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LECL Lewis and Clark NHT Historic Campsites (Bergantino)

Published by National Park Service | Department of the Interior | Catalog Last Checked: August 01, 2026 at 04:08 AM | Dataset Last Updated: April 12, 2021 at 12:00 AM
This dataset represents approximate locations where Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery camped during their 1803-1806 outbound and return journeys. This layer was created using information develped by Robert Bergantino, Research Associate Professor at the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology. The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail is approximately 4,900 miles long, extending from the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon, following both the outbound and inbound routes of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The trail connects 16 states (Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon) and was established by Congress in 1978 as part of the national trails system (NTS) as one of four original national historic trails. This trail commemorates the 1803-1806 expedition of Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery, which explored the Louisiana Territory and beyond. This epic journey contributed to significant scientific knowledge and profound political, social, economic, cultural, and environmental changes to the lands and the peoples of the North American continent.

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