This Page Has All Site Links On It.
     1. The Main Route Franklin, Mo. to Pawnee Rock KS - 40 links
     2. Wet/Dry Route-Ft Hays/Ft Dodge Road Pawnee Rock to Dodge City, Ks. - 114 links
     3. Mountain Route Dodge City, KS to Fort Union, NM - 18 links
     4. Cimarron Route Arkansas River to Santa Fe, New Mexico - 22 links
     5. Forts Associated With The Santa Fe Trail 21 links

               

     The links on this page will take you to a web page with about a one and four mile square USGS Photo of the site. Also on that page you will find a little history about the site, information on just what you are looking for in the USGS photo. In most of the photo's you will be able to pick out the Santa Fe Trail Ruts, forts and other places of intrest. Look for the Wet/Dry Routes Chapter markers above on the Wet/Dry Routes pages. The one on the left is the limestone post marker and the one on the right is the interpretive marker with a limestone marker just like the Chapter used on the marked sites. These Santa Fe Trail Markers will be real close to where the real marker is in most photo's. On a few of the photo's the marker has been moved over as not to cover up the ruts that are visiable in the photo.

     The second link has been removed because of the closing of "Microsoft Research Maps Site" by Microsoft. At the TerraServer site you would have seen a USGS photo that is about four miles square. From this photo you were able to move in eight different direction, zoom in and out. Also on that page there was a link to a topographical map of the site.

     This really pains us to not have this tool to research the Santa Fe Trail. We spent hundreds if not thousands of hours putting these pages togethere. This is the third time we've had to change the complete site because of a doman change. As luck would have it we have saved many of the maps to our site, but not the whole trail as before. We are very sorry for this inconveniences, as this page by far was one of the most popular!!! We will leave up what we have.

     We would like to "Thank Microsoft" and the staff for the use of their Photo's and the "Great Job" they did at Microsoft Research Maps.
Microsoft did a feature article and mentioned our old site from the links at the top of the page.

1. Old Franklin, Missouri Howard County, Missouri

2. New Franklin, Missouri Howard County, Missouri

3. Fort Osage Jackson County, Missouri

4. Elm Grove Campground Johnson County, Kansas

5. Lone Elm Campground Johnson County, Kansas

6. Santa Fe Trail & Oregon Trail Junction Johnson County, Kansas

7. Black Jack Park Douglas County, Kansas

8. Baldwin City, Kansas Ruts Douglas County, Kansas

9. Palmyra Town Site Douglas County, Kansas

10. Rock Spring Campground Osage County, Kansas

11. Overbrook, Kansas Cemetery Rut Osage County, Kansas

12. Flag Spring Osage County, Kansas

13. Santa Fe High School Osage County, Kansas

14. Osage State Fishing Lake Ruts Osage County, Kansas

15. McGee -- Harris Stage Station Osage County, Kansas

16. Burlingame Kansas Osage County, Kansas

17. Havana Stage Station Osage County, Kansas

18. Wilmington, Kansas & School Site Wabaunsee County, Kansas

19. Seth Hays Stone Barn Morris County, Kansas

20. Samuel Hunts Grave Site Morris County, Kansas

21. Council Grove, Kansas Morris County, Kansas

22. Diamond Springs, Kansas Morris County, Kansas

23. Six Mile Crossing & Stage Station Morris County, Kansas

24. Lost Springs, Kansas Marion County, Kansas

25. Tampa, Kansas Marion County, Kansas

26. Cottonwood Crossing Durham, Kansas Marion County, Kansas

27. Durham Ruts SW of Durham, Kansas Marion County, Kansas

28. Schmidt Farm Rut Marion County, Kansas

29. Ed Miller Grave Site McPherson County, Kansas

30. 1825 Kaw Treaty Site McPherson County, Kansas

31. Little Arkansas Crossing Rice County, Kansas

32. Chavez Creek Crossing Rice County, Kansas

33. Cow Creek Crossing Rice County, Kansas

34. Walter Sharp Ruts South of Chase, Kansas Rice County, Kansas

35. Richard Proffitt Farm South of Chase, Kansas Rice County, Kansas

36. George Sieker Ruts Two Miles West of Chase, Kansas Rice County, Kansas

37. Ralph's Ruts Rice County, Kansas

38. Fort Zarah Barton County, Kansas

39. Pawnee Rock Barton County, Kansas

40. Fort Larned Pawnee County, Kansas
    The Directory of Santa Fe Trail Sites
    Wet/Dry Routes - Pawnee Rock to Dodge City, Kansas
    Fort Hays/Fort Dodge Road
    
