California & Oregon Trail

Oregon Trail
&
California Trail

More pioneer trails and cutoffs passed through Cassia County and the Burley area than any other part of the United States. The main Oregon trail crossed the northern edge of the county in a westerly direction. The California-Applegate Trail left the Oregon Trail in the northeast corner of the county through the City of Rocks and headed southwest toward California gold.
The Salt Lake-Oregon cutoff came from the south and moved northwest before turning west to meet the Oregon Trail near Twin Falls. Hudspeth's Cutoff joined the California Trail just southwest of the town of Malta. A connection between the Salt Lake Trail and the California Trail arched above the southern border.
To this day, many of the original wagon ruts still appear in the landscapes.

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