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	Sacajawea Memorial Camp, located east of the Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway in Montana. Facilities include toilets, picnic tables, interpretive signs, and a wildflower interpretive trail.



	Lemhi Pass - Continental Divide, mi. 26 of the Back Country Byway, informal picnicking, rough trailhead, and interpretive signs. The expedition crossed this point on August 12, 1805.



	Flag Unfurling Sign, mi 115.8 of Hwy 28 near Tendoy. Tendoy is the entrance to Agency Creek Road, which leads to Lemhi Pass. Dirt road is steep and narrow, generally impassable all winter. Call ahead to find out current conditions, BLM, (208) 756-5400.



	Meeting of Two Cultures, approximately 0.4 on Alkali Flat Road, which is at mi. 4.1 on Back Country Byway. Sign and hiking activities.



	Back Country Byway Tour Kiosk, located at mi. 3.7 of the Byway in Idaho. The Byway consists of rough and steep dirt roads that wind through the foothills of the Beaverhead Mountains to Lemhi Pass and back down Agency Creek Road. Carry emergency gear and spare tires. Toilet facilities.



	Sacajawea Signs Monument, mile 120.5, Hwy 28; Famed Interpreter sign, mile 122.5, Hwy 28. Signs celebrating the birthplace of Sacajawea, the Lemhi Shoshoni woman who accompanied the Expedition.



	The Bluff, interpretive sign and campground, mile 315 US Hwy 93. On August 21, 1805, Clark and party reached the Salmon River and camped near this spot by the bluff near the mouth of Tower Creek. BLM campground.



	Wagonhammer Springs, mile 324 US Hwy 93 Lewis and Clark trail can be reached by walking 2 mi. up West Wagonhammer Creek to Thompson Gulch, follow marked trail on left. Picnic and toilet facilities.



	Sacajawea Interpretative, located in Salmon, this museum and cultural center is dedicated to the commemoration of the life of Sacajawea, her people and her contributions to the Lewis and Clark Expedition.



	Lost Trail Pass, elevation 7,014 feet. Visitor’s Center is open during summer at the Idaho-Montana border. Rest area facilities available starting in 2001.



	Nez Perce National Historic Trail, mile 7 US Hwy 93 S, follows the route taken by the Nez Perce during the War of 1877, and is an opportunity to hike the area where Clark traveled. An off-highway section is accessed from Hwy 93 south of Indian Trees Campground.



	Indian Trees Campground, near mile 8 on US Hwy 93, 1 mile SW on Forest Road 729. In the Bitterroot Valley and surrounding mountains, scars are often visible on the trunks of centuries-old Ponderosa pine trees. Salish, Kootenai, Nez Perce and Shoshoni tribes stripped pieces of outer bark to obtain the trees’ sweet cambium layer for food. Culturally scarred trees are federally protected.



	Sula Ranger Station, mile 11 US Hwy 93 S. The ranger station is just south of the “Great Clearing” (Ross’s Hole), site of the Salish village where the Expedition spent two nights. Clark camped nearby on his return trip in July 1806.



	Travelers’ Rest, interpretive sign near junction of US Hwys 93 and 12. The expedition camped here September 9-11, 1805, and again June 30-July 3, 1806.



	Howard Creek, 18.5 miles W of Lolo on Hwy 12, Q.4 mile loop that includes part of the original trail. Interpretive signs about the expedition and Nez Perce and Salish tribes.



	Lolo Hot Springs, commercially operated. Site where the Corps camped and bathed on September 13, 1805, and on their return journey June 29, 1806.



	Packer Meadows, Interpretive Sign, 1 mile E of Lolo Pass Visitor Center on Forest Road 373.



	The $5.8 million Visitor Center and Rest Area provides travelers with a convenient and historically prominent place to pause on their journey along U.S. 12.



	De Voto Memorial Cedar Grove, 3 mi. E of Powell Ranger Station. Bernard DeVoto, Lewis & Clark journal editor, came here to meditate and write in the 1950s. Picnic tables, restrooms, and hiking trail.



	Powell Ranger Station, 13 miles W of Lolo Pass on US Hwy 12. A sign nearby identifies the campsite of September 14, 1805, where the party was “compelled to kill a Colt...for the want of meat...”



	Colgate Licks National Recreation Trail. Rest stop offers toilet facilities and a 1.25 mile interpretive trail.



	Lochsa Historical Ranger Station, built in the 1920s offers the visitor a glimpse of life at a back country Forest Service ranger station. Log buildings are outfitted with period furnishings.



	Fenn Ranger Station, built in the late 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, is 5 miles from Lowell, a community at the confluence of the Lochsa and Selway rivers.