    The Survey Route
    (7.7 miles)

41. August 30, 1825 Survey Team Campsite Pawnee County, Kansas

42. August 31, 1825 Survey Team Campsite Pawnee County, Kansas
    The Pre Wet Route
    (4.8 miles)

43. Ash Creek Crossing Pawnee County, Kansas
    The Wet Route of the Santa Fe Trail
    (93.3 miles)

44. Parker's Ranche Pawnee County, Kansas

45. Pawnee Fork Crossing Pawnee County, Kansas

46. Sibley's Ridge Pawnee County, Kansas

47. Coon Creek Crossing Pawnee County, Kansas

48. Plain Camp Pawnee County, Kansas

49. Love's Defeat Pawnee County, Kansas

50. Battle of Coon Creek Edwards County, Kansas

51. September 3, 1825 Campsite Edwards County, Kansas

52. Gartung Rut Edwards County, Kansas

53. Burr Ruts #1 Edwards County, Kansas

54. Burr Ruts #2 Edwards County, Kansas

55. Schaller Ruts #1 Edwards County, Kansas

56. Schaller Ruts #2 Edwards County, Kansas

57. Wetzel Ruts #1 Edwards County, Kansas

58. Little Pond Edwards County, Kansas

59. Wetzel Ruts #2 Edwards County, Kansas

60. Sept. 4, 1825 Survey Team Campsite Edwards County, Kansas

61. Wetzel Ruts #3 Edwards County, Kansas

62. Stewart Ruts Ford County, Kansas

63. Tilley Ruts Ford County, Kansas

64. Sept. 5, 1825 Survey Team Campsite Ford County, Kansas

65. Black Pool Campsite Ford County, Kansas

66. Fowler Ruts #1 Ford County, Kansas

67. Herrman Ruts #1 Ford County, Kansas

68. Riegel Ruts Ford County, Kansas

69. Point of Inception/Lower Crossing Ford County, Kansas

70. Sept. 6-8, 1825 Survey Team Campsite Ford County, Kansas

71. Herrman Ruts #2 Ford County, Kansas

72. Small Drain Ford County, Kansas

73. Jackson's Island Ford County, Kansas

74. Junction of The Wet Route with The Dry Route Ford County, Kansas

75. Fort Dodge, Kansas Ford County, Kansas

76. Sept. 9, 1825 Survey Team Campsite Ford County, Kansas

77. Fort Mann, Kansas Ford County, Kansas

78. Fort Atkinson, Kansas Ford County, Kansas

79. The Caches Ford County, Kansas
    The Post Wet Route of the Santa Fe Trail
    (5.1 miles)

80. Point of Rocks Ford County, Kansas

81. Lower Crossing Ford County, Kansas

82. Sept. 10, 1825 Survey Team Campsite Ford County, Kansas
    The Pre-1859 Dry Route of the Santa Fe Trail
    Original Dry Route
    (74.3 miles)

