North Gateway Park

Quick Facts

Location:

Seaside, OR

MANAGED BY:

City of Seaside, Oregon

Amenities

3 listed

Parking - Auto, Scenic View/Photo Spot, Trailhead

Lewis and Clark NHT Visitor Centers and Museums

This map shows a range of features associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, which commemorates the 1803-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition. The trail spans a large portion of the North American continent, from the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington. The trail is comprised of the historic route of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, an auto tour route, high potential historic sites (shown in black), visitor centers (shown in orange), and pivotal places (shown in green). These features can be selected on the map to reveal additional information. Also shown is a base map displaying state boundaries, cities, rivers, and highways. The map conveys how a significant area of the North American continent was traversed by the Lewis and Clark Expedition and indicates the many places where visitors can learn about their journey and experience the landscape through which they traveled.

On December 9, 1805, William Clark of the Corps of Discovery took three men and set out from their camp on a reconnaissance excursion.  visited a location where 12 families of the Clatsop Nation dwelled in three houses. He describes the experience in his journal, saying:

“…we Crossed the 2d Creek and proceeded on to the mouth of the Creek which makes a great bend above the mouth of this Creek or to the S. is 3 houses and about 12 families of the Clat Sop Nation, we cross to those houses, which were built on the S. exposur of the hill, Sunk into the ground about 4 feet the walls roof & gable ends are of Split pine boards, the dores Small with a ladder to decend to the iner part of the house, the fires are 2 in the middle of the house their beads ar all around raised about 2½ feet from the bottom flore all covered with mats and under those beads was Stored their bags baskets and useless mats, those people treated me with extrodeanary friendship, one man attached himself to me as Soon as I entered the hut, Spred down new mats for me to Set on, gave me fish berries rutes &c. on Small neet platteers of rushes to eate which was repeated, all the Men of the other houses Came and Smoked with me…” 

Clark and his men spent the evening playing games with their hosts, before setting out again the next day.

North Gateway Park in Seaside, Oregon, was once believed to the location of that night’s hospitality. It’s a popular place to birdwatch, with plentiful numbers of Bufflehead, Ruddy Duck, Great Blue Heron, American Coot, Greater Yellowlegs, and more. Visitors will also enjoy the nature trails and scenic views.

The park is located at the north end of the city on Roosevelt Drive (Hwy 101). There is a small gravel parking lot on the west side of the street.