Kamiah is figuratively and literally the heart of Nez Perce Country, and from 14 May 1806 until 10 June 1806, the expedition waited here at Long Camp for the Bitterroot Mountain snow to melt. City Park has restrooms, picnic tables, and some great murals and other art interpreting life for the nimíipuu here.
Kamiah (pronounced KAM-ee-eye) is the ancestral home of the Nez Perce people. It is here that Lewis & Clark spent the spring of 1806 with the NiMiiPuu while waiting for the snow to melt in the Bitterroot Mountains. The town is located on the banks of the Clearwater River where the Lewis and Clark Expedition had their longest encampment outside of their winter forts.
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401 Idaho Street, Kamiah, ID 83536, USA
Distance: 0.17 mi (straight line)
Festivals and Events Tribal Experiences
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Kamiah Inn Motel, 3rd Street, Kamiah, ID, USA
Distance: 0.32 mi (straight line)
Clearwater 12 Motel, 3rd Street, Kamiah, ID, USA
Distance: 0.42 mi (straight line)
Nez Perce National Historic Park Heart of The Monster, U.S. 12, Kooskia, ID, USA
Distance: 1.47 mi (straight line)
Kamiah / Clearwater River KOA Journey, U.S. 12, Kamiah, ID, USA
Distance: 1.56 mi (straight line)
First Indian Presbyterian Church, Church Canyon Rd, Kamiah, ID, USA
Distance: 1.91 mi (straight line)
Hearthstone Lodge, U.S. 12, Kamiah, ID, USA
Distance: 1.99 mi (straight line)
42X9+63 Kooskia, ID, USA
Distance: 5.91 mi (straight line)
Cultural Districts General History
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Nez perce, ID, USA
Distance: 10.12 mi (straight line)
Tribal Experiences Outdoor Experiences Outfitters
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Weippe Prairie, Idaho, USA
Distance: 10.52 mi (straight line)
Tribal Experiences LC Features
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204 Wood St, Weippe, Idaho, USA
Distance: 11.06 mi (straight line)
Museums and Interpretive Centers LC Features
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Reflections Inn, U.S. 12, Kooskia, ID, USA
Distance: 12.38 mi (straight line)
131 Little Smith Creek Road, Kooskia, ID, USA
Distance: 15.17 mi (straight line)
River Dance Lodge - Idaho's Outdoor Adventure Resort, U.S. 12, Kooskia, ID, USA
Distance: 15.55 mi (straight line)
Nez Perce Reservation, Craigmont, ID, USA
Distance: 17.15 mi (straight line)
Dog Bark Park, Business Loop 95, Cottonwood, ID, USA
Distance: 19.12 mi (straight line)
103 S Main St, Pierce, ID 83546, USA
Distance: 21.26 mi (straight line)
Museums and Interpretive Centers
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Three Rivers Resort, Selway Road, Kooskia, ID, USA
Distance: 21.48 mi (straight line)
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