Trail Explorer

Aug 30 Ohio River 1 entry Sep 1 – Sep 11 Ohio River, near Wheeling, Virginia 4 entries Sep 5 Ohio River 1 entry Sep 12 Ohio River 1 entry Sep 13 Ohio River 1 entry Sep 14 Ohio River 1 entry Sep 16 Ohio River 1 entry Sep 17 Ohio River 1 entry Sep 18 Ohio River 1 entry Nov 11 – Nov 16 Ohio-Mississippi confluence 2 entries Nov 21 Mississippi River 1 entry Dec 12 – May 15, 1804 Camp River Dubois, Illinois 14 entries · 1 analysis May 16 – Sep 22, 1806 St. Charles, Missouri 31 entries · 7 analyses May 22 – May 24 Missouri River near Tavern Cave 13 entries · 3 analyses May 25 La Charette, Missouri 5 entries · 1 analysis May 26 – Jun 1 Missouri River near Gasconade River 34 entries · 7 analyses Jun 2 – Jun 8 Missouri River near Osage River 33 entries · 7 analyses Jun 9 – Jun 15 Missouri River near Jefferson City area 32 entries · 7 analyses Jun 16 – Sep 19, 1806 Missouri River near Boonville area 32 entries · 8 analyses Jun 23 – Sep 18, 1806 Missouri River near Arrow Rock 16 entries · 4 analyses Jun 26 Blue Water Creek / Kansas River confluence, Kansas City, Missouri 4 entries Jun 26 Mouth of the Kansas River, Missouri 1 entry · 1 analysis Jun 27 – Sep 15, 1806 Mouth of Kansas River 19 entries · 5 analyses Jul 1 – Sep 14, 1806 Missouri River near Leavenworth area 17 entries · 4 analyses Jul 4 Independence Creek area, Doniphan County, Kansas 2 entries Jul 4 Independence Creek, Kansas 1 entry · 1 analysis Jul 5 – Sep 13, 1806 Missouri River near St. Joseph area 42 entries · 10 analyses Jul 13 Missouri River above St. Joseph 5 entries · 1 analysis Jul 14 Missouri River above St. Joseph 5 entries · 1 analysis Jul 15 Missouri River above St. Joseph 6 entries · 1 analysis Jul 16 Missouri River near the Nishnabotna River 6 entries · 1 analysis Jul 17 Missouri River near the Nishnabotna River 4 entries · 1 analysis Jul 18 Missouri River near the Nishnabotna River 3 entries · 1 analysis Jul 19 Missouri River approaching the Platte 5 entries · 1 analysis Jul 20 Missouri River approaching the Platte 5 entries · 1 analysis Jul 21 – Sep 9, 1806 Near Nebraska City, NE / Iowa-Missouri boundary area 5 entries · 1 analysis Jul 21 Mouth of Platte River, near Louisville/Plattsmouth, Nebraska 2 entries Jul 21 Mouth of the Platte River, Nebraska 1 entry · 1 analysis Jul 22 – Jul 29 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area 37 entries · 8 analyses Jul 30 – Aug 2 Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site) 20 entries · 4 analyses Aug 3 – Sep 7, 1806 Council Bluffs (historical), near Fort Calhoun, NE — Oto/Missouri council site 6 entries · 1 analysis Aug 3 Council Bluff, Nebraska 1 entry · 1 analysis Aug 4 – Sep 6, 1806 Missouri River near Soldier River 25 entries · 7 analyses Aug 10 Missouri River near present-day Decatur, Nebraska 4 entries · 1 analysis Aug 11 – Sep 5, 1806 Missouri River near Little Sioux River 27 entries · 8 analyses Aug 18 – Sep 4, 1806 Near Sioux City, Iowa 6 entries · 2 analyses Aug 18 Near present-day Homer, NE / Omaha tribal lands — Maha (Omaha) country 2 entries · 1 analysis Aug 19 Floyd's Bluff area, Sgt. Floyd dying 2 entries · 1 analysis Aug 20 Missouri River near present-day Dakota City, NE / Sioux City area 1 entry Aug 20 Near present-day Sioux City, IA — Sergeant Floyd's death and burial site (Floyd's Bluff) 1 entry Aug 21 – Sep 3, 1806 Missouri River near Vermillion area 18 entries · 5 analyses Aug 25 – Aug 29 Spirit Mound, South Dakota 19 entries · 5 analyses popular tour Aug 30 Calumet Bluff, Nebraska 3 entries · 1 analysis Aug 31 – Sep 1 Calumet Bluff, meeting with Yankton Sioux 7 entries · 2 analyses Sep 2 – Sep 2, 1806 Missouri River near Niobrara River 24 entries · 7 analyses Sep 7 Near Boyd County, Nebraska 4 entries · 1 analysis Sep 8 – Aug 30, 1806 Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain 18 entries · 5 analyses Sep 11 – Sep 17 Missouri River near White River 31 entries · 7 analyses Sep 18 – Aug 28, 1806 Missouri River near Big Bend 31 entries · 8 analyses popular tour Sep 25 – Aug 25, 1806 Bad River confluence, Pierre, South Dakota – Teton Sioux encounter 6 entries · 1 analysis Sep 25 Mouth of the Bad River, South Dakota 1 entry · 1 analysis