• Nez Perce National Historical Park. Front Page banner photograph is of Heart of the Monster, an ancient place where the Nez Perce creation story originates. The secondary page photograph is of Nez Perce beadwork.

    Nez Perce

    National Historical Park ID,MT,OR,WA

Nearby Attractions

Since the Nez Perce National Historical Park has thirty-eight sites spread across four states, there are other attractions that are in close proximity to park sites. Some of the high points include:

U.S. Forest Service

Clearwater National Forest
Orofino, Idaho
(208) 476-4541

Nez Perce National Forest
Grangeville, Idaho
(208) 983-1950

Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) National Historical Trail
Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Oklahoma
Headquarters: Orofino, Idaho
(208) 476-8227

Corps of Engineers

Dworshak Reservoir
Ahsahka, Idaho
(208) 476-1255

State Parks

Hells Gate State Park
Lewiston, Idaho
(208) 799-5015

Winchester State Park
Winchester, Idaho
(208) 924-7563

Dworshak State Park
Orofino, Idaho
(208) 476-5994

Museums

Appaloosa Museum
Moscow, Idaho
(208) 882-5578

Bicentennial Museum
Grangeville, Idaho
(208) 983-2104

Lewis-Clark State College Center For Arts and History
Lewiston, Idaho
(208) 792-2243

Historical Museum at St. Gertrude
Cottonwood, Idaho
(208) 962-7123

Did You Know?

Tolo Lake

For centuries the Nez Perce used Tolo Lake or Tepalewam as a gathering place. In June, 1877 the Wallowa Nez Perce paused here before their final move to the  Reservation.  Brooding over past injustices, warriors raided homes on the Salmon River, precipitating events that would trigger the 1877 War.