Editing Pony Express (section)

=== National Historic Trail ===
{{Infobox protected area|name=Pony Express National Historic Trail|photo=NPS pony-express-trail-map.pdf|photo_caption=Pony Express Trail Map|map=|relief=|map_caption=|location=[[California]], [[Colorado]],<br /> [[Kansas]], [[Missouri]],<br />[[Nebraska]], [[Nevada]],<br />[[Utah]], [[Wyoming]],<br /> [[United States|US]]|nearest_city=|coordinates=|coords_ref=|area=|established=|visitation_num=|visitation_year=|governing_body=[[National Trails System]]|website={{URL|https://www.nps.gov/poex/index.htm}}}}The Pony Express route was designated the Pony Express [[National Historic Trail]] August 3, 1992, by an act of Congress.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-25 |title=Pony Express National Historic Trail |url=https://pnts.org/new/pony-express-national-historic-trail-2/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Partnership for the National Trails System (PNTS) |language=en-US}}</ref> Its route goes through eight states and includes substantial sections of land managed by the [[Bureau of Land Management]] in [[California]], [[Colorado]], [[Nevada]], [[Utah]], and [[Wyoming]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Scenic and Historic Trails |url=https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/national-scenic-and-historic-trails |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Bureau of Land Management |language=en}}</ref>

The public can auto-tour the route, visit interpretive sites and museums, and hike, bike, or horseback ride various trail segments.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-10-06|title=Programs: National Conservation Lands: National Scenic and Historic Trails: Pony Express National Historic Trail|url=https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/pony-express|access-date=2018-04-12|website=www.blm.gov|language=en}}</ref> Sites open to public visitation along the trail include the [[Sand Mountain Recreation Area]] in Nevada; automobile access to a [[List of Bureau of Land Management Back Country Byways|backcountry byway]] (the Pony Express Trail National Back Country Byway) along the route itself, Boyd Station and Simpson Springs Campground in Utah; and the Little Sandy Crossing in Wyoming. In total, approximately 120 historic sites along the trail may eventually be open to the public, including 50 stations or station ruins.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pony Express National Historic Trail: History and Culture|url=http://www.nps.gov/poex/historyculture/index.htm|access-date=August 31, 2013|publisher=[[National Park Service]]}}</ref>

The [[National Pony Express Association]] is a nonprofit, volunteer-led historical organization.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About NPEA |url=https://nationalponyexpress.org/about/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=National Pony Express Association |language=en-US}}</ref> Its purpose is to preserve the original Pony Express trail and to continue the memory and importance of Pony Express in American history in partnership with the [[National Park Service]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pony Express National Historic Trail |title=History & Culture |url=https://www.nps.gov/poex/learn/historyculture/index.htm |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=National Park Service |language=en}}</ref> [[Pony Express Trail Association]], and [[Oregon-California Trails Association]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pony Express National Historic Trail |title=Partners |url=https://www.nps.gov/poex/getinvolved/partners.htm |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=National Park Service |language=en}}</ref>