OLD SPANISH TRAIL Conference

2012 Conference in Richfield, Utah!

Join us for the annual OSTA conference to be held in Richfield, Utah on June 14-17, 2012 located along the main branch of the Old Spanish Trail and near the Fish Lake Cut-off.

The conference theme is "The Old Spanish Trail in Utah" with a focus on the nearby Fish Lake Cut-off.

Sevier Conference Center in Richfield, Utah
800 West 200 South, Richfield, Utah 84701
Phone: (435) 893-2281

Conference Overview

Richfield in south central Utah lies on the Old Spanish Trail, just off Exit 40 on the I70, almost precisely halfway between Los Angeles and Denver. Surrounding Richfield is the beautiful Fishlake National Forest, Utah, where visible remnants of the Old Spanish National Historic Trail and the Fish Lake Cut-off trail exist.

Lieutenant George Brewerton and his guide Kit Carson traveled on this shortcut on their way to Santa Fe, NM from Los Angeles, CA in 1848.

Mail-in Registration Form

Mail registration form to:

OSTA Conference
Lydia Jakovac,
115E 900N, Richfield, UT 84701

Highlights

Highlights of the 2012 program include:

June 14 - Early Bird Field Trips and Opening reception
June 15 and 16 – Two full days of presentations by historic researchers
June 16 – Catered Dutch Oven dinner and living history entertainment
June 16 – Merrill Osmond concert
June 17 - Field trips to the Fish Lake Cut-off and Old Spanish Trail interpretive sites

Fish Lake Trail Marker
Rock Monument, Junction of the Fish Lake Cut-off and the Old Spanish Trail, Fishlake NF, Utah

Nearby Attractions

Plan now to attend to the conference and stay a few days more to visit some of the other 400 miles of the Old Spanish Trail in Utah including Mountain Meadows, Moab and Enterprise, or the nearby National Parks, including Zion, Capital Reef, Bryce Canyon, Cedar Breaks.

There are also attractions like the Paiute ATV trail and Fremont Indian State Park and Anasazi State Park.

Lodging

Book your hotel early! Richfield is also sponsoring the Coke Classic Junior League baseball on the 15th and 16th, hotels may get booked out!

Fish Lake Cutoff Watercolor
The Fish Lake Cut-off, by Ken McGee, watercolor, 2009