Introduction 



TABLE 4 



HISTORIC SITES ON THE OREGON 



AND MORMON TRAILS PRESENTLY 



LISTED ON THE NATIONAL 



REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 



'National Historic Site 

 "National Historic Landmark 



public lands managed by the BLM. Sites and trail 

 segments on state or private lands are not, at this 

 time, part of the National Historic Trail system. 



The Oregon/Mormon Trails and their cutoffs 

 cross 345.5 miles of public lands in Wyoming. Total 

 trail mileage, w/hich includes State and private 

 lands is 453 miles for the Mormon Trail in Wyoming 

 and 495 miles for the Oregon Trail. This trails plan 

 addresses the 345.5 miles on public lands 

 administered by BLM. Of this 345 miles (as shown 

 on Table 5), 41.1 miles have received cultural 

 survey sufficient to clear development projects. 

 The remaining 304.4 miles are unsurveyed. 



There are six sites along the trails that are 

 presently listed on the National Register of 

 Historic Places. These six sites are: Devils Gate, 

 Martins Cove, Split Rock, South Pass, Parting-of- 

 the Ways, and Johnston Scout Rocks. The listings 

 for these sites have an acreage designation which 

 cannot be related to trail mileage. 



MAJOR PROBLEMS AND ISSUES 



This section describes problems and issues that 

 guide the preparation of the management plan. 



1. The potential for adverse effects on private 

 lands by public use of the Oregon and 

 Mormon Trails is of considerable concern. 



2. Trail segments and sites along the trail are 

 being lost through inadvertent blading or 

 other unauthorized use of trail ruts by parties 

 working in the area. 



3. Vandalism of developed historic sites and trail 

 markers is a major concern of managing 

 agencies and private landowners along the 

 trail. 



4. Administration/management of recreational 

 use of the trails is difficult due to intermingled 

 private lands, lack of access, and fragile trail 

 resources. The BLM is faced with the task 

 of making the trail available to the public for 

 education, use, and enjoyment and, at the 

 same time must ensure that the trail resources 

 are not degraded, thus denying them for 

 future generations to use and enjoy. 



5. Management of trail segments within the three 

 Wyoming BLM districts will be consistent with 

 the National Trails System Act and current 

 land use plans. 



TABLE 5 



TRAIL MILEAGE ON PUBLIC 

 LAND BY BLM DISTRICT 



