Independence to Santa Fe - 2
Having crossed the Prairies between Independence and Santa Fe six times, I can now present a table of the most notable camping sites, and their respective intermediate distances, with approximate accuracy, which may prove acceptable to some future travelers. The whole distance had been variously estimated at from 750 to 800 miles, yet I feel confident that the aggregate here presented is very nearly the true distance:
| Location, | Miles | Aggregate |
| Independence, Missouri | ||
| Round Grove | 35 | 35 |
| Narrows | 30 | 65 |
| 110-mile Creek | 35 | 100 |
| Bridge Creek | 8 | 108 |
| Big John Spring (crossing several creeks) | 40 | 148 |
| Council Grove | 2 | 150 |
| Diamond Spring | 15 | 165 |
| Lost Spring | 15 | 180 |
| Cottonwood Creek | 12 | 192 |
| Turkey Creek | 25 | 217 |
| Little Arkansas | 17 | 234 |
| Cow Creek | 20 | 254 |
| Arkansas River | 16 | 270 |
| Walnut Creek (up Arkansas River) | 8 | 278 |
| Ash Creek | 19 | 297 |
| Pawnee Fork | 6 | 303 |
| Coon Creek | 33 | 336 |
| Caches | 36 | 372 |
| Ford of Arkansas | 20 | 392 |
| Sand Creek (leaving Arkansas River) | 50 | 442 |
| Cimarrone (lower spring) | 8 | 450 |
| Middle Spring (up Cimarrone River) | 36 | 486 |
| Willow Bar | 26 | 512 |
| Upper Spring | 18 | 530 |
| Cold Spring (leave Cimarrone River) | 5 | 535 |
| M'Nees Creek | 25 | 560 |
| Rabbit-ear Creek | 20 | 580 |
| Round Mound | 8 | 588 |
| Rock Creek | 8 | 596 |
| Point of Rocks | 19 | 615 |
| Rio Colorado | 20 | 635 |
| Ocate | 6 | 641 |
| Santa Clara Spring | 21 | 662 |
| Rio Mora | 22 | 684 |
| Rio Gallinas (Vegas) | 20 | 704 |
| Ojo de Bernal Spring | 17 | 721 |
| San Miguel | 6 | 727 |
| Pecos Village | 23 | 750 |
| Santa Fe | 25 | 775 |
