Fort Clatsop National Memorial, Coast Ranges, Oregon
Fort Clatsop National Memorial is a common spot to spend time for people from Astoria. Astoria Reservoir Number Two is a glorious lake in close proximity to Fort Clatsop National Memorial, and Fort Clatsop National Memorial is a site with many visitors from Astoria. The attractiveness of Fort Clatsop National Memorial is there for your viewing happiness. The high level of rain makes Fort Clatsop National Memorial a relatively wet place; the month of December is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest month of the year is July. Fort Clatsop National
Memorial is great enough to spend more than a day at, Sunset Lake Resort and Park is a great local campground; after a long day outdoors Hideaway Inn & Hotel is a nice spot to spend a night or two. Life's too short to enjoy all the exciting things in the Coast Ranges. After a long
day outdoors Lamplighter Motel is a pleasant spot to spend a night or two, and swamps can be such exciting places, have a look at Cook Slough if you're here at Fort Clatsop National Memorial. Fort Clatsop National Memorial is a magnificent spot for a visit when you need to get out of the house. Astoria Rivershore Motel is a splendid site to get some rest, and let's not forget Brown Creek which is a stream that you may come across during your stay. Camping at Kampers West Kampground is always a tremendous experience, and Crosel Creek is near Fort
Memorial is great enough to spend more than a day at, Sunset Lake Resort and Park is a great local campground; after a long day outdoors Hideaway Inn & Hotel is a nice spot to spend a night or two. Life's too short to enjoy all the exciting things in the Coast Ranges. After a long
at Fort Clatsop National Memorial through the summer are in the 60's. When the night sets in temperatures plunge down into the 40's. Highs throughout the wintertime are mostly in the 40's, and overnight lows during the wintertime for Fort Clatsop National Memorial tend to be in the 30's. If only every spot had this much outdoors enjoyable stuff, what a great planet it would be. Coxcomb Hill is trouble-free to spot from Fort Clatsop National Memorial; naturally Craig Creek flows through this area. Fort Clatsop National Memorial has loads of natural
attractiveness; it's a spot that is popular with people from far and near. So much amusing stuff in the Coast Ranges, just tremendous. If you came for an overnight stay Bud's Campground is a nice location to camp, and if you need a site to stay Columbia Inn is a delightful choice.
All year is a good time in the Coast Ranges if you adore the outdoors. Camping is available at Astoria/Warrenton/Seaside KOA; Stewart Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth a visit. Fort Clatsop National Memorial has tremendous outdoors recreation, so you may have
a load of fun. Man, is there lots of amusing stuff to do in the neighborhood of Fort Clatsop National Memorial. Why not camp at Fort Stevens State Park while you're here at Fort Clatsop National Memorial; Astoria Golf & Country Club is a splendid golf course close by.
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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