Our Mission
Our mission is to protect the historic emigrant trails legacy by promoting public awareness of the trails through research, education, and preservation.
ABOUT CA-NV Chapter OCTA
The California-Nevada Chapter
The California-Nevada Chapter is one of eleven regional or state chapters of the Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA), an organization dedicated to protecting the legacy of historic emigrant trails, which made the United States an ocean-to-ocean nation, by promoting research, education, preservation, public awareness and collaboration.
“We do more than save trails, we save America’s heritage.”
Trail Talk (Spring, 2024)
A Newsletter of the California-Nevada Chapter of the Oregon-California Trails Association.
Read More →Trail Talk Spring 2024
Links for Trail Talk – Spring 2024 Edition – Reconsideration of the Truckee Trail Route: Hoke Valley to the Donner Creek Crossing by David Fullerton
Page 2 – Appendix 1 – Wiggins Truckee Trail_
Page 3 – Appendix 2 – List of Diary Accounts
Appendix 2 Reconsideration of the Truckee Trail Hoke Valley to Donner Creek
Page 3 – Appendix 3 – Diarists Praising Good Grass at Truckee Meadows
Appendix 3 Reconsideration of the Truckee Route Hoke Valley to Donner Creek
Page – 8 – Appendix 4 – Mormon Battalion Diaries
Appendix 4 Reconsideration of the Truckee Trail Route
Page 10 – Appendix 5 -Diaries – Highway 40 Valley
Appendix 5 Reconsideration of the Truckee Trail Route
California-Nevada Chapter Printable Brochure
Discover even more about our chapter through our PDF printable brochure and feel free to print and share. Easily join the National OCTA organization first and then add a small yearly membership fee to join the CA/NV Chapter by mailing in the brochure or easily join online through our National OCTA page.
Explore CA-NV Areas
In the next section explore the trail tours, trail markings, and history behind the vision and mission to preserve the very trails that many of our ancestors traveled to bring a sense of home to us all. Find out how to become a member of the California– Nevada Chapter and more!
Preservation
Our organization is dedicated to preserving, studying and marking the long-distance historic trails within our own state and others in the West. If you share an interest in the pioneers, traders, trappers, settlers and travelers and the old trails, tracks and emigrant roads that brought them this way, you’re a kindred spirit.
Discover the Trails
Discover the many amazing emigrant trails and routes that wind through California and Nevada, such as the Truckee River Route, Fernley Swales, Beckwourth Trail, Henness Pass Road and many other historic trails and routes. Join us and learn about the rich history of the pioneers that traveled these famous trails in the mid-1800’s.
Chapter History
The California-Nevada Chapter is one of eleven chapters of the Oregon-California Trails Association, an organization dedicated to the preservation, appreciation and enjoyment of all transmigration trails to the west, the trails that made the United States an ocean-to-ocean nation. Learn about our activities and preservation work.
Events
Discover our many events throughout the year. Join us on Monday April 29th for the CA-NV Chapter OCTA 2024 Membership Meeting and Awards Luncheon in Truckee.
Members Only
As part of its mission to promote education about the westward emigrant trails, OCTA produces a wide-ranging set of quality publications for the members.
Join OCTA
If you’re interested in the historic trails that cross the West and especially CA/NV, as well as all the history and lore that surrounds them, we invite you to join with us.