the lewis and clark trail started at wood river, illinois.
the lewis and clark trail started at wood river, illinois.
where does the lewis and clark trail start?
wood river , illinois
the trail is administered by the national park service, but sites along the trail are managed by federal land management agencies, state, local, tribal, and private organizations. the trail is not a hiking trail, but provides opportunities for hiking, boating and horseback riding at many locations along the route. the trail is the second longest of the 23 national scenic and national historic trails. beginning at the camp dubois recreation in illinois, it passes through portions of missouri, kansas, iowa, nebraska, south dakota, north dakota, montana, idaho, oregon, and washington. the lewis and clark national historic trail is approximately 4,900 miles long, extending from pittsburgh, pennsylvania, to the mouth of the columbia river, near present day astoria, oregon. it follows the historic outbound and inbound routes of the lewis and clark expedition as well as the preparatory section from pittsburgh, pennsylvania to wood river, illinois. the trail connects 16 states (pennsylvania, ohio, west virginia, kentucky, indiana, illinois, missouri, kansas, nebraska, iowa, south dakota, north dakota, montana, idaho, washington, and oregon) and many tribal lands. it is administered by the national park service.
lewis and clark national historic trail
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the lewis and clark trail is a highway that approximates the path taken by the lewis and clark expedition in 1804–06, between st. louis, missouri and the pacific ocean at astoria, oregon. like the great river road, it is marked along existing roadways, in this case mostly paralleling the missouri and columbia rivers.









































roads followed include interstate 29 in iowa, the appropriately-numbered sd 1804, nd 1804, sd 1806, and nd 1806, and washington state route 14. two separate routes of the trail are signed between st. louis and east fairview, north dakota, one on each side of the missouri.
lewis and clark trail