Mission Statement

The mission of the Old Red Trail Committee is for recreational, historical and economic revitalization in the communities along Highway 10 from Mandan to Dickinson, North Dakota, by creating awareness of the Old Red Trail as an alternative to Interstate travel in western North Dakota.

Why is it called the Old Red Trail?

The "footprint" of the east-west route through south central North Dakota has changed somewhat since the times of the earliest westward settlers.  As the first wagons forged a path west, the wheel ruts would later become Custer Trail, Ft. Keogh Trail, and the Old Red Trail.  Eventually becoming Highway 10, built in 1926, would run parallel to these former trails.  Built in 1957 Interstate 94 is the contemporary highway that changed the history of our towns.

What are points of interest along the Old Red Trail?

Here is a listing of some of the towns and recreational areas:

• Mandan, New Salem, Almont, Glen Ullin, Hebron, Taylor, Richarton, Gladstone, Dickinson

• The Old Red Walking Trail in Mandan

• Salem Sue at New Salem

• The Little Badlands in Glen Ullin

• Skateboard parks in Almont, Hebron, Mandan

• Assumption Abbey and Sacred Heart Monastery in Richarton

• Taylor Horse Fest and the Art Depot, Taylor

• Enchanted Highway Entrance, Gladstone

• Lake Tschida south of Glen Ullin

• Schnell Recreation Area, a 2000 acre nature preserve between Hebron and Richardton

Other Websites to link to for more points of interest in our great state of North Dakota:

Prairie Public Old Red Trail Website

North Dakota Tourism  

North Dakota Department of Transportation

North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame

North Dakota Scenic Byways

America Scenic Byways 

Dakota West Adventures

North Dakota State Historical Society