Lewis & Clark's Columbia River - "200 Years Later" "Captain William Clark Park, Washington"

Includes ... Captain William Clark Park ... Cottonwood Beach ... Campsite of March 31 to April 5, 1806 ...

Click image to enlarge Captain William Clark Park, Cottonwood Beach, Washington. Image taken September 11, 2012. Captain William Clark Park ... Captain William Clark Park is located at Cottonwood Beach, just upstream of Washougal, Washington. The park was formally dedicated on Sunday, August 7, 2005, after a weekend of gala events. The 85-acre park includes walk paths, paved parking, picnic tables, covered cooking areas, a recognition plaza, three restroom buildings, and replicas of Chinookan canoes and Lewis and Clark's dugout canoes. There is also a two-mile long trail on top of the levee at the north side of Captain William Clark Park just above Cottonwood Beach which offers hiking, jogging, biking, and horseback riding opportunities. Lewis and Clark and Captain William Clark Park ... For six days in 1806 the Lewis and Clark expedition camped at Cottonwood Beach, gathering provisions for their journey home. [More] Views ... Click image to enlarge Captain William Clark Park, Cottonwood Beach, Washington. Image taken September 11, 2012. Click image to enlarge Captain William Clark Park, Cottonwood Beach, Washington. Image taken September 11, 2012. Click image to enlarge Captain William Clark Park, Cottonwood Beach, Washington. Image taken August 27, 2005. Click image to enlarge Captain William Clark Park, Cottonwood Beach, Washington. Image taken August 27, 2005. Click image to enlarge Captain William Clark Park, Cottonwood Beach, Washington. Image taken August 27, 2005. Click image to enlarge Captain William Clark Park, Cottonwood Beach, Washington. Image taken August 27, 2005. Click image to enlarge Captain William Clark Park, Cottonwood Beach, Washington. Image taken February 2, 2012. Click image to enlarge Chipping Sparrow, Captain William Clark Park, Cottonwood Beach, Washington. Image taken April 20, 2014. Click image to enlarge White-crowned Sparrow, Captain William Clark Park, Cottonwood Beach, Washington. Image taken April 20, 2014. Click image to enlarge Cottonwood Beach, Captain William Clark Park, Washington. Image taken August 27, 2005. Click image to enlarge Captain William Clark Park, Cottonwood Beach, Washington. Image taken August 27, 2005. Click image to enlarge Captain William Clark Park, Cottonwood Beach, Washington. Image taken August 27, 2005. Click image to enlarge Captain William Clark Park, Cottonwood Beach, Washington. Image taken September 11, 2012. Click image to enlarge Captain William Clark Park, Cottonwood Beach, Washington. Image taken September 11, 2012. Click image to enlarge Captain William Clark Park, Cottonwood Beach, Washington. Image taken April 20, 2014. Click image to enlarge Captain William Clark Park, Cottonwood Beach, Washington. Image taken February 2, 2012. Click image to enlarge Cottonwood Beach, Captain William Clark Park, Washington. Image taken August 27, 2005. Click image to enlarge Cottonwood Beach, Captain William Clark Park, Washington. Image taken September 11, 2012. From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ... Clark, November 3, 1805 ... Clark, March 31, 1806 ... Return to Menu

*River Miles [RM] are approximate, in statute miles, and were determined from USGS topo maps, obtained from NOAA nautical charts, or obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website, 2003 Sources: Port of Camas/Washougal website, 2012; All Lewis and Clark quotations from Gary Moulton editions of the Lewis and Clark Journals, University of Nebraska Press, all attempts have been made to type the quotations exactly as in the Moulton editions, however typing errors introduced by this web author cannot be ruled out; location interpretation from variety of sources, including this website author.

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