Last updated: June 26, 2024
Place
Alvord Path
NPS Photo
Quick Facts
Location:
Vancouver Barracks, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Amenities
2 listed
Trailhead, Wheelchair Accessible
Alvord Path, named after Major Benjamin Alvord, who served at Vancouver Barracks from 1852 to 1864, provides pedestrians, bicyclists, and joggers with a peaceful path through this historic military post. This paved path begins at the corner of East 5th Street and Fort Vancouver Way, and extends north through the barracks. Street parking is available nearby, and additional parking is available in the lot across East 5th Street.
Passing by historic buildings, some of which are in the process of being rehabilitated by the National Park Service, the path takes a gentle uphill slope as it turns north and meets the Park Road, a vehicle and pedestrian road that connects the Visitor Center with Fort Vancouver.
Once named Alvord Road, it has been part of a crossroads through time. Based on historic maps, this path is believed to overlay part of an earlier Hudson's Bay Company route to upland agricultural fields as well as the famous Indigenous trade network through the Cascades now known as the Klickitat Trail.
Passing by historic buildings, some of which are in the process of being rehabilitated by the National Park Service, the path takes a gentle uphill slope as it turns north and meets the Park Road, a vehicle and pedestrian road that connects the Visitor Center with Fort Vancouver.
Once named Alvord Road, it has been part of a crossroads through time. Based on historic maps, this path is believed to overlay part of an earlier Hudson's Bay Company route to upland agricultural fields as well as the famous Indigenous trade network through the Cascades now known as the Klickitat Trail.