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Travelers’ Rest State Park

Travelers’ Rest State Park

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Open daily 9 am - 5 pm year round, except closed Thanksgiving Day & December 25.Visitor CenterNov 24, 2019 - May 2, 2020Open 10 am - 4 pm Wednesday - Saturday, Sundays 12 pm - 4 pm.Closed March 17-20 for a staff meeting, and closed Mondays, Tuesdays, Thanksgiving Day & November 29, December 24 & 25 and January 1. May 26 - September 7:Open daily 9:30 am - 4:30 pm.
406-273-4253
lat: 46.753308 long: -114.0899468

Travelers’ Rest State Park marks an important stopping point for the Corps of Discovery both on their way to the Pacific Ocean on September 9–11, 1805 and during their return home from June 30–July 3, 1806.

Travelers’ Rest State Park provides the unique opportunity to experience significant cultural heritage in a natural setting. Long a camping area for Native American travelers, the site is the only archaeologically verified campsite of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

The visitor center gives opportunities to learn not only about the Lewis and Clark Expedition, but about and from the Bitterroot Salish, Pend d’Oreille, and Nez Perce Peoples. The 1.7-mile loop trail circles the campsite and provides interpretation and a relaxing, level walk.

In the summer of 2002, archaeologists exploring the area found evidence of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. These findings, according to the National Parks Service, included “a trench latrine tainted with mercury, fire hearths, and lead used in the repair and manufacture of firearms.”

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