Cooke's Wagon Road
| Date | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| November 13, 1846 | Fosters Hole, Nuevo Mexico | 16 mi (26 km) |
| November 14–15, 1846 | Mountain Streamlet, Nuevo Mexico | 12 mi (19 km) |
| November 16, 1846 | Cooke's Spring, Chihuahua | 13 mi (21 km) |
| November 17, 1846 | Fryingpan Canyon, Chihuahua | 3 mi (4.8 km) |
| November 18, 1846 | Mimbres River Crossing, Chihuahua | 18 mi (29 km) |
| November 19–20, 1846 | Ojo de Vaca, Chihuahua | 18 mi (29 km) |
| November 21, 1846 | Burro Cienega, Chihuahua | 12 mi (19 km) |
| November 22, 1846 | Waterless Camp, Sonora | 15 mi (24 km) |
| November 23–24, 1846 | Whitmire Spring, Chihuahua on the west shore of Las Playas east of Whitmire Pass |
25 mi (40 km) |
| November 25, 1846 | Bull Creek, Sonora | 17 mi (27 km) |
| November 26, 1846 | Bercham Draw, Sonora | 12 mi (19 km) |
| November 27, 1846 | Cloverdale Creek, Sonora | 12 mi (19 km) |
| November 28–29, 1846 | Guadalupe Pass at Yanos Road, Sonora | 5 mi (8.0 km) |
| November 30, 1846 | Guadalupe Canyon, Sonora | 7 mi (11 km) |
| December 1, 1846 | Guadalupe Canyon, Sonora | 7 mi (11 km) |
| December 2–3, 1846 | San Bernardino Ranch, Sonora | 9 mi (14 km) |
| December 4, 1846 | Rocky Basin of water, Sonora | 8 mi (13 km) |
| December 5, 1846 | Large Spring, Blackwater Creek, Sonora | 14 mi (23 km) |
| December 6–7, 1846 | Waterhole Grove, Sonora | 12 mi (19 km) |
| December 8, 1846 | Waterless Camp, Sonora | 17 mi (27 km) |
| December 9, 1846 | 1st Camp, San Pedro River, Sonora | 16 mi (26 km) |
| December 10, 1846 | 2nd Camp, San Pedro River, Sonora | 15 mi (24 km) |
| December 11, 1846 | 3rd Camp, San Pedro River, Sonora "Battle of the Bulls" |
11 mi (18 km) |
| December 12, 1846 | 4th Camp, San Pedro River, Sonora | 15 mi (24 km) |
| December 13, 1846 | 5th Camp, San Pedro River, Sonora | 7 mi (11 km) |
| December 14, 1846 | Mescal Still-house, Sonora | 20 mi (32 km) |
| December 15, 1846 | Waterless Camp, Sonora | 12 mi (19 km) |
| December 16–17, 1846 | Camp at Tucson, Sonora | 16 mi (26 km) |
| December 18, 1846 | 1st Camp beyond Tucson, Sonora | 24 mi (39 km) |
| December 19, 1846 | 2nd Camp beyond Tucson, Sonora | 30 mi (48 km) |
| December 20, 1846 | 3rd Camp beyond Tucson, Sonora | 10 mi (16 km) |
| December 21, 1846 | Cooke's 1st Camp on the Gila River, Sonora Gila Trail |
9 mi (14 km) |
Cooke's Wagon Road or Cooke's Road was the first wagon road between the Rio Grande and the Colorado River to San Diego, through the Mexican provinces of Nuevo México, Chihuahua, Sonora and Alta California, established by Philip St. George Cooke and the Mormon Battalion, from October 19, 1846 to January 29, 1847 during the Mexican–American War. It became the first of the wagon routes between New Mexico and California that with subsequent modifications before and during the California Gold Rush eventually became known as the Southern Trail or Southern Emigrant Trail.