Looking Glass Village

(Mile 75 US Highway 12)

In the area of Kooskia, take the east exit off U.S. Highway 12 at Mile Post 75. Cross the bridge and take a left to the Kooskia National Fish Hatchery. Travel approximately 2 miles until the road forks. One road leads to the hatchery, the other has a DEAD END sign. Follow the DEAD END road for about a tenth of a mile. 

There is a self-guided trail that tells the story of the morning of July 1, 1877. Be sure to stop and see the solitary monument that marks the site of the attack on Chief Looking Glass_s camp. This is one of six sites marked by a monument along the trail commemorating the 1877 War.

Credits and Sources:

NPNHT Auto Tour Route 2 Brochure