About the Center

The California Trail Interpretive Center, operated by the BLM, is located eight miles west of Elko at Hunter Exit 292. Currently a meeting room is available and tours of the Trail Center are available to school groups and other organizations on a prearranged basis. Contact Park Ranger Gary Koy at 775-934-2467 or e-mail gkoy@blm.gov to register for classes or add your name to the mailing list.

Current operating hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

2013 Trail Days Photos

Trail Center Upcoming Events 

May Schedule of Events

June Schedule of Events

For information on class field trips, click here.

 California Trail Interpretive Center Junior Explorer Book

News Releases

• Elko District hosts opportunity to meet District Manager and view new exhibits (4-25-13)
• Tenth Annual California Trail Days begins May 18 (4-18-13)
• Getting Ready to Go (4-15-13)
• Mormon Station Presentation at Trail Center (4-5-13)
• Holiday Programs offered at the California Trail Interpretive Center (12-18-12)
• "Basque Herders: The End of an Era" Program at the California Trail Center (12-04-12)
• History presentations at the California Trail Interpretive Center (11-2-12)
• Hide tanning demonstration at California Trail Interpretive Center (10-1-12)
• California Trail Interpretive Center begins winter hours (9-17-12)
• California Trail Center open for 4th of July (6-29-12)
• California Trail Days this Weekend (5-29-12)
• Trail Center hosts Volunteer Night (4-30-12)