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Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
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The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail extends over 3,700 miles, passes through 11 states, and includes more than 100 sites from Illinois to the Pacific Coast. For directions to specific sites or locations along the Trail please contact the site you plan to visit or Trail headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska. Click on the state names below for more information on Trail sites in those states.

Visitor Center at Trail Headquarters
For general trail information and trip planning, visit or contact the National Park Service Lewis and Clark National Trail Headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska. Visitor center, exhibits, and bookstore are located at Trail headquarters.

Visitor Centers Along the Trail
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon

Visitor Centers in Eastern Legacy States
West Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Tennessee
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Visitor Information: Certified Sites
Certified sites offer visitors opportunities to learn about the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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Plants of the Expedition
The amateur scientists of the Expedition were the first to describe over 150 plants.
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Did You Know?
Jefferson expected the Expedition to learn about the people, plants and animals of the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase. None of the men of the Expedition was a trained scientist, but fulfilling Jefferson’s instructions required skills in cartography, ethnography, botany, zoology, and meteorology.

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Last Updated: October 11, 2007 at 14:09 EST