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  Lewis and Clark Trail Including Oregon

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Lewis and Clark with Fire 
From Portland

(SML) - 579 miles/ 931.8 km


Day 1
Portland, OR to Stevenson, WA via Mt St Helens
Arrive at Portland International Airport
I-5 North to Castle Rock, Hwy 504 to Mt St Helens, return to I-5 South to Hwy 14 East (235 miles/ 378.2 km)
Interesting stops in Portland:
· International Rose Test Gardens (SML)
· Oregon Zoo (SML)
· Pittock Mansion (SM)
· Chinese Garden (SML)
· Powell's City of Books (SML)
Interesting stops along the way
· Fort Vancouver (SML)
· Pearson Air Museum (SML)
· Vancouver Barracks (SML)
· Cowlitz County Historical Museum (SML)
· Mt St Helen National Volcanic Monument Visitors Center (SML)
· Coldwater Canyon Interpretive Center (SML)
· Hoffstad Bluffs Interpretive Center (SML)
· Johnston Ridge Interpretive Center (SML)
· Eco Park (SML)
· Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center
· Bonneville Dam

Overnight: Stevenson (SML)

Day 2
Stevenson to The Dalles, Hood River and Portland, OR
Hwy 14 to Hwy 97, South across the Columbia to Hwy 84 West to Portland (136 miles/ 218.9 km)
From Portland I-5 North to Kelso, Hwy 4 to Longview, South on Hwy 433 to Hwy 30 then West to Astoria
(101 miles/ 162.5 km)
[Optional overnight locations: The Dalles (SML), Hood River (SML)]
Interesting stops along the way:
· Maryhill Museum (SML)
· Stonehenge (SML)
· Columbia Gorge Discovery Center (SML) 
· Wasco County Historical Museum (SM)
· Fort Dalles Museum (SML)
· Mt Hood Railroad excursion (SML)
· Cascade Locks (SML)
· Bridge of the Gods (SML)
· Fish Hatchery (SML)
· Multnomah Falls (SML)
· Troutdale Outlet Mall (SML)

Overnight in Astoria (SML)
[Optional overnight location: Long Beach, WA (SM)]
Interesting stops in Astoria
· Columbia River Maritime Museum (SML) 
· Astor Column (SML)
· Fort Stevens (SML)
· Fort Clatsop (SML)
Day 3
Astoria to Longview and Portland
Astoria North on Hwy 101 to Hwy 4 East to Longview and South on I-5 to Portland (107 miles/ 172.2 km)
Interesting stops along the way:
· Fort Canby State Park, Lewis and Clark Interpretive Museum (SM)
· Cape Disappointment & Mouth of the Columbia (SML)
· Ilwaco Heritage Museum (SM)


Group Sizes
S - 14 passengers or less
M - 14-36 passengers 
L - 36-55 passengers or more
 
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Lewis and Clark with Fire 
From Seattle

(SML) - 800 miles/ 1287 km

Day 1
Seattle to Tacoma
(30 miles/ 48.28 km)
Arrive at Seattle/ Tacoma International Airport 
I-5 South to Tacoma (30 miles/ 48.28 km)
Interesting stops in Seattle:
· Space Needle (SML)
· Seattle Underground Tour (SML)
· Klondike Gold Rush National Park (SM)
· Pike Place Market (SML)
· Seattle Aquarium (SML)
· Tillicum Village (SML)
· Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe (SM)
Interesting stops along the way:
· Fort Nisqually Historic Site (SML)
· Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium (SML)
· Steilacoom Historical Museum (SML)
· Tacoma Art Museum (SML)
· Washington State History Museum (SML)

Overnight: Tacoma (SML)
[Optional overnight locations: Eatonville (S), Paradise (S) seasonal]

Day 2
Tacoma to Kelso via Mt Rainier
Hwy 7 East to Hwy 706 to Hwy 123 South to Hwy 12 West to I-5 South (158 miles/ 254.3 km)
Interesting stops along the way:
· Northwest Trek Wildlife Park (SML)
· Mount Rainier National Park (SML)
· John R Jackson House (SM)

Overnight: Kelso (SML)
[Optional overnight locations: Morton (S), Castle Rock (S)

Day 3
Kelso to Stevenson via Mt St Helens
I-5 North to Castle Rock, Hwy 504 to Mt St Helens, return to I-5 South to Hwy 14 East (188 miles/ 302.6 km)
Interesting stops along the way
· Mt St Helen National Volcanic Monument Visitors Center (SML)
· Coldwater Canyon Interpretive Center (SML)
· Hoffstad Bluffs Interpretive Center (SML)
· Johnston Ridge Interpretive Center (SML)
· Eco Park (SML)
· Cowlitz County Historical Museum (SML)
· Fort Vancouver (SML)
· Pearson Air Museum (SML)
· Vancouver Barracks (SML)
· Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center (SML)
· Bonneville Dam (SML)

Overnight: Stevenson (SML)
[Optional overnight locations: Vancouver (SML)


Day 4
Stevenson to The Dalles, Hood River and Portland, OR
Hwy 14 to Hwy 97, South across the Columbia to Hwy 84 West to Portland (136 miles/ 218.9 km)
From Portland I-5 North to Kelso, Hwy 4 to Longview, South on Hwy 433 to Hwy 30 then West to Astoria
(101 miles/ 162.5 km)
[Optional overnight locations: The Dalles (SML), Hood River (SML)]
Interesting stops along the way:
· Maryhill Museum (SML)
· Stonehedge (SML)
· Columbia Gorge Discovery Center (SML) 
· Wasco County Historical Museum (SM)
· Fort Dalles Museum (SML)
· Mt Hood Railroad Excursion (SML)
· Cascade Locks (SML)
· Bridge of the Gods (SML)
· Fish Hatchery (SML)
· Multnomah Falls (SML)
· Troutdale Outlet Mall (SML)

Overnight in Astoria (SML)
[Optional overnight location: Long Beach, WA (SM)]
Interesting stops in Astoria
· Columbia River Maritime Museum (SML) 
· Astor Column (SML)
· Fort Stevens (SML)
· Fort Clatsop (SML)
Day 5
Astoria to Olympia
Astoria North on Hwy 101 to Hwy 4 East to Longview and North on I-5 to Olympia (127 miles/ 204.4 km)
Interesting stops along the way:
· Fort Canby State Park, Lewis and Clark Interpretive Museum (SM)
· Cape Disappointment & Mouth of the Columbia (SML)
· Ilwaco Heritage Museum (SM)
· Centralia Outlet Mall (SML)
· Chehalis Antique Stores (SML)
· Washington State Capital in Olympia (SML)
· Lacey Museum (S)

Overnight in Olympia area (SML)

Day 6
Olympia to Seattle
North on I-5 to Seattle (60 miles/ 96.56 km)





Group Sizes
S - 14 passengers or less
M - 14-36 passengers 
L - 36-55 passengers or more
 
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