NEZ PERCE (NESPELEM) CAMPSITES The two Nez Perce campsites, also known as Nespelem Camps, have been identified as the last homesites of Chief Joseph the Younger on the Colville Reservation. The "last summer campsite" occupies 10 acres of a gently sloping field bordered on the east by Nespelem Creek, approximately 15 miles north of the town of Coulee Dam, Washington, just west of Washington Highway 155. The "last winter campsite" consists of a small flat (about 5 acres) approximately 5 miles northwest of Nespelem, along the east bank of the Columbia River along a dirt road near the mouth of Nespelem Creek. It is thought that the Joseph Band may have moved around within the reservation frequently, depending on the forage needs of their livestock. There is no interpretive media at either of the campsite locations, and neither location is identified. On the Colville we found wild game aplenty. Fish, berries, and all kinds of roots. Yellow Wolf

	State: Washington Unit: Oregon / Washington