After making the Ham's Fork Crossing, many pioneers traveling west used this camping area at Emigrant Springs, a favorite overnight stop where abundant firewood, livestock feed, and good water were available. At the springs, Shoshone, or "Snake," Indians met the numerous wagon trains to trade fish, trinkets, and fish hooks. Many pioneers reached Emigrant Springs in early July and usually stayed only one night because a timely arrival in Oregon or California depended on weather during the westward migration. A small stream flowed from the spring, but since the days of the covered wagons the stream has been diverted into pipes that fill nearby livestock watering troughs. Between 1844 and 1864, thousands of emigrants and wagons camped at the springs, and now the area is used primarily for livestock grazing and hunting camps.