- George Richard Hamrick's Overland Trail Journal
An account, copied word for word from notes in George R. Hamrick's notebook about travel by wagon train from Missouri to California in 1863.
- Oregon-California Trails Association
Nonprofit organization devoted to preserving and enjoying the history of the trails of the westward expansion used by 19th century pioneers. Site includes listings of trail sites, graves, maps, and facts; trail stories; and information about modern treks, publications, genealogy, and other activities.
- Smoky Hill Trail History
Brief history of the Smoky Hill Trail.
- Southwest Explorations
A study of the historical expeditions that opened Arizona and the American west.
- The Beckwourth Trail
Provides a history of the discovery and use of the trail found by the African-American explorer and trader James Beckwourth in 1850.
- The Overland Trail
Information on The Overland Trail, established in 1862 by Ben Holladay, it went from Julesburg, CO to Ham's Fork, WY.
- Utah Crossroads Chapter - Oregon-California Trails Association
Organization dedicated to preserving, studying, and marking the historic trails in Utah and other Western states, including the California Trail, Old Spanish Trail and Mormon Pioneer Trail.
- Wagons on the Trails West
Information on the Conestoga and the farm covered wagons that were used by the people traveling west during the period of the westward expansion.
- Web de Anza
Provides visitors with documents and multimedia resources covering Juan Bautista de Anza's two overland expeditions from the Sonoran Desert to northern California.
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