§ 01 The Trail
Centennial Edition · Est. 1926Route 66Cheese Trail
Tradition · Community · Discovery
The Route 66 Cheese Trail brings together cheesemakers, shops, and specialty food destinations across eight states. Eat your way from the Pacific to Lake Michigan — or the other direction, we don’t judge.
Brought to you by the Cheese Trail and the New Mexico Cheese Guild
with support from the City of Albuquerque.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★Celebrating 100 Years · Mother Road · Milk Road · 1926–2026★ ★ ★ ★ ★Celebrating 100 Years
§ 02
Plan Your Stops
Where will you
pull over?
Eight states. 2,448 miles of Mother Road. Use the map and search by address or city to find cheesemakers, cheese shops, restaurants, and roadside provisions near you — all Route 66 Cheese Trail verified with more on the way. Scroll down to filter by state, view some fun-facts, and learn more about each location.
§ 03
Trail Members
The Route 66 Cheese Trail Features
Route 66 Cheese Trail members across 8 states, Chicago to Santa Monica. Click any member to view their profile in a new tab.
Hand-pulled mozzarellaAsadero + green chileGoat curds at sunriseBurrata in El MonteCheddar curds since 1946200-flavor malt shopGoat dairy + dinnersBoards & butcher, Santa FeFermentation exhibit, AlbuquerqueBottle Tree RanchRiverton deli on Route 66
Hand-pulled mozzarellaAsadero + green chileGoat curds at sunriseBurrata in El MonteCheddar curds since 1946200-flavor malt shopGoat dairy + dinnersBoards & butcher, Santa FeFermentation exhibit, AlbuquerqueBottle Tree RanchRiverton deli on Route 66
§ 04
Field Notes
Dispatches from the Mother Road
Stories, creameries, and roadside finds from along the centennial trail.
Origin Story
The Road That Made America — and Its Cheesemakers
Route 66 didn't just connect cities. It connected dairy farms, roadside diners, and family creameries from the plains of Illinois to the coast of California. For the centennial, we're mapping every stop worth pulling over for.
2,448 miles · 8 states · 100 years
Learn More About the Trail →Trail Spotlight
Alma Creamery: 13 Miles of Route 66 Glory
Kansas only gets 13 miles of the Mother Road, but Alma Creamery makes every one count. Their aged cheddars have been a Great Plains staple for generations.
Alma, KS · Cheesemaker
Visit Alma Creamery →Chicago Start
All Together Now: Where the Trail Begins
At the corner of Adams and Michigan in Chicago, Route 66 officially starts — and so does the Cheese and Food Trail. All Together Now is your first stop, and it's a great one.
Chicago, IL · Cheese Shop
Visit All Together Now →01 · All Together Now · Chicago, IL
02 · Alma Creamery · Alma, KS
03 · Boston Post Dairy · Eleven Brothers
04 · Ollie's Cheese & Provisions · Oakland, CA
§ 05 Join
★
Centennial Trail · 2026
Your Business Belongs
on Route 66
Cheesemakers, cheese shops, restaurants, and roadside provisions — if you're on or near the Mother Road, we want you on the trail. Sign up now for the centennial season.
IL · MO · KS · OK · TX · NM · AZ · CA
Stay on the Road
Trail dispatches, new stops, and centennial news.
Sign up to get Cheese Trail updates directly in your inbox — new stops, events, centennial milestones, and more!
Subscribe to UpdatesNo spam. Unsubscribe anytime.