Butterfield Stage Trail – Kingsnake's Home Den

The Mormon Battalion preceded the Butterfield Stage by twelve years. The route was also known as the Southern Emigrant Trail, Kearny Trail, or Gila Trail.

Butterfield Stage: Xmas Camp-Estrella Rd.

2025-12-31 Bike Riding 0

The Butterfield Stage was only in operation from 1858-1861, but the Southern Emigrant Trail across the desert Southwest was in use from Juan Bautista de Anza […]

Butterfield Stage Trail Index

2025-12-31 Hiking 0

The Butterfield Stage Trail is a National Historic Trail that starts in St. Louis, travels various routes across the Southwest, ending 2,795 miles later in […]

Butterfield Stage Trail: The only "climb" beween Enid and Christmas Camp is 35 ft. at 6.8%, in the first mile, around Hill 1535. If you feel motivated, you can always ride over it. (GoPro screen cap)

Butterfield Stage: Enid to Xmas Camp

2025-12-02 Bike Riding 0

Any given Old West trail, rather than being a singular track — like, say, Interstate 40 — was a web of routes heading in the […]