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Oct 14, 2024
An interesting visitors centre chronicling the explorers who first discovered this area. The info boards are really informative, the full sized replica fort really makes you think about how hard life…Full review by machinmad
Oct 3, 2024
We toured Fort Clatsop as part of a tour group. It was nice to learn of the winter Lewis and Clark and company spent there. As far as the fort itself, we have several forts in our home state that we…Full review by akballard
Sep 27, 2024
Fort Clatsop, located near Astoria, Oregon, was the winter encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition from December 1805 to March 1806. After reaching the Pacific Ocean, the explorers built the for…Full review by EatStayPlayDo
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We spent just under an hour there and felt a little rushed (but had to leave due to time constraints). I think that 2 hours would probably be right, maybe even 3 if you want to do most of …
We spent just under an hour there and felt a little rushed (but had to leave due to time constraints). I think that 2 hours would probably be right, maybe even 3 if you want to do most of the walks and/or you have a child who is interested in doing the Junior Ranger badge.
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How long did it take the explorers to build their Fort Clatsop?
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It took about 3½ weeks. They started felling trees on December 9 and had it finished enough to move into on Christmas Day 1805. The pickets and gates...
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