Author Archives: LCNPA

Fort Clatsop Visitor Center Under Construction
April 18, 2023

Construction on the Fort Clatsop Visitor Center is underway! The goal of our remodel is [...]

Your Park Story!
February 2, 2023

As an NPS partner, we at the LCNPA want to kick off 2023 by celebrating [...]

Nature Matters: Monitoring Clatsop Plains Elk
May 25, 2022

Want to learn more about the majestic elk? Be sure to catch the Nature Matters: [...]

Animals on the trail!

Lewis & Clark encountered many plants and animals on their westward expedition, some of them [...]

09
Feb
A graph showing the visitation numbers to Fort Clatsop from 2010 to 2020. In 2010 there was 160210 visitors before dipping slightly in 2011 to 136595 visitors. From there it steadily rises to a peak of 190572 visitors in 2017 before declining again with a sharp drop in 2020 with only 102452 visitors..
Aid To Park Continues Through Challenges

Visitation is down, but that has been an opportunity for rangers to learn new techniques [...]

09
Nov
Sea water being poured from a kettle into barrels.
Are You Worth Your Salt?

Are you worth your salt? We’d like to believe a specialized team sent by the [...]

08
Nov
A pair of leather moccasins.
The Corps of Discovery and Its Love/Hate Relationship with the Moccasin

When the Corps of Discovery began its expedition from the confluence of the Mississippi and [...]

08
Nov