Visit the Trail
Located at the National Park Service web site, the “Places to Go” page provides a partial listing of the official certified sites along the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. The National Park Service certifies properties associated with the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail, including historic properties, trail segments, and interpretive centers. Each site listing has information about that individual site, with hyperlinks to those sites’ web pages that have one.
Certified Sites
Alabama
Arkansas
- City of North Little Rock Riverfront Park
- Delta Cultural Center
- Fitzgerald Station and Farmstead
- Lake Dardanelle State Park
- La Petite Roche
- Mount Nebo State Park
- Petit Jean State Park
- Pinnacle Mountain State Park
- Village Creek State Park
Georgia
- Cedartown Cherokee Removal Camp
- Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home
- Funk Heritage Center
- Historic Road from Ross to Ridge's
- John Ross House
- New Echota State Historic Site
- Rockdale Plantation/George Adair Home
- Running Waters, John Ridge Home
- Vann Cherokee Cabin
- Vann House Historic Site
- Chieftain's Museum, Rome
- Historic Road from Ross to Ridge's
Illinois
- Campground Church and Cemetery
- Crabb-Abbott Farm
- Golconda Riverfront
- Hamburg Hill
- Jentel Farm Trail Segment
- McGinnis Cemetery Trail Segments
- Toler Farm Trail Segment
- Wagner Farm Trail Segment
Kentucky
- Berry's Ferry and John Berry Homesite
- Big Spring
- Columbus-Belmont State Park
- Crider Tavern Complex
- Gray's Inn
- Mantle Rock
- Radford Farm
- Trail of Tears Commemorative Park
Missouri
- Arcadia Valley Campground
- Green County Trail Segments
- Laughlin Park
- Maramec Sprint Park/Massey Iron Works
- Snelson-Brinker Cabin
- Star City Ranch Trail Segment
- Trail of Tears State Park
Tennessee
- Audubon Acres
- Brainerd Mission Cemetery
- Browns Ferry Tavern
- Chattanooga Regional History Museum
- David Crockett State Park Trail Segment
- Hair Conrad Cabin
- The Hermitage
- Hiwassee River Heritage Center
- James Brown Cherokee Plantation
- John Martin House
- Port Royal State Historic Area
- Red Clay State Historic Area
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum
- Tennessee River Museum
Federal Protection Components and Interpretive Sites
Under the provisions of the National Trails System Act, trail sites and segments on non-federal land become part of the national historic trail only if the owner asks that their property be certified by the National Park Service. Certification is accomplished by a simple written agreement between the owner/manager and the National Trails System Office – Santa Fe in which both agree to cooperate to protect trail resources and to make the trail site or segment available for some degree of public use. Certification agreements are completely voluntary. Certified sites may display the official Trail of Tears National Historic Trail logo and are eligible for financial assistance and technical assistance from the National Park Service for resource management and protection, visitor use development, and interpretation.