California Trail Interpretive Center
The California Trail Interpretive Center provides a variety of opportunities to engage Junior Rangers throughout the year. Junior Rangers can complete the Center’s Junior Ranger Explorer Book, featured in the Nevada Adventure Book for Junior Explorers. Explore, Learn, and Volunteer in pioneer life and traditional Native American ways of life.
For more info about the California Trail Interpretive Center, go to www.californiatrailcenter.org.
Explore
Explore through hands-on activities that enhance Junior Rangers appreciation for cultural and historical sites on public lands. Check out our YouTube videos to learn more about the California Trail Interpretive Center at
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1rPdGpPyyMZSFFEaIJa9Bw.
Learn
The California Trail Interpretive Center is excited to host field trips! Our free education programs follow Nevada Education and Common Core Standards. Staff-led programs are offered year-round Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Plan on a minimum of 1 1/2 hours for staff-led programs. In order to provide the best possible experience to students, group size is limited to 50 students (or 2 classrooms) per visit. For more info, go to http://www.californiatrailcenter.org/for-teachers/.
Volunteer
The California Trail Interpretive Center has a variety of volunteer opportunities for both individuals and organized groups. Volunteers greet visitors, monitor trails and exhibits, and help children engage in traditional games. Dressed in pioneer clothes, volunteers bring history to life at the Center’s outdoor wagon encampment through Dutch oven cooking, playing pioneer fiddle tunes, quilting, and gunsmithing.
For more info about volunteer opportunities, go to http://www.californiatrailcenter.org/volunteer-opportunities/.
Resources
The mission of the California Trail Interpretive Center is to interpret the California Trail experience, its related themes, and provide educational and cultural enrichment to the general public. Through interpretation the Trail Center will contribute to the appreciation and preservation of historic and cultural sites and by forging strong community partnerships and enhance sustainable tourism in the region.
- CA Trail lnterpretive Center Junior Explorer Book
- CA Trail Interpretive Center Student Activity Guide
- Nevada Adventure Book for Junior Explorers
Partners
The California Trai Interpretive Center has an active partnership with the community groups.
Activity Book
Location/Contact
Bureau of Land Management
California Trail Interpretive Center
1 Trail Center Way,
Elko, NV 89801
Trail Center Staff
775-738-1849
Email contact available at our partner website: