• photo of a replica keelboat with a crew member on the bow at sunset

    Lewis & Clark

    National Historic Trail ID,IL,IA,KS,MO,MT,NE,ND,OR,SD,WA

Operating Hours & Seasons

The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail extends over 3,700 miles and through 11 states, from Illinois to the Pacific Coast. Operating hours and seasons vary from site to site. Some sites along the Trail may require advance reservations.

For more information on operating hours and seasons, please contact the sites you plan to visit. Click on the state names below for more information on Trail sites in those states. Information about sites along the Trail is also available at Trail headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska.

Visitor Center at Trail Headquarters For general trail information and trip planning, visit or contact the National Park Service Lewis and Clark National Trail Headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska. Visitor center, exhibits, and bookstore are located at Trail headquarters.




Summer HoursMemorial Day through Labor Day

Mon. to Fri.

8AM to 5PM

Sat. & Sun.

9AM to 5PM



Winter Hours

Labor Day through Memorial Day





Mon. to Fri.

8AM to 4:30PM

Sat. & Sun.

Closed





Please Note: Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Headquarters located at 601 Riverfront Drive in Omaha, NE, will be closed on December 25, 2010 and January 1, 2011.

Visitor Centers Along the Trail Illinois

Missouri

Kansas

Iowa

Nebraska

South Dakota

North Dakota

Montana

Idaho

Washington

Oregon

Visitor Centers in Eastern Legacy States West Virginia

Virginia

Kentucky

Indiana

Tennessee

 

Did You Know?

Women at Powwow

The Lewis and Clark Expedition was to record "the names of the nations & their numbers.” Interactions with American Indians were, however, more than a record of names and numbers. They were matters of survival and success. Trade with tribes and the information they provided sustained the Expedition.