• 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

Plant and Animal Lists

Nez Perce National Historical Park Mammals

Nez Perce National Historical Park Reptiles and Amphibians

Bird Lists

Nez Perce National Historical Park
Big Hole National Battlefield
Bear Paw Battlefield
Lolo Trail and Pass
Heart of the Monster
Spalding Site
Buffalo Eddy
Weippe Prairie

Plant Lists

Buffalo Eddy
Canoe Camp
Heart of the Monster
Spalding Site
Weippe Prairie
Old Chief Joseph Gravesite
White Bird Battlefield

Did You Know?

Nez Perce male fishing from a canoe. NPS Photo NEPE-HI-783

The Nez Perce often travelled great distances to fish with family and friends. They fished as far away as present day Willamette Falls, near Oregon City as well as Celilo and Kettle Falls to the north.