The Point of Rocks north of Elkhart, KS is along the Cimarron River. The New Mexico Point of Rocks is east of Springer in Colfax Co., on the Cimarron Cutoff. A great place to walk is around Ft. Larned in Kansas. It is accessible and has national park funding.
Ruts are still visible in fields.
I have been asked to compile a list of resources for secondary students, 7-12. The dry route of the Santa Fe Trail is mentioned in the history section of this info on Kinsley, KS by John Howell. We at Virginia Dale Colorado are just starting to put together some pages on the Overland Trail as it passed through Colorado. Any information about the Overland Trail will be greatly appeciated. My favorite stop on the Santa Fe Trail is Council Grove , where my parents live.