During the course of my national parks quest, I ended up visiting a number of the two dozen national historic or scenic trails managed by the National Park Service. Eventually, I decided to make sure I visited each of them, no matter the managing agency.
You can find quest mini-guides for each of these quests at #GoQuesting: National Scenic Trails (#GoQuesting1385) and National Historic Trails (#GoQuesting1097).
I completed this quest in August 2018.
- Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail (NPS)
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail (NPS)
- Arizona National Scenic Trail (USFS)
- California National Historic Trail (NPS)
- Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (NPS)
- Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (USFS)
- El Camino Real de Los Tejas National Historic Trail (NPS)
- El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail (NPS/BLM)
- Florida National Scenic Trail (USFS)
- Ice Age National Scenic Trail (NPS)
- Iditarod National Historic Trail (BLM)
- Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail (NPS)
- Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail (NPS)
- Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail (NPS)
- Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail (NPS)
- New England National Scenic Trail (NPS)
- Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) National Historic Trail (USFS)
- North Country National Scenic Trail (NPS)
- Old Spanish National Historic Trail (NPS/BLM)
- Oregon National Historic Trail (NPS)
- Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail (NPS)
- Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (USFS)
- Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (USFS)
- Pony Express National Historic Trail (NPS)
- Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (NPS)
- Santa Fe National Historic Trail (NPS)
- Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail (NPS)
- Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail (NPS)
- Trail of Tears National Historic Trail (NPS)
- Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (NPS)
If you’re looking explore the trails a bit more, check out this great interactive map from the National Park Service.