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Trips to Go
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Lewis & Clark - Just the Essentials
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Categories: History and Legends, Set the Kids Free, Stay by Day, The Scenic Route
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Lewis and Clark spent more time in North Dakota than anywhere else along their journey. They’ve done all the hard work, charting and exploring the West, and now you get to have all the fun! Even Lewis & Clark occasionally left their main trail to discover new landscapes and culture. Even if you’re on a tight schedule - take time to enjoy this abbreviated tour of Lewis & Clark’s excellent adventure!
Day 1
Bismarck-Mandan
Please contact the Bismarck-Mandan Convention and Visitors Bureau for complete listing of local restaurants, accommodations, attractions and events at 800-767-3555. www.discoverbismarckmandan.com
Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park (South of Mandan on Highway 1806)
- The park features the reconstruction of much of Fort Abraham Lincoln, the last command post of General George Armstrong Custer including his home, reconstructed commissary storehouse, granary, barracks and stables. Also visit the Fort McKeen Blockhouses and the Fort Lincoln Trolley.
On-A-Slant Indian Village
- Located within Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, four Mandan Indian erthlodges have been reconstructed on the site where the village noted in Clark’s journals thrived until wiped out by a smallpox epidemic. www.parkrec.nd.gov
Five Nations Arts Depot
- This historic Burlington Northern Railroad Depot on Main Street in Mandan features Native American arts and crafts. Works of more than 200 North Dakota American Indian artists are available for purchase. www.fortlincoln.com
North Dakota Heritage Center
- On the Capitol Grounds, North Dakota’s most comprehensive museum features exhibits on our rich history, including dinosaurs, early native peoples, the Lewis & Clark Expedition, Indian War period and the immigration of white settlers.
Keelboat and Steamboat Parks
- Climb aboard a scale replica of a steamboat or a keelboat like those Lewis and Clark used, or stroll the walking path along the banks of the Missouri River in Bismarck www.bisparks.org
Double Ditch Indian Village
- Visible depressions remain in this large Mandan Indian earthlodge village, already deserted 25 years when noted in Lewis and Clark’s journals. www.state.nd.us/hist
Washburn
Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center
- The entire expedition is overviewed at this comprehensive interpretive center with focus on interactions with the native peoples.
Fort Mandan Visitors Center
- Step back in time to the winter of 1804-05 and learn about Sakakawea’s role in the expedition at the fully reconstructed fort. www.fortmandan.com
Stanton
Knife River Indian Village National Historic Site
- In the early 1800s Knife River Indian Villages had a larger population than St. Louis, Missouri, and was once a major marketplace for the trade industry. It was there Lewis and Clark first met Charbonneau and his wife, Sakakawea, in 1804, while visiting the village. Today you can walk among the ground depressions, visit the museum and earthlodge where presentations are given daily. www.nps.gov/knri/
Cross Ranch State Park
- Cross Ranch and the surrounding area are living textbooks on cultural history. In 1804, the Lewis and Clark Expedition the Corps made its winter camp across the river at Fort Mandan. Take advantage of one of the longest pristine stretches of the Missouri River with hiking, canoeing, biking and birding and enjoy the night sky as a natural planetarium. www.parkrec.nd.gov/parks/crsp.htm
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