
37	23-May	Fri	12	Lemoyne
38	24-May	Sat	17	Ash Hollow (Lewellen)
39	25-May	Sun	0	Ash Hollow (Lewellen)
40	26-May	Mon	12	Oshkosh
41	27-May	Tues	16	Lisco
42	28-May	Wed	14	Broadwater
43	29-May	Thu	14	Bridgeport
44	30-May	Fri	16	Bayard
45	31-May	Sat	21	Scottsbluff
46	01-Jun	Sun	0	Scottsbluff
47	02-Jun	Mon	12	Mitchell
48	03-Jun	Tue	15	Henry
49	04-Jun	Wed	10	Torrington
50	05-Jun	Thu	20	Fort Laramie
51	06-Jun	Fri	0	Fort Laramie
52	07-Jun	Sat	13	Guernsey
53	08-Jun	Sun	0	Guernsey
54	09-Jun	Mon	19	Glendo
55	10-Jun	Tue	12	Douglas
56	11-Jun	Wed	13	Natural Bridge State Park
57	12-Jun	Thu	20	Glenrock
58	13-Jun	Fri	12	Wilkins State Park
59	14-Jun	Sat	9	Casper
60	15-Jun	Sun	0	Casper
61	16-Jun	Mon	18	Willow Springs
62	17-Jun	Tue	20	Independence Rock
63	18-Jun	Wed	8	Martin's Cove
64	19-Jun	Thu	0	Martin's Cove
65	20-Jun	Fri	9	Split Rock
66	21-Jun	Sat	17	Jeffrey City Area
67	22-Jun	Sun	0	Jeffrey City Area
The next 2 weeks are very subject to weather conditions and are subject to last minute change.
68	23-Jun	Mon	18	Sweetwater Station
69	24-Jun	Tue	15	Silver Creek
70	25-Jun	Wed	5	Rock Creek
71	26-Jun	Thu	0	Rock Creek
72	27-Jun	Fri	19	Pacific Springs
73	28-Jun	Sat	0	Pacific Springs
74	29-Jun	Sun	0	Pacific Springs
75	30-Jun	Mon	15	Parting of Ways
76	01-Jul	Tue	19	Farson
77	02-Jul	Wed	0	Farson
78	03-Jul	Thu	0	Farson
79	04-Jul	Fri	12	Simpson's Hollow
80	05-Jul	Sat	18	Green River Crossing
81	06-Jul	Sun	0	Green River Crossing
82	07-Jul	Mon	22	Granger
83	08-Jul	Tue	18	Miller Station
84	09-Jul	Wed	14	Fort Brigder
85	10-Jul	Thu	0	Fort Bridger
86	11-Jul	Fri	10	Piedmont
87	12-Jul	Sat	18	Bear River Crossing
88	13-Jul	Sun	0	Bear River Crossing
89	14-Jul	Mon	15	Yellow Creek
90	15-Jul	Tue	12	Castle Rock Camp
91	16-Jul	Wed	15	Henefer
92	17-Jul	Thu	0	Henefer
93	18-Jul	Fri	20	East Canyon State Park
94	19-Jul	Sat	0	East Canyon State Park
95	20-Jul	Sun	0	East Canyon State Park
96	21-Jul	Mon	7	Birch Springs
97	22-Jul	Tue	7	This is the Place State Park

Wagon Train to Enter Utah, But Access Will Be Limited

The Sesquicentennial Mormon Pioneer Wagon Train entered Utah on Monday, July 21, 1997, culminating its journey from Winter Quarters, Neb., with arrival in Salt Lake Valley on July 22, 1997.

Public viewing and access to the wagon train was limited due to terrain and private property while it was traveling to Salt Lake City, according to wagon train organizers and the Utah Travel Council. However, sesquicentennial events were planned in Salt Lake City on July 22, 23 and 24, 1997 that offered easier opportunities for seeing the wagon train.

Here is the schedule for the Mormon Trail Wagon Train as it arrived in Utah.

SATURDAY, SUNDAY -- Bear River Crossing Camp at the Evanston Fairgrounds, 5 miles south of Evanston, Wyo., on state Route 150, private property with limited parking. Saturday will be a pageant and rodeo with city band and choir. Sunday will be an Interfaith service at 1 p.m. with community hymn sing-along at 7:30 p.m.

MONDAY -- Wagon train enters Utah at Yellow Creek, west of Evanston, and makes camp. Limited public access.

TUESDAY -- Travel to Castle Rock to camp on private ranch, no public access, although camp will be visible from Interstate 80.

WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY -- Wagon train travels through Echo Canyon to Henefer on Wednesday, via I-80, county roads and state Route 65. Use extreme caution while traveling westbound I-80. Visitors can access wagon train camp at Henefer via exits 112 or 115 from I-84. Wednesday night street dance; Thursday activities include food, crafts and evening program with LDS Church Elder Russell Ballard and the Utah Symphony.

JULY 18, 19, 20 -- Train travels Friday to East Canyon via state Route 65, which will be closed from 8 a.m. to noon to auto traffic. Camp at Broad Hollow on private land just north of East Canyon State Park near junction of state Route 65 and state Route 66. Public invited to visit wagon camp to see living history pioneer demonstrations.

JULY 21 -- Wagon train travels to Little Mountain via state Route 65, which will be closed to auto traffic from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. No public access to camp at Little Mountain.

JULY 22 -- Wagon train arrives in the Great Salt Lake Valley to camp at This Is The Place State Park via Emigration Canyon Road, which will be closed to auto traffic from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. The train is scheduled to arrive at 11:30 a.m., with a welcoming program at 1 p.m. This Is The Place State Park and Old Deseret Village will open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. with no admission charged on July 22. No parking will be allowed in the state park until after 3 p.m. Free shuttle buses will operate from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. from University of Utah parking lots to the park, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from the Rio Grande Depot in downtown Salt Lake City to the park.

JULY 23 -- Wagon train travels from This Is The Place State Park to the Salt Lake City-County Building at Washington Square, arriving at 2 p.m. LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley and Salt Lake City Mayor Deedee Corradini will keynote a welcoming program at 5 p.m. at the City-County Building. A few wagons will camp that night at Washington Square, while the remainder will parade to the Utah State Fairpark to camp.

JULY 24 -- All wagon train participants, including walkers and handcarts pullers, who have made the journey from Winter Quarters, Neb., to Salt Lake City will be the final entry in the "Days of '47" Parade.