At Vancouver Lake Regional Park, you can walk in the steps of William Clark:
“at 7 miles below this village passed the upper point of a large Island nearest the Lard Side, a Small Prarie in which there is a pond opposit on the Stard. here I landed and walked on Shore, about 3 miles a fine open Prarie for about 1 mile, back of which the countrey rises gradually and wood land comencies Such as white oake, pine of different kinds, wild crabs with the taste and flavour of the common crab and Several Species of undergroth of which I am not acquainted . . . .”
—William Clark, November 4, 1805
Clark’s pond is almost certainly today’s Vancouver Lake, a shallow lake surrounded by trails. There is a picnic area with restrooms and a boat launch. Wading and swimming may be disallowed due to periodic blue-green algae blooms. The Vancouver Lake Rowing Club is centered here, and you will also find parking for the Frenchman’s Bar Hiking Trail.
Kelley Point Park, North Kelly Point Park Road, Portland, OR, USA
Distance: 2.49 mi (straight line)
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Sauvie Island Wildlife Area, Portland, OR, USA
Distance: 4.05 mi (straight line)
Thirsty Sasquatch & Hungry Sasquatch, Main Street, Vancouver, WA, USA
Distance: 4.49 mi (straight line)
Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Northeast 26th Avenue, Vancouver, WA, USA
Distance: 4.73 mi (straight line)
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314 W 11th St, Vancouver, WA 98660, USA
Distance: 4.75 mi (straight line)
Birdhouse Books, Main Street, Vancouver, WA, USA
Distance: 4.91 mi (straight line)
Vancouver Barracks National Cemetery, East 4th Plain Boulevard, Vancouver, WA, USA
Distance: 4.94 mi (straight line)
501 Columbia Street, Vancouver, WA, USA
Distance: 5.04 mi (straight line)
J8CJ+M4 Vancouver, WA, USA
Distance: 5.33 mi (straight line)
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168 Southeast Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA 98660, USA
Distance: 5.34 mi (straight line)
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Clark College, Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA, USA
Distance: 5.37 mi (straight line)
Vancouver Land Bridge, WA-14, Vancouver, WA 98661, USA
Distance: 5.48 mi (straight line)
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Fort Vancouver National Historic Site | Visitor Center, East Evergreen Boulevard, Vancouver, WA, USA
Distance: 5.54 mi (straight line)
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Evergreen Blvd & Reserve St, Vancouver, WA 98663, USA
Distance: 5.66 mi (straight line)
Island Cafe, Northeast Tomahawk Island Drive, Portland, Oregon, USA
Distance: 6.50 mi (straight line)
NE Vancouver Mall Dr, Vancouver, WA 98662, USA
Distance: 7.64 mi (straight line)
Peace Candle of the World, Southeast 2nd Street, Scappoose, OR, USA
Distance: 7.80 mi (straight line)
Rosa Parks MAX Station, Portland, OR 97217, USA
Distance: 8.12 mi (straight line)
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