MHHM-37 Lewis and Clark in Salish Territory

US 93, MP 82, south of Lolo

The Lewis and Clark Expedition camped near here September 9 through 11, 1805, while traveling through the ancient territory of the Salish and Pend d’Oreille people. Since time immemorial, the tribes have ...

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park

The Corps of Discovery's arrival to the Pacific coast in November 1805 was an astonishing feat. Even so, the thirty-three members of the Corps were not finished with their journey. They still needed to get back home and winter was ...

Fort Mandan and the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center

Lewis & Clark’s Corps of Discovery spent the winter of 1804 – 1805 in Fort Mandan, an encampment they built along the Missouri River that they named after the people of the Mandan Nation. This was an important time for ...

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Headquarters and Visitor Center

The Lewis and Clark expedition succeeded because of the collaborative efforts of many. Consisting of military men, scientists, a slave, and a French-speaking translator and his wife, the expedition encompassed a diverse group of explorers. In 1803, many of these ...

Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Visitor and Interpretive Center

Almost all 4,000 miles of the Lewis and Clark expedition’s journey, from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean, occurred on waterways. Rivers were the superhighways across North America in the early 1800s.

The Corps of Discovery began its quest on ...

Lewis and Clark State Historic Site and Camp River Dubois

Seeking a suitable location for a winter home in 1803 – 1804, Captain William Clark established the Corps of Discovery’s base camp on the east side of the Mississippi River. In his journal dated December 13, 1803, he wrote, "fixed ...

Lewis and Clark Boat House and Nature Center

On the banks of the Missouri River, approximately twenty-eight miles upstream from its confluence with the Mississippi River, lays the city of Saint Charles. It was originally called “Les Petite Cotes (or, The Little Hills)” by the early French Canadian ...

Lewis and Clark Pass

On June 30^th, 1806, Lewis and Clark stopped at Traveler’s Rest while on their eastward journey home. The leaders had agreed to split the expedition at this point in order to maximize the range of their return explorations.

Captain Lewis traveled ...

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center

Embark on your own “voyage of discovery” at the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center in Great Falls, Montana. Operated by the USDA Forest Service, the Center was built in 1998 on the bluffs overlooking the Missouri River, ...

Lewis and Clark in Missoula

Adjacent to an East Broadway bridge spanning Rattlesnake Creek, right in front of a McDonald’s Restaurant, sits a small historical marker proclaiming the site to be a Lewis and Clark camping spot. With a little imagination, the rippling waters and ...