83. Fork in the Santa Fe Road Pawnee County, Kansas

84. Jones Point Pawnee County, Kansas

85. Welch Ruts Pawnee County, Kansas

86. Hogan Ruts Pawnee County, Kansas

87. Olsen Ruts Edwards County, Kansas

88. Hillside Cemetery Rut Kinsley, Kansas Edwards County, Kansas

89. Big Coon Creek Crossing Kinsley, Kansas Edwards County, Kansas

90. Stegman Rut Ford County, Kansas

91. McKee Rut Ford County, Kansas

92. Moritz Rut Ford County, Kansas

93. The Caches Ford County, Kansas
    The Post-1859 Dry Route of the Santa Fe Trail
    (88.3 miles)

94. Eastern Terminus of the Later Dry Route Pawnee County, Kansas

95. Jost Ruts Pawnee County, Kansas

96. Lewis Ruts Pawnee County, Kansas

97. Larned Cemetery Ruts Pawnee County, Kansas

98. Pawnee Fork Crossing Pawnee County, Kansas

99. Parker/Boyd Ranche Pawnee County, Kansas

100. Eikmeier Rut Pawnee County, Kansas

101. Rock Hollow Pawnee County, Kansas

102. Meckfessel Ruts Edwards County, Kansas

103. Zedren Ruts Edwards County, Kansas

104. Carlson Ruts Edwards County, Kansas

105. Hermann Ruts Edwards County, Kansas

106. Big Coon Creek Crossing Kinsley, Kansas Edwards County, Kansas

107. Robl Ruts Edwards County, Kansas

108. Dinner Station Ford County, Kansas

109. Baskett Ruts Ford County, Kansas

110. Indiek Ruts Ford County, Kansas

111. Kasselman Ruts Ford County, Kansas

112. Torline Ruts Ford County, Kansas

113. Arroyo Blanco Ford County, Kansas

114. Herman/Heskamp Ruts Ford County, Kansas

115. Little Coon Creek Crossing Ford County, Kansas

116. Slattery Ruts Ford County, Kansas

117. Junction of The Later Dry Route with The Wet Route Ford County, Kansas
     The Fort Larned Military Road
     (6.3 miles)

118. Fort Larned Pawnee County, Kansas

119. National Park Service Ruts Pawnee County, Kansas

120. Coon Creek Crossing Pawnee County, Kansas

121. Fort Larned Military Road Junction with Wet Route Pawnee County, Kansas
     The Post-1866 Dry Route of the Santa Fe Trail
     (9.5 miles)

122. Eastern Terminus of the The Post-1866 Dry Route Pawnee County, Kansas

123. Departure Point of The Post-1859 Dry Route Pawnee County, Kansas
     The Fort Hays/Fort Dodge Road
     (129.1 miles)

