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Activities & Featured Tours
Retrace the routes used by the Nez Perce Indians and U.S. military forces during the summer of 1877. With the cooperation of State Highway Departments and County Commissioners in the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana, over 1500 miles of federal, state and county roads have been designated as the Nez Perce National Historic Trail Auto Route. The route roughly parallels the course traveled by the Nez Perce bands during their historic 1877 flight beginning near Wallowa Lake, Oregon and ending at the Bear Paw Battlefield south of Chinook, Montana. The auto route consists of three-season, all weather roadways ranging from high-standard gravel segments to portions of Interstate 15 and 90. Nez Perce National Historic Trail signs have been erected along the primary auto route and two alternate segments.
Auto Tour guides are being created for segments of the Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) National Historic Trail. The guides are available as pamphlets, with maps and graphics and can be downloaded from the files below.
Self-guided Tours
Many of these Battlesites provide self-guided interpretive walks, such as the Big Hole National Battlefield and the Bear Paw Battlefield in Montana, and the White Bird Battlefield in Idaho.
Explore and experience the Nez Perce National Historic Trail by driving these scenic byways:
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Chief Joseph Scenic Byway
The Chief Joseph Scenic Byway is named after the Native American chief of the Nez Perce Tribe .
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Fort Henry Scenic Byway
See the first white settlement marked by the Fort Henry Monument, from which this byway gets its name.
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Gold Rush Historic Byway
Begins at the junction of U.S. 12 and Idaho 11 on the Clearwater River at Greer.
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Missouri Breaks National Back Country Byway
The Missouri Breaks National Back Country Byway runs through central Montana, encompassing an area of varied geography and historical significance.
