The Mormon Road was used by Forty-niners in 1849 and Mormon colonists and other travelers from then on. Both routes passed southward from the Beaver Dam Mountains to the Virgin River along the Beaver Dam Wash to where it met the river.
The Mormon Trail was utilized by Forty-niners in 1849 and Mormon settlers and other travelers thereafter. Both routes proceeded southward from the Beaver Dam Mountains to the Virgin River along the Beaver Dam Wash, where it converged with the river.