Sep 26 – Aug 26, 1806 Teton Sioux confrontation near Pierre, SD 13 entries · 4 analyses Sep 29 – Oct 7 Missouri River near Cheyenne River 34 entries · 9 analyses Oct 8 – Aug 22, 1806 Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge 25 entries · 7 analyses Oct 13 – Aug 20, 1806 Missouri River approaching Cannonball River 31 entries · 9 analyses Oct 21 – Aug 18, 1806 Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan 21 entries · 7 analyses Oct 26 Approaching Mandan Villages, near Washburn, North Dakota 2 entries · 1 analysis Oct 26 Mandan Villages, North Dakota 1 entry Oct 27 – Aug 16, 1806 Fort Mandan (winter) 466 entries · 162 analyses Nov 2 – Apr 4, 1805 Fort Mandan, near Washburn, ND 11 entries Nov 4 – Apr 7, 1805 Fort Mandan, North Dakota 3 entries Apr 7 Fort Mandan / Mandan villages vicinity, ND 2 entries · 1 analysis Apr 8 – Apr 12 Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River 20 entries · 5 analyses Apr 13 – Apr 20 Missouri River near Little Missouri 28 entries · 7 analyses Apr 18 Missouri River near present-day Williston, ND area 2 entries · 1 analysis Apr 21 – Aug 10, 1806 Missouri River near Yellowstone approach 30 entries · 7 analyses Apr 26 – Aug 8, 1806 Yellowstone-Missouri confluence 22 entries · 5 analyses May 1 – May 3 Missouri River near Porcupine River 14 entries · 3 analyses May 4 Missouri River above the Poplar River 5 entries · 1 analysis May 5 Missouri River approaching the Milk River 5 entries · 1 analysis May 6 Missouri River approaching the Milk River 5 entries · 1 analysis May 7 Missouri River at the Milk River confluence 5 entries · 1 analysis May 8 Missouri River at the Milk River confluence 5 entries · 1 analysis May 9 – May 18 Missouri River Breaks area 46 entries · 10 analyses May 19 Near Musselshell River, Montana 4 entries · 1 analysis May 20 – Aug 1, 1806 Missouri River near Musselshell River 28 entries · 7 analyses May 26 – Jul 30, 1806 Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains 20 entries · 5 analyses May 26 – May 29 Near Judith River, Montana 4 entries · 1 analysis popular tour Jun 1 – Jul 29, 1806 Missouri River near Marias River approach 11 entries · 3 analyses Jun 3 Marias River confluence (Decision Point), Loma, MT 2 entries · 1 analysis Jun 3 Confluence of Marias and Missouri Rivers, Montana 1 entry Jun 4 – Jul 28, 1806 Marias River decision camp 45 entries · 10 analyses popular tour Jun 13 Near Great Falls, MT — Snow Creek (Highwood Creek) area 3 entries Jun 13 Great Falls, Montana 1 entry · 1 analysis popular tour Jun 14 – Jul 27, 1806 Great Falls Portage 144 entries · 44 analyses Jun 22 Great Falls Portage, MT 2 entries · 1 analysis Jul 16 – Jul 17, 1806 Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains 31 entries · 9 analyses popular tour Jul 25 – Jul 12, 1806 Upper Missouri River, approaching Three Forks, MT 4 entries · 1 analysis Jul 26 – Jul 14, 1806 Three Forks of the Missouri 16 entries · 4 analyses Jul 28 – Jul 13, 1806 Three Forks of the Missouri, MT 4 entries Jul 28 Three Forks of the Missouri, Montana 1 entry · 1 analysis Jul 31 – Jul 11, 1806 Jefferson River ascending toward divide 30 entries · 6 analyses Aug 6 – Jul 9, 1806 Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon 32 entries · 6 analyses popular tour Aug 12 Upper Jefferson/Beaverhead River, southwest MT 2 entries · 1 analysis Aug 12 Lemhi Pass, Montana/Idaho Border 1 entry Aug 12 Upper Beaverhead River / Lemhi Pass area, Montana/Idaho border 1 entry Aug 13 – Jul 8, 1806 Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact 57 entries · 11 analyses Aug 17 Camp Fortunate / Forks of Beaverhead River, Montana 3 entries · 1 analysis Aug 17 Camp Fortunate, Montana 1 entry Aug 25 – Aug 31 Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots 29 entries · 7 analyses Sep 1 – Sep 3 North Fork Salmon River, impassable route 12 entries · 3 analyses Sep 4 – Jul 6, 1806 Ross's Hole, Bitterroot Valley, Montana 5 entries Sep 4 Ross's Hole / Bitterroot Valley near Sula, Montana 2 entries · 1 analysis Sep 5 – Sep 8 Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross's Hole 14 entries · 4 analyses Sep 9 – Jul 4, 1806 Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT 