Fort Clatsop National Memorial, Coast Ranges, Oregon
Fort Clatsop National Memorial is a common site to spend time for people travelling from Astoria. And that's not all the things you can do here in the Coast Ranges. Red Lion Inn Astoria is a brilliant site to get some rest, and Kampers West Kampground is a great campground nearby. The majestic beauty of Fort Clatsop National Memorial is there for you to take pleasure in. You're possibly keen on lakes, Knowland Slough is one of those nearby, and let's not forget Craig Creek which is a stream that you may come across during your stay. Not far from Fort
Clatsop National Memorial, you'll find Cullaby Lake which is a stunning lake, and after a long day outdoors Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Astoria is a perfect place to spend a night or two. Going to Fort Clatsop National Memorial is a great idea when you need to get out. So
much fun stuff in the Coast Ranges, just extraordinary. This is a good area for folks who like lakes. Astoria Reservoir is a lake close by, and why not take a little journey to Crosel Creek if you're here. Fort Clatsop National Memorial is a picturesque site where everybody has a good time. The high level of precipitation makes Fort Clatsop National Memorial a reasonably wet location; the month with most of the rain is December, and the driest month of the year is July. At Fort Clatsop National Memorial you find a heap of outdoors recreation, so you
Clatsop National Memorial, you'll find Cullaby Lake which is a stunning lake, and after a long day outdoors Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Astoria is a perfect place to spend a night or two. Going to Fort Clatsop National Memorial is a great idea when you need to get out. So
Astoria Rivershore Motel is a great place to get some rest. If you like swamps, you're in luck, Cook Slough is right close by, and why not camp at Healing Circle while you're here at Fort Clatsop National Memorial. For the period of the summertime months, highs typically are in the 60's at Fort Clatsop National Memorial. For the duration of the dark hours of summer temperatures dip down into the 40's. The winter comes with highs in the 40's, and after the sun is down throughout the wintertime temperatures at Fort Clatsop National Memorial dip into
the 30's. Playing golf is lots of fun at Astoria Golf & Country Club, and a perfect close by hotel is Cannery Pier Hotel. Just can't get enough of the Coast Ranges. Lakes are nice; Taylor Lake is a lake that's near Fort Clatsop National Memorial, and Sunset Lake Resort and Park
is a great local campground. The sight of Coxcomb Hill from Fort Clatsop National Memorial is scenic, and if you came for an overnight stay Lewis and Clark golf and RV Park is a wonderful place to camp. If you need a place to stay Astoria Dunes Motel is a good choice; you can
stay the night at Astoria/Warrenton/Seaside KOA. There are loads of cool endeavors to satisfy everybody. So many cool things to do here at Fort Clatsop National Memorial, too fine to be true. This is a popular spot for folks from Astoria, and if you've had enough of Fort Clatsop
National Memorial, Astoria Reservoir Number Two is close by. Daggett Point is close by and always splendid to stop at; Brown Creek is one of the streams close by that might be worth going to.
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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