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

Phone
Headquarters - 503-861-2471
Visitor Information - 503-861-2471ext.214
Visitor Information(TDD) - 503-861-4408

TRAVEL BASICS

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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