Sulphur Springs Trail
In June 1805, Sacagawea became “extreemly ill” and both captains failed to administer any effective medicines. Lewis sent a canoe across the river from their Lower Portage Camp:
“to procure the water of the Sulpher spring, the virtues of which I now resolved to try on the Indian woman. I caused her to drink the mineral water altogether.”
Her condition improved the next day. Today, you can still visit this Sulphur Spring via a 3.6-mile (round trip) trail with viewpoints, interpretive signs, and of course Sulphur Springs itself. The trail is for hikers only—no bicycles allowed.
Trail Map: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3795289.pdf
Sulphur Springs Trailhead, Great Falls, MT, USA
Distance: 0.00 mi (straight line)
Lower Portage Staging Area, Salem, MT, USA
Distance: 1.10 mi (straight line)
160 Ryan Dam Rd, Great Falls, MT 59404, USA
Distance: 2.73 mi (straight line)
6401 Giant Springs Rd, Great Falls, MT 59405, USA
Distance: 7.39 mi (straight line)
Giant Springs State Park, Giant Springs Road, Great Falls, MT, USA
Distance: 8.34 mi (straight line)
Giant Springs State Park, Giant Springs Road, Great Falls, MT, USA
Distance: 8.34 mi (straight line)
Outdoor Experiences LC Features Museums and Interpretive Centers
4201 Giant Springs Road, Great Falls, MT 59405, USA
Distance: 8.76 mi (straight line)
The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Giant Springs Road, Great Falls, MT, USA
Distance: 8.77 mi (straight line)
Roadhouse Diner, 15th Street North, Great Falls, MT, USA
Distance: 11.20 mi (straight line)
C. M. Russell Museum, 13th Street North, Great Falls, MT, USA
Distance: 11.47 mi (straight line)
923 10th Ave N, Great Falls, MT 59401, USA
Distance: 11.48 mi (straight line)
Blackfeet Outfitters, 10th Avenue South, Great Falls, MT, USA
Distance: 11.64 mi (straight line)
800 River Dr N, Great Falls, MT 59401, USA
Distance: 11.75 mi (straight line)
17 7th Street South, Great Falls, MT, USA
Distance: 12.01 mi (straight line)
Crooked Tree Coffee, 1st Avenue North, Great Falls, MT, USA
Distance: 12.11 mi (straight line)
Jeremiah Johnson Brewing Co. Production and Packaging Facility, 3rd Avenue South, Great Falls, MT, USA
Distance: 12.18 mi (straight line)
Gibson Park Trail, Great Falls, MT, USA
Distance: 12.20 mi (straight line)
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