Fort Clatsop and Oregon Beaches
Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach Astoria Oregon sits in a beautiful and historic part of the country. Nearby is the mouth of the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean, where you will find beautiful beaches and where the Lewis and Clark expedition spent the winter of 1805-1806. Fort Clatsop National Memorial The Lewis and Clark Expedition, which had departed from Missouri in the late spring Statue of Sacagewea of 1804, arrived at the Pacific Ocean on November 7, 1805. They decided to set camp near the Netul River, about five miles east of the ocean. They chose this spot on the advice of the Clatsop Indians, who lived in the area. The woods provided some shelter from the weather, and the Netul River was a much calmer alternative to the Columbia River. The area had plenty of deer, elk and fish for them to live on. The expedition stayed built an enclosure to live in that they named Fort Clatsop , in honor of the local tribe. The expedition stayed there ...