Lewis & Clark's Columbia River - "200 Years Later" "Lewis and Clark Campsites, 1805 and 1806"     ... also: Lieutenant Broughton Campsites, 1792 ...

Click image to enlarge Sign, Lewis and Clark Trail. View from along Highway 14, Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. Image taken May 20, 2011. Lewis and Clark, 1805 ... October 16-17, 1805 --- Sacajawea State Park October 18, 1805 --- Spring Gulch Creek October 19, 1805 --- Irrigon October 20, 1805 --- Roosevelt October 21, 1805 --- John Day Dam October 22-23, 1805 --- Wishram October 24, 1805 --- Horsethief Butte October 25-27, 1805 --- Rock Fort October 28, 1805 --- Rocky Island October 29, 1805 --- Little White Salmon River October 30-31, 1805 --- Ashes Lake November 1, 1805 --- Fort Rains November 2, 1805 --- Rooster Rock November 3, 1805 --- Government Island November 4, 1805 --- Post Office Lake, Ridgefield NWR November 5, 1805 --- Prescott Beach November 6, 1805 --- Cape Horn (Wahkiakum County) November 7, 1805 --- Pillar Rock November 8-9, 1805 --- Portuguese Point November 10-11, 1805 --- Hungry Harbor November 12-14, 1805 --- Megler Cove ("Dismal Nitch") November 15-24, 1805 --- Station Camp November 18, 1805 (Clark) --- McKenzie Head November 19, 1805 (Clark) --- Wallacut River November 25, 1805 --- Pillar Rock November 26, 1805 --- Twilight Eagle Sanctuary, Cathlamet Bay November 27 - December 6, 1805 --- Tongue Point November 29, 1805 (Lewis) --- Youngs Bay November 30 - December 1, 1805 (Lewis) --- Youngs River December 7, 1805 - March 22, 1806 --- Fort Clatsop Lewis and Clark, various winter places ... January 8, 1806 (Clark) --- Ecola Creek Lewis and Clark, 1806 ... March 23, 1806 --- Mill Creek March 24, 1806 --- Aldrich Point/Cathlamet Head March 25, 1806 --- Clatskanie River/Beaver Slough March 26, 1806 --- Walker Island March 27, 1806 --- Goble March 27, 1806 (hunters) --- Deer Island March 28, 1806 --- Deer Island March 29, 1806 --- "Wapato Portage", Cathlapotle Village, Ridgefield NWR March 30, 1806 --- "Jolie Prairie" at today's Columbia Shores March 31-April 5, 1806 --- Cottonwood Beach April 1, 1806 (hunters) --- Sandy River Delta April 2, 1806 (Clark) --- Terminal 4, Willamette River downstream of Cathedral Park April 2-3, 1806 (hunters) --- Sandy River Delta April 4, 1806 (Gass, Windsor, Collins) --- Sandy River Delta April 4-8, 1806 (hunters) --- Shepperd's Dell April 6-8, 1806 --- Shepperd's Dell April 7-8, 1806 (Reuben and Joseph Field) --- Dodson April 9, 1806 --- Tanner Creek April 9, 1806 (Drouillard and the two Fields) --- Bonneville Dam North Powerhouse April 10-11, 1806 -- Fort Rains April 12, 1806 --- Ashes Lake April 13, 1806 --- Dog Creek April 14, 1806 --- Major Creek April 15-17, 1806 --- Rock Fort April 16-17, 1806 (Clark) --- above Spearfish Lake April 18, 1806 --- Spearfish Lake ("Big Eddy") April 19-20, 1806 --- Horsethief Butte April 19-20, 1806 (Clark) --- Wishram April 21, 1806 --- Base of Haystack Butte, two miles upstream of Wishram April 21, 1806 (Gass) --- Oregon side, somewhere between Deschutes River and John Day Dam April 22, 1806 --- John Day Dam across from the John Day River April 22, 1806 (Colter and Potts) --- Oregon side, most likely near the mouth of the John Day River April 23, 1806 --- Rock Creek April 24, 1806 --- Roosevelt April 25, 1806 --- Alderdale April 26, 1806 --- Plymouth April 27-28, 1806 --- Yellepit April 29, 1806 --- Walla Walla River Broughton, 1792 Lieut. William Broughton, 1792 ... North Jetty, Sand Island, McGowan/Chinook Point, Megler ... anchorings of the Chatham October 22 ... Lewis and Clark River October 23 ... Megler, Washington, back on the Chatham October 24 ... western side of Gray's Bay October 25 ... small island, part of the Tenasillahe Island group October 26 ... sandy beach near small creek by Mayger, Oregon October 27 ... near Prescott, Oregon October 28 ... Willow Point, Oregon October 29 ... channel south of Lemon Island, Government Island complex October 30 ... on Government Island, about half a mile from previous night's camp October 31 ... camped at Oak Point, the present Columbia City, Oregon November 1 ... on Gull Island, a part of the Crims Island complex, near Oak Point, Washington November 2 ... back on board the Chatham

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*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, 2004

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