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Watch our handcarts staged and prepared in downtown Salt Lake City for one of Utah's most recognized Pioneer Day traditions.
Rent the handcarts. Get TrekHQ™ included. Every trailer-load rental includes planning access for your trek committee—maps, dashboards, calculators, checklists, training and the tools leaders need to prepare with confidence.
People served through Phillips Handcart Company handcarts and experiences over 20 years. From pioneer treks, community and school events, movie productions, parades to Vacation Races and Ragnar events in Zion, Tahoe, Texas, Phoenix and beyond, our handcarts have been part of experiences serving nearly one million people.
Phillips Handcart Company provides durable pioneer handcart rentals for LDS pioneer treks, stake and ward youth conferences, schools, Pioneer Day events, family reunions, community events and historical reenactments.
A meaningful pioneer trek does not have to begin with a long-distance charter. Use the calculator below to compare a distant trek with a closer-to-home TrekHQ™ location using your own group size and transportation assumptions.
The defaults show a 250-person, four-day example. Change any number to match your stake.
Planning estimate, not a quote. Food, fuel, transportation, and rental costs vary. The $75,000 transportation amount is a reported real-world quote supplied to Phillips Handcart Company, not a standard Martin’s Cove or Church transportation charge. The Church currently lists a $15-per-person fee for the Wyoming Mormon Trail Sites. For the closer-to-home example, the featured TrekHQ™ public-land location fee is shown as $0; leaders should still confirm required land-manager approvals, camping/fire rules, and other current regulations for the selected site.
See the trek before your first scouting trip. TrekHQ™ gives leaders an organized mapping system for trek areas, satellite views, road access, routes, camps and safety access planning.
Where can support vehicles get in? Where might we camp? What does the terrain look like? Where are the route and safety access points? TrekHQ™ brings those layers into the same planning view.
See Trek Locations →For 20 years, our handcarts have served pioneer treks, community and school events, parades, and major Ragnar events across the country—including Zion, Tahoe, Texas, Phoenix and others.
Watch our handcarts staged and prepared in downtown Salt Lake City for one of Utah's most recognized Pioneer Day traditions.
See Phillips Handcart Company handcarts helping create a memorable pioneer-inspired experience at Ragnar Zion.
An unforgettable pioneer trek does not happen by accident. Food, water, transportation, trek registration, family assignments, activities, medical planning, emergency planning, clothing, equipment, routes, training and communications all have to come together.
Old PDFs, spreadsheets, screenshots, committee notes and half-finished planning documents.
Maps, calculators, checklists, dashboards, training and the actual planning pieces leaders need.
TrekHQ™ is designed around practical one-click tools that produce usable pioneer trek planning pieces—not just more information to read.
Decisions, deadlines, committee coordination and next actions.
Meal counts, serving estimates, water needs and shopping direction.
Rosters, missing forms, family assignments and participant records.
Emergency action, medical needs, first aid and safety communication.
Maps, road access, routes, camps, trail logistics and planning notes.
Role guidance for Trek Directors, Ma and Pa leaders and committees.
TrekHQ™ supports the real work of an LDS pioneer trek: building trek families, preparing youth, training committees, planning food, staging water, managing safety, coordinating transportation, organizing equipment, and helping every leader know what comes next.
TrekHQ™ is designed so leaders are not simply reading advice. They are creating maps, schedules, family tools, food estimates, water calculations, packets, checklists, safety plans and committee dashboards.
When food, water, maps, safety, families and logistics are coordinated, leaders can focus more fully on the youth, the pioneer stories, the purpose and the moments they will remember.
Open the TrekHQ™ Quick Start and give your committee an organized place to begin.
Start Free TrekHQ™ Quick Start →Pioneer treks and handcart treks remain the heart of Phillips Handcart Company. Handcarts can also create simple, memorable pioneer experiences for schools, LDS Primary groups, family reunions, Pioneer Day celebrations, community events and historical reenactments.

Hands-on pioneer activities and handcart rental options for fourth-grade Utah history programs, field days and classroom heritage events.
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Age-appropriate pioneer activity ideas for Primary children, wards, stakes, Activity Days, Pioneer Day and family-centered events.
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Handcart activity ideas for family reunions, ancestor stories, heritage gatherings, photo moments and meaningful family experiences.
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Real handcarts and activity ideas for ward and stake Pioneer Day celebrations, neighborhood events, parades and community programs.
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Handcart experiences for heritage nights, local festivals, church activities, neighborhood events and community celebrations.
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Authentic handcart experiences for pioneer reenactments, museums, school demonstrations, living history and heritage storytelling.
Explore Historical Reenactment Handcarts →Helpful answers for Trek Directors, bishoprics, youth leaders, schools and committees planning a pioneer trek or handcart experience.
One partner. One system. One unforgettable pioneer handcart trek.