On March 31, 1806, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark established a camp at Cottonwood Beach while they secured provisions for the return trip through the Columbia River Gorge.
They remained at Cottonwood Beach for six days, which is the longest period of time the Corps of Discovery camped at any site in Clark County.
Almost 200 years later, a multijurisdictional effort celebrated the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial in 2006 by opening Captain William Clark Regional Park at Cottonwood Beach.
In addition to the existing water access at Cottonwood Beach, the 93-acre park also features multiuse trails, restrooms, historic interpretive elements, picnic shelters and parking lots.
Captain William Clark Park Trail, Washougal, WA, USA
Distance: 0.29 mi (straight line)
Captain William Clark Park Trail, Washougal, WA, USA
Distance: 0.37 mi (straight line)
Captain William Clark Park Trail, Washougal, WA, USA
Distance: 0.37 mi (straight line)
Two Rivers Heritage Museum, Durgan St, Washougal, WA, USA
Distance: 1.00 mi (straight line)
Washougal Coffee Company, Main Street, Washougal, WA, USA
Distance: 1.00 mi (straight line)
Reflection Plaza, Pendleton Way, Washougal, WA, USA
Distance: 1.02 mi (straight line)
Confluence Trail, Troutdale, OR 97060, USA
Distance: 1.16 mi (straight line)
Sandy River Delta, Thousand Acres Road, Troutdale, OR, USA
Distance: 1.62 mi (straight line)
Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Washington, Lewis and Clark Highway, Washougal, WA, USA
Distance: 1.64 mi (straight line)
Reed Island State Park, Washougal, WA, USA
Distance: 1.92 mi (straight line)
Lewis and Clark State Recreation Site, Jordan Road, Troutdale, OR, USA
Distance: 2.58 mi (straight line)
Sugarpine Drive-In, East Historic Columbia River Highway, Troutdale, OR, USA
Distance: 2.74 mi (straight line)
Glenn Otto Community Park, East Historic Columbia River Highway, Troutdale, OR, USA
Distance: 2.77 mi (straight line)
LoLo's Boss Pizza, East Columbia River Highway, Troutdale, OR, USA
Distance: 2.90 mi (straight line)
McMenamins Edgefield, Southwest Halsey Street, Troutdale, OR, USA
Distance: 3.84 mi (straight line)
Troutdale, OR, USA
Distance: 3.85 mi (straight line)
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