Lewis and Clark Trail Website Updates 2025

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About this article: This article was originally published in the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail 2025 Annual Report.

In 2025, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail’s website continued to grow as a hub for visitors, educators, and partners seeking reliable and engaging information. This year, the site received 1.5 million pageviews, reflecting both increased public interest and the ongoing importance of accessible digital resources for planning trips, exploring history, and connecting with the outdoor world.

A major focus of 2025 was strengthening the site’s interpretive and educational content. The Climate Change section received a significant update, offering clearer explanations of how shifting environmental conditions affect trail landscapes, wildlife, and cultural resources. New visuals and data-driven insights help visitors understand the impacts of climate change across the trail’s 4,900-mile corridor.

We also refreshed the High Potential Historic Sites pages to include sites along the eastern extension authorized in 2019. These updates provide a deeper look at key locations documented in the Lewis and Clark journals.

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Weekly Discoveries in your Social Media Feed

After researching and writing over 2,400 posts about almost every conceivable aspect of the historic journey across North America, the trail’s Volunteer In Parks, Kent Schlawin, is still amazed whenever he gets the opportunity to visit any of the remote, nearly unchanged Lewis and Clark sites. “Lemhi Pass is one of several spots I never get tired of spending an afternoon– especially when you hike over a small ridge and lose sight of the pass’s dirt road. Instantly, it’s August 1805.”

The followers of our social media activities continue to grow each year, with over 55,000 on Facebook and 13,500 on Instagram. As the audience expands, we’re introducing more people each week to the multi-faceted, interwoven stories that bring the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to life.

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At a Glance

1.5M+ Number of page views on nps.gov/lecl
68.5K Social media followers in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, India, Italy, Netherlands, Brazil, Sweden, and Germany.
MAP, SACAGAWEA, STATE-BY-STATE GUIDE, YORK Most visited pages on nps.gov/lecl

Read about climate change’s impacts on the trail.