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Lewis and Clark Trail State Park is a 36-acre (15 ha) Washington state park located on the Touchet River in Columbia County with both old-growth forest and 1,333 feet (406 m) of river shoreline. The park offers camping, hiking, fishing, swimming, birdwatching, interpretive activities, wildlife viewing, and athletic fields.
In Washington, it is called the Lewis and Clark Trail Highway and is a state scenic byway. [2] The Washington State Legislature designated it as a named highway corridor in 1955, originally from Vancouver to Clarkston, and later expanded it to include most state highways along the Columbia River from Cape Disappointment to Clarkston. [3]
Lewis and Clark State Park began in May 1922 after the state park board announced a 520-acre (210 ha) park to be located on Lacamas Hill approximately 12 miles (19 km) south of Chehalis on the Pacific Highway. [3] The park was dedicated on September 23, 1922 during a ceremony that included Washington state governor Louis F. Hart. At the time ...
Cape Disappointment State Park, formerly known as Fort Canby State Park, is a 1,882-acre (762 ha) camping park on Cape Disappointment on the Long Beach Peninsula, fronted by the Pacific Ocean. The park offers 27 miles (43 km) of ocean beach, two lighthouses, an interpretive center, hiking trails, and the remains of Fort Canby .
The Lewis and Clark Trail State Park commemorates their May 1, 1806 campsite on the Touchet River. [18] The expedition left the Touchet River to follow a tributary, Patit Creek, at what is now Dayton.
Lewis and Clark: Lewis: 621 251 Lewis and Clark Trail Columbia: 37 15 Lime Kiln Point: San Juan: 36 15 A facility for orca whale research Lincoln Rock: Douglas: 80 32 Lyons Ferry: Franklin: 1,000 400 Returned to Washington State Parks operation in 2015 Loomis Lake Pacific: 385 156 Manchester: Kitsap: 111 45 Maryhill: Klickitat: 99 40 Matia ...
Dismal Nitch is the name of a cove along the lower Columbia River in Washington state, notable as the Lewis and Clark Expedition's last campsite before sighting the Pacific Ocean. Today the area has a rest stop on the Washington State Route 401 highway just east of the Astoria–Megler Bridge , with a short trail to a 2009 monument.
The Willapa Hills Trail, a rail trail park that stretches from Lewis County to Pacific County, is under management by the state. [ 17 ] : 8–9 The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is tasked with maintaining fish stocks in several lakes in the county, and oversees fish hatcheries as well as many natural preserves and spaces.