Fort Clatsop National Memorial, Coast Ranges, Oregon
There is so much enjoyable stuff to do for everybody to love. If you need a spot to stay Astoria Dunes Motel is a wonderful choice, and why not check out a swamp like Cook Slough while you're here at Fort Clatsop National Memorial. There's so much to do here at Fort Clatsop National Memorial that you need to camp here for a while, Healing Circle is a wonderful location for that, and the summit of Coxcomb Hill can be seen from Fort Clatsop National Memorial. A trip to Fort Clatsop National Memorial is a splendid pick when you have to spend some time in the
outdoors. It's a popular place to travel to for people travelling from Astoria. You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the exciting things at Fort Clatsop National Memorial. Take a side visit to Brown Creek, and dry warm beds await you at Holiday Inn Express Hotel
& Suites Astoria. Fort Clatsop National Memorial has good outdoors recreation, so you can have lots of fun. At Fort Clatsop National Memorial through the long summer days highs are in the 60's, and through the night it cools down to the 40's. High temperatures through the wintertime are normally in the 40's, and winter nights come with lows in the 30's to Fort Clatsop National Memorial. Fort Clatsop National Memorial is good enough to spend more than a day at, Lewis and Clark golf and RV Park is a good local campground, and this is a popular site for people
outdoors. It's a popular place to travel to for people travelling from Astoria. You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the exciting things at Fort Clatsop National Memorial. Take a side visit to Brown Creek, and dry warm beds await you at Holiday Inn Express Hotel
a beautiful stream that is worth taking a look at, and after a long day outdoors Astoria Rivershore Motel is a perfect place to spend a night or two. Fort Clatsop National Memorial is a picturesque segment of wilderness that is popular with people from far and near. So much amusing stuff to do here in the Coast Ranges, too nice to be true. Red Lion Inn Astoria is a pleasant spot to get some rest, and a nice location to camp here at Fort Clatsop National Memorial is Kampers West Kampground. Daggett Point is nearby and always great to stop at, and a glorious
nearby hotel is Cannery Pier Hotel. The glorious loveliness of Fort Clatsop National Memorial is there for your viewing happiness. Don't you try to stop me, cause I'm havin' a fine time here at Fort Clatsop National Memorial. Camping at Sunset Lake Resort and Park is always
a magnificent experience, and do stop at Stewart Creek while you're here at Fort Clatsop National Memorial. Life's too short to enjoy all the exciting stuff in the Coast Ranges. Why not camp at Astoria/Warrenton/Seaside KOA if you're here at Fort Clatsop National Memorial, and
Astoria Reservoir Number Two is a great lake close by. Lots of precipitation falls at Fort Clatsop National Memorial; the wettest month of the year is mostly December, that's the one that rains the most, and July is when it's the driest.
This site comemorates the
1805-06 winter encampment of the 33-member Lewis and Clark Expedition. A 1955 community-built replica of the explorers' 50'x50' Fort Clatsop is the focus of this 125-acre park. The fort, historic canoe landing, and spring are nestled in the coastal forests and wetlands of the Coast
Range as it merges with the Columbia River Estuary. The Salt Works unit commemorates the expedition's salt-making activities. Salt obtained from seawater was essential to the explorers' winter at Fort Clatsop and their journey back to the United States in 1806.
CONTACTS
Email - FOCL_Superintendent@nps.gov
Fax- 503-861-2585
Write to 92343 Fort Clatsop Rd Astoria, OR 97103-9197
Operating Hours, Seasons Daily, summer: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Daily, winter: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; closed December 25.
FEES/PERMITS
Entrance Fee CAR $4.00
for 7 Days Entrance fee covers all passengers in vehicle. Driver of vehicle retains receipt good for 7 days visitation including date of purchase.
OREGON COAST ANNUAL PASS $35.00 for Annual Passport covers entry, vehicle parking and day use fees
at all State and Federal fee sites along the entire Oregon Coast. Passport expires on Dec.31st of year purchased.
PERSON $2.00 for 7 Days Entrance fee good for 7 days including date purchased.
Local Passport FORT CLATSOP ANNUAL PASS $10.00
for Annual 12 Month pass covering entrance fees for Fort Clatsop National Memorial only.
OREGON COAST 5 DAY PASS $10.00 for 5 Days Passport covers entry, vegicle parking and day use fees at all State and Federal fee sites along the entire Oregon
Coast.
FACILITIES
CANOE LANDING Open All Year Location - 300 yards from Visitor Center. Closures - Closed Christmas Day. Exhibits - Replica dug-out canoes. Boardwalk overlooking the Lewis and Clark river.
FORT
REPLICA Open All Year Location - 100 yards from visitor center. Closures - Closed Christmas Day. Special Programs - educational and historical program schedules available upon request.
Exhibits - Reconstruction of Fort Clatsop,
which was built through the efforts of many citizens and organizations in Clatsop County in 1955 on the occasion of the Lewis and Clark Sesquicentennial celebration. In reconstructiong the fort, the floor plan dimensions drawn by Clark on the elkhide cover of his fieldbook were
faithfully followed. In 1958 the Oregon Historical Society donated the site of the fort to the Federal Goverment, and it became part of the National Park System.
PICNIC AREA Open All Year Location - West end of parking area. Closures - Closed Christmas
Day. Available Facilities - Picnic area with covered and uncovered seating.
SALT WORKS Open All Year Location - Seaside, Oregon. Exhibits - This exibit marks the location where members of the Expedition set up a camp and boiled seawater
to obtain salt for use at the Fort and on the return journey. Available Facilities - Outdoor exibit. Open Year Round.
Visitor Centers VISITOR CENTER Phone - 503-861-2471 ext. 214 Location - NE end of main parking lot. Closures
- Closed Christmas Day. Exhibits - Exhibit Hall, Laser Disk Demonstrations, Theatres (Movie & Slide Show), Bookstore. Available Facilities - Information Desk, Restrooms, Pay Phone, Drinking Fountain.
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