fort clatsop national memorial

The Fort Clatsop Visitors Center is worth a visit in order to get a great overview of the Lewis and Clark journey. Their displays are really well done and provide and excellent point of reference for the entire Lewis and Clark journey. See the movie! It is worth the time!!! NPS rangers especially friendly and guided us to the "not to be missed" sites in the the immediate area. Thanks ladies!!!!!

First time I have had the pleasure to visit Fort Clatsop, it was nice to see the history of the fort and the reproduction that has been built. The Ranger working the front desk we extremely nice and helpful. The gift shop revenue goes towards preserving and improving the park.

This is a great stop, not only for the history but for the whole area event. Great walking trails (easy), great foliage, great staff, pet friendly if on a leash (please use the doggie bags). Get the kids outdoors and visit the beautiful views of the river. Great for meeting new and friendly people. For $3 it's well worth the cost and it helps out our National Parks. Stop an take a peek. While on the road to the Fort we saw a field with Elk-that was a bonus.

As per a review of another reviewer, when in the Northern Oregon coastal area, there seems to be a number of Lewis and Clark sites you can go to, however, Fort Clatsop is under the National Park System. Since my family are history buffs and find the Lewis and Clark fascinating, we decided to search out Fort Clatsop. Found the interpretation building to be nice and the attendants there very helpful. Nice walking trails with very pretty views. The reconstructed fort is interesting. The admission of $ 3 is a good value for the amount of time you could spend here. Overall found Fort Clatsop to be well done.

The reconstructed fort is neat. The museum is good, the staff friendly. The trails have boardwalks and are wide and easy to navigate.

As a kid I remember As a kid I remember Fort Clatsop as a pile of rotted logs in the woods. It's geat to have the site restored and the history told to our nation's younger generationsIt's well worth the time and fee to visit. A great stop for school age kids to have their history lessons come alive

It's a little confusing trying to figure out which and what parks to visit. Just putting Lewis and Clark in GPS could produce a number of parks in Oregon and Washington. From what I know now, this location, Ft. Clatsop, is only Lewis and Clark parks under National Park management. The others are under State Park management. There is also an Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center across the Columbia River on Washington side, but it also is part of Cape Disappointment State Park, really confusing.What's even more confusing is that Google Maps does not give a good direction. If you come from north, it's likely that Google Maps will lead you through the town of Astoria, and then onto Business 101. Problem is that the bridge over Lewis and Clark River is under construction, and you are led to a long detour. It would've been faster to Take 101, through Astoria.Anyway, the park consists of a visitor center, a recreation of Ft. Clatsop about 100 yards away, and a number of trails. The visitor center is not huge, and there are some exhibits describing Lewis and Clark expedition in early 1800's. For more detailed information on their trip, ask that they show the film, probably about 25 minutes long. Admission to park is $3 per person. The Ft. Clatsop recreation is simple, and unmanned. You walk through like 6 rooms that looked like living quarters at that time. Nothing special.

For those history buffs out there, this is a must-see attraction. After Lewis and Clark completed their expedition underwritten by President Thomas Jefferson, they spent the winter here. Anyone interested in American History should visit. The staff is very friendly and helpful. They have educational material for the kids to peak their interest. Nice walking trails.

I love history and historical sights so this was a really interesting place to come. My favorite part was probably the video which really gave a great story of Lewis and Clark and the Fort. The museum also had some really interesting artifacts and more great information on the journey. The fort itself was not as impressive and was rebuilt so it is not the original fort. I am not sure how interesting this would be for children though. It can be done pretty quickly based on how much you choose to see.

How great is it when you can combine a great history lesson with a fun trip for everyone. Fort Clatsop was the final stop for the Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery before they headed back East to St. Louis. The National Park Service has a great "Junior Ranger" program that encourages kids to learn more about Lewis & Clark while they tour the small museum and a replica of the actual fort. I knew my teenager was paying attention when he commented "these guys must have been short" after ducking his head to enter a room. My 8-year-old grandson had so much fun identifying different plants and trees, and examining the navigation tools the Corps used to travel to the West. After completing the quizzes and challenges, both kids were pretty proud of the patches they got, and even now (almost two months after we last visited) the kids have plenty of "Remember when we saw....." moments. The setting, like most in the Pacific Northwest, is beautiful, and the history is displayed in such a fun and informative way, it's fun for everyone.

i was at Fort Clatsop sometime ago but I really enjoyed the experience. I have pics of myself with a gentleman dressed in the buckskin style of the time and I just felt as if I was part of the Lewis and Clark era. I recommend this to anyone who would like to see a slice of our history!

We are history buffs - fascinated with the Lewis & Clark expedition. Our experience at Fort Clatsop far exceeded our expectations. The women in the visitor center were extremely friendly and full of information. The guides at the fort did an outstanding job - they made the story come to life for us! We tried writing with quill and ink, took a long walk down a beautiful path, saw a cool firearms demonstration, and learned how to start a fire using flint & steel (It's harder than we thought!) The gift shop is a history buff's dream. There were lots of cool artifacts and replicas in the visitor center, which was very clean and comfortable.

Having seen various locations on the Lewis & Clark trail, seeing Fort Clatsop was a great experience. The fort was enlightening, and the museum even more so. We had seen one of the videos about the journey several years ago. Next time, I would like to take the hike to the ocean.

I really enjoyed my visit to Fort Clatsop. The visitor's center has a great museum that manages to tell the entire story of the Lewis and Clark expedition in a short amount of time, as well as a daily exhibit showing exactly what happened on the expedition on the same date in 1805. The rangers are extremely knowledgeable about the history of the fort site and the expedition generally, and made time to find out where each visitor came from and what they were interested in.The site includes a replica of the original fort, which is worth a visit, and a number of hiking and nature trails. I strolled on some of these until the rain became a tad overwhelming, and the trails are well marked to identify native plants and the field notes that the Lewis and Clark expedition took about each plant.

Fort Clatsop is part of the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park that features historic sites in both Oregon and Washington along the lower Columbia River. The fort is thought to be close to the actual winter encampment built by the expedition to the west.