32 entries · 8 analyses Sep 12 – Sep 15 Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains 16 entries · 4 analyses Sep 16 – Jun 26, 1806 Lolo Trail, Bitterroot Mountains, Idaho 2 entries Sep 16 Lolo Trail / Warm Springs area, Bitterroot Mountains, Idaho 1 entry Sep 16 Bitterroot Mountains / Lolo Trail near Wendover Ridge, Idaho 1 entry · 1 analysis popular tour Sep 17 – Sep 19 Lost and starving in Bitterroot Mountains 11 entries · 3 analyses Sep 20 Western slope of Bitterroot Mountains near Weippe Prairie, Idaho 2 entries · 1 analysis Sep 20 Weippe Prairie, Idaho 1 entry Sep 21 – Sep 22 Weippe Prairie, rescued by Nez Perce 8 entries · 2 analyses Sep 23 – Oct 7 Canoe Camp on Clearwater River 44 entries · 15 analyses Oct 8 – May 12, 1806 Clearwater to Snake River 52 entries · 14 analyses Oct 10 – Oct 11 Snake River rapids, near Lewiston 6 entries · 2 analyses Oct 12 Snake River near present-day Riparia 3 entries · 1 analysis Oct 13 Snake River, Monumental Rapids area 3 entries · 1 analysis Oct 14 Snake River above the Palouse 3 entries · 1 analysis Oct 15 – Oct 16 Confluence of Snake and Columbia, Washington 4 entries · 2 analyses Oct 16 Snake River / Columbia River confluence, near Pasco, Washington 2 entries Oct 17 – Oct 21 Columbia River near Wallula Gap 15 entries · 5 analyses Oct 22 – Apr 21, 1806 Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage 65 entries · 18 analyses Oct 29 – Apr 9, 1806 Cascades of the Columbia, portage 42 entries · 12 analyses Nov 3 – Nov 6 Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary 10 entries · 4 analyses Nov 7 Near Pillar Rock, Columbia River Estuary, Washington 1 entry · 1 analysis Nov 7 Lower Columbia River near Grays Bay, WA 1 entry · 1 analysis Nov 7 Lower Columbia River near present Cathlamet or Gray's Bay, Washington 1 entry Nov 8 – Nov 14 Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp 18 entries · 7 analyses Nov 15 – Nov 30 Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia 38 entries · 14 analyses Nov 18 – Nov 24 Baker Bay / Chinook Point, WA 3 entries Nov 18 Cape Disappointment, WA (near modern Ilwaco, WA) 1 entry Nov 24 Station Camp, Columbia River Estuary, Washington 1 entry · 1 analysis Dec 1 – Mar 23, 1806 Fort Clatsop, winter quarters 370 entries · 106 analyses Dec 25 – Mar 23, 1806 Fort Clatsop, Oregon 2 entries · 2 analyses Jan 6 – Jan 10 Ecola Creek, Tillamook Head, Oregon 15 entries · 5 analyses Jan 6 Near Seaside / salt camp, OR coast 1 entry Mar 24 – Apr 2 Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River 40 entries · 10 analyses Apr 11 Cascades of the Columbia River, WA/OR border 2 entries Apr 11 Short Narrows / Celilo area, Columbia River (near modern The Dalles, OR) 1 entry · 1 analysis Apr 22 Columbia River above Celilo 4 entries · 1 analysis Apr 23 Columbia River near the John Day River 4 entries · 1 analysis Apr 24 Columbia River, traveling by horseback 4 entries · 1 analysis Apr 25 Columbia River near the Umatilla River 4 entries · 1 analysis Apr 26 Columbia River approaching the Walla Walla 4 entries · 1 analysis Apr 27 – Apr 30 Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit 16 entries · 4 analyses May 13 – Jun 9 Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt 110 entries · 28 analyses Jun 10 – Jun 17 Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow 32 entries · 8 analyses Jun 18 – Jun 23 Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie 22 entries · 6 analyses Jun 24 – Jun 29 Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides 20 entries · 5 analyses Jun 26 Lolo Trail / Bitterroot Mountains, ID (near Lolo Pass area) 2 entries · 1 analysis Jul 4 Bitterroot Valley 2 entries Jul 5 Blackfoot River valley 2 entries · 1 analysis Jul 6 Blackfoot River valley 2 entries · 1 analysis popular tour Jul 7 Big Hole Valley 2 entries Jul 7 Lewis and Clark Pass 2 entries · 1 analysis Jul 8 Sun River 2 entries · 1 analysis Jul 9 Sun River near Great Falls 2 entries · 1 analysis Jul 10 Beaverhead River near present-day Twin Bridges 2 entries Jul 13 – Jul 15 Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone 6 entries · 3 analyses Jul 14 Bozeman Pass 1 entry Jul 15 Yellowstone