124. Fort Hays, Kansas Ellis County, Kansas

125. Golf Course Ruts Ellis County, Kansas

126. Five Mile Hollow Ellis County, Kansas

127. Intrception Point/B.O.D./Ft. Hays/Ft. Dodge Road Ellis County, Kansas

128. Smoky Hill River Crossing Ellis County, Kansas

129. Big Timbers Creek Crossing Rush County, Kansas

130. Brack Ruts Rush County, Kansas

131. Walnut Creek Crossing Rush County, Kansas

132. Coddington Ruts Rush County, Kansas

133. Schadel Ruts Pawnee County, Kansas

134. McJunkin Ruts Ness County, Kansas

135. Beltz Ruts Ness County, Kansas

136. Cheyenne/Sioux Indian Village Ness County, Kansas

137. Pawnee Fork Crossing Ft. Hays/Ft. Dodge Road Hodgeman County, Kansas

138. Salmons Ruts Hodgeman County, Kansas

139. Shiew Ruts Hodgeman County, Kansas

140. Lupfer Ruts Hodgeman County, Kansas

141. Buckner Creek Crossing Hodgeman County, Kansas

142. Oliphant Ruts Hodgeman County, Kansas

143. Schaffer Ruts Hodgeman County, Kansas

144. Cole Ruts Hodgeman County, Kansas

145. Fagen Ruts #1 Hodgeman County, Kansas

146. Pfaff Ruts Hodgeman County, Kansas

147. Fagen Ruts #2 Hodgeman County, Kansas

148. Warner Ruts #1 Ford County, Kansas
     
149. Warner Ruts Over Four Miles Warner Ruts in Ford County, Kansas

150. Sawlog Creek Crossing Ford County, Kansas

151. Warner Ruts #2 Ford County, Kansas

152. Dyson Ruts Ford County, Kansas

153. Maxwell Ruts Ford County, Kansas

154. Kansas Soldiers Home Ruts Ford County, Kansas

155. Junction of Ft. Hays/Ft. Dodge Road & Santa Fe Trail Ford County, Kansas
     Mountain Route - Kansas

156. Fort Mann, Kansas Ford County, Kansas

157. Fort Atkinson, Kansas Ford County, Kansas

158. The Caches Ford County, Kansas

159. Point of Rocks Ford County, Kansas

160. Lower Crossing Ford County, Kansas

161. Sept. 10, 1825 Survey Team Campsite Ford County, Kansas

162. Dodge City Ruts Howell, Kansas Ford County, Kansas

163. Point of Rocks Garden City, Kansas Finney County, Kansas

164. Charlie's Ruts West of Deerfield Kearny County, Kansas

165. Neff Ruts East of Lakin Kearny County, Kansas

166. Fort Aubry Hamilton County, Kansas

167. Bent's New Fort Bent County, Colorado

168. Old Fort Lyon Bent County, Colorado

169. Bent's Old Fort Bent County, Colorado

170. Wagon Mound Mora County, New Mexico

171. Fort Union Number 1 -- Mora County, New Mexico

172. Fort Union, New Mexico, "The Star Fort" Number 2 -- Mora County, New Mexico

173. Fort Union, New Mexico Number 3 -- Mora County, New Mexico
     Cimarron Route -- Kansas

174. Menno Road Ruts Kearny County, Kansas

175. Higgs Ruts Grant County, Kansas

176. Kline Ruts Grant County, Kansas

177. Deyoe Ruts Grant County, Kansas

178. Joyce Ruts 1-3 NE of Wagonbed Spring Grant County, Kansas

179. Wagon Bed Spring Grant County, Kansas

180. Joyce Ruts 4-5 SW of Wagonbed Spring Grant County, Kansas

181. Schmidt Ruts #1 Stevens County, Kansas

182. Schmidt Ruts #2 Stevens County, Kansas

183. Middle Springs Morton County, Kansas

184. Point of Rocks Morton County, Kansas
     Cimarron Route -- Oklahoma

185. Willow Bar Crossing Cimarron County, Oklahoma

186. Upper/Flag Spring Cimarron County, Oklahoma

187. Cold Spring/Inscription Rock Cimarron County, Oklahoma

188. Autograph Rock Cimarron County, Oklahoma

189. Camp Nichols Cimarron County, Oklahoma

190. Cedar Spring Area Cimarron County, Oklahoma
     Cimarron Route -- New Mexico

191. McNees Crossing Union County, New Mexico

192. Fort Union #-1 -- Mora County, New Mexico

193. Fort Union, New Mexico, "The Star Fort" #-2 -- Mora County, New Mexico

194. Fort Union, New Mexico #-3 -- Mora County, New Mexico

195. The End of the Santa Fe Trail "The Plaza" Santa Fe, New Mexico
     Forts Associated With The Santa Fe Trail

196. Fort Osage Jackson County, Missouri

197. Fort Ellsworth, 1864 Ellsworth County, Kansas

198. Fort Harker, Kansas Ellsworth County, Kansas

199. Fort Fletcher Ellis County, Kansas

200. Old Fort Hays Ellis County, Kansas

201. Fort Hays Ellis County, Kansas

202. Fort Hays Cemetery Ellis County, Kansas

203. Fort Wallace Wallace County, Kansas

204. Fort Wallace Cemetery Wallace County, Kansas

205. Fort Dodge, Kansas Ford County, Kansas

206. Fort Mann, Kansas Ford County, Kansas

207. Fort Atkinson, Kansas Ford County, Kansas

208. Fort Aubry Hamilton County, Kansas

209. Bent's New Fort Bent County, Colorado

210. Old Fort Lyon Bent County, Colorado

211. Bent's Old Fort Bent County, Colorado

212. Camp Nichols Cimarron County, Oklahoma

213. Fort Union #-1 -- Mora County, New Mexico

214. Fort Union, New Mexico, "The Star Fort" #-2 -- Mora County, New Mexico

215. Fort Union, New Mexico #-3 -- Mora County, New Mexico

216. Fort Zarah Barton County, Kansas