Old China Trail

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Old China Trail
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LocationAlong China Creek near its confluence with the South Fork of the Salmon River in the Payette National Forest, near Warren in Idaho County, Idaho
Coordinates 45°13′00″N115°33′48″W / 45.216667°N 115.563333°W / 45.216667; -115.563333 Coordinates: 45°13′00″N115°33′48″W / 45.216667°N 115.563333°W / 45.216667; -115.563333
Arealess than one acre
MPS Chinese Sites in the Warren Mining District MPS
NRHP reference No. 90000894 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 27, 1990

The Old China Trail is a packed dirt trail along China Creek near its confluence with the South Fork of the Salmon River in the Payette National Forest, near Warren in Idaho County, Idaho. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]

It runs from the Celadon Slope Garden down a southeast facing ridge to the Chi-Sandra Garden. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Kate O'Brien Reed (April 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old China Trail / 10IH1778". National Park Service . Retrieved August 15, 2017.