	Kooskia Kiosks, interpretive displays located near the intersection of US 12 and ID Hwy 13 describe the cultural, historical, and economic heritage of the region.



	Canoe Camp, interpretive sign relates how the expedition camped here from September 26 to October 7, 1805, while 5 canoes were built for their Journey down the Clearwater, Snake, and Columbia rivers.



	Weippe Prairie, near the town of Weippe on ID Hwy 11, is the site of the first meeting of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the Nez Perce people.



	Musselshell Meadows, from the junction of Forest Service Roads 100 and 500 (24 miles from Kamiah) continue 6 miles on Road 100 to Musselshell Meadows, a Nez Perce cultural site with interpretive sign.



	Lewis & Clark Campsites, trail 25 begins 0.5 mi. E of Pheasant Camp at the junction of Forest Roads 100 and 500. Hike 3 miles to Lewis/Clark Grove, or drive 1 mi. E on Road 500 to Road 520. At Lewis/Clark Grove, Trail 25 continues 5 mi. to Small Prairie Camp or drive 7 mi. E on Road 500 from its junction with Road 520. 4WD vehicle recommended to continue east on Road 500.



	Dworshak Dam, Visitor Center at the north end of the dam, open daily in summer, Wed-Sun the rest of the year.



	Clearwater Historical Museum, Orofino, open Tues-Sat 1:30-4:30 pm.



	Visitor Center, Nez Perce National Historical Park, Spalding. Cultural museum of Ni Mii Pu exhibits and artifacts and an auditorium for films and interpretive talks.



	Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston. Centennial Mall in the center of campus contains statues of Lewis, Clark and Nez Perce. College library nearby houses a collection of Lewis and Clark books and journals.



	Nez Perce County Historical Museum, Lewiston, open Tues-Sat 10-4pm.



	Chief Timothy State Park, and interpretive center, 8 mi. W of Clarkston on US Hwy 12, on the site of the Alpowai encampment of the Nez Perce people.



	Heart of the Monster, East Kamiah, is the place of creation in Ni Mii Pum mythology. An audio station nearby tells the legend.



	Long Camp Interpretive Sign, mi. 68 on US 12 near Kamiah, near the area where the expedition spent 3 weeks among the Nez Perce in late spring 1806. Also called Camp Chopponish (a word Lewis used for the Ni Mii Pu) or Camp Kamiah.



	Wolf Education and Research Center, provides a unique opportunity to view endangered Gray Wolves in their natural habitat. Located on Nez Perce tribal property adjacent to Winchester Lake State Park in Winchester, 2 mi. E of US Hwy 95.



	Ordway’s Signs, commemorates Sgt. Ordway’s May, 1806 trip from Long Camp (Camp Chopponish) to the Salmon and Snake rivers to procure salmon for the main party of the Corps of Discovery. One sign at mi. 253 and another at mi. 269 on Hwy 95.



	The Historical Museum at St. Gertrudes, Cottonwood, 3 miles off Highway 95. Open Tues-Sat 9-4pm.



	This state park just outside Lewiston, includes 200 developed acres that border the Snake River. A large beach, play area and miles of hiking and biking trails make the park a popular destination. A new interpretive display of flora and fauna discovered by Lewis and Clark will be completed by 2003. There are 93 campsites within 100 yards of the Snake River, offering shade trees and grass. Power and water hookups are available at 64 sites. All sites include picnic tables and barbecue grills. There are modern restrooms with showers and a nearby dump station. Campsites can be reserved by calling 208-799-5015.



	This museum in Pierce preserves and interprets the rich logging industry that sustained communities along the Clearwater River. The grounds are adjacent to a park with a covered picnic pavilion Museum Hours: Mid June to Mid October: Fridays and Saturdays 12 to 4 p.m. Saturdays only after Labor Day. For appointments call Bob Allen, Board Member, at 1-208-435-4670



	The Pine Creek Sign provides interpretation about the reconnaissance route William Clark took while seeking a water route to the Columbia River. Directions: From Salmon travel 20 miles north on Hwy 93 to North Fork. Turn west onto the Salmon River Road, travel approximately 20 miles to Shoup. Go 1 mile past Shoup across Pine Creek Bridge. Sign is located on the right at Pine Creek Rapids.



	The Moose Creek Sign provides interpretation about the reconnaissance route William Clark took while seeking a water route to the Columbia River. Directions: From Salmon travel 20 miles north on Hwy. 93 to North Fork. Turn west onto the Salmon River Road, travel 6 miles. The sign can be viewed at a turnout south side of the road.