Minuteman National Historic Site

During the Cold War, the American and Soviet military superpowers propelled the world into an era of perpetual fear and panic. At the peak of the nuclear arms race in the 1960s, the United States developed the Minuteman II intercontinental ...

Lyons Ferry

At the confluence of the Palouse and Snake Rivers, near an old Palouse Indian settlement, Lyons Ferry became an important ferry crossing in 1862 after the completion of the Mullan Road, the first wagon road over the Rocky Mountains and ...

Lamar Valley

Lamar Valley is located in the northeast section of Yellowstone National Park. Prior to a geological survey of the park in 1885, the nearby river was known as the East Fork of the Yellowstone River. During the 1884-1885 survey, geologist ...

Fort Clatsop

After a long journey from St. Louis to the shores of the Pacific, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark built Fort Clatsop two miles up the Netul River to provide shelter during the winter from December 1805 to March 1806. Constructed ...

Pompey's Pillar National Historic Monument

Pompey’s Pillar National Monument, under the management of the Bureau of Land Management, is located about 25 miles east of Billings, Montana, off of Interstate 94. The sandstone feature has a two-acre base and stands roughly 150 feet tall.

William ...

Golden Gate

The Golden Gate of Yellowstone occupies an area in northwestern Yellowstone Park in Wyoming, where a steep, narrow road passes through the mountainside. The Grand Loop Road hugs the walls along Golden Gate Canyon above Glen Creek and forms a ...

Buffalo Mirage Access

Buffalo Mirage Fishing Access is an entry point into the Yellowstone River near present-day Park City, west of Billings, Montana. Currently, the site provides a location for fishing, boating, and picnicking. William Clark and his detachment camped at this area ...

Multnomah Falls

As Oregon’s most visited natural attraction, Multnomah Falls is one of the tallest waterfalls in the world, ranking a disputed 2nd tallest in the United States, with a recorded height of 620 feet.

The name “Multnomah” is derived from a tribe ...

Black Hills National Forest

The Black Hills National Forest is an area steeped in rich cultural and historical importance. Archaeologists have found evidence of human activity in the area 10,000 years ago. It later served as a peaceful meeting place for warring tribes of ...

Lower Yellowstone Falls

The lower falls of the Grand Canyon in Yellowstone are 308 feet tall, twice as tall as Niagara Falls. The amount of water flowing over the falls varies from 63,500 gallons a second to 5,000 gallons a second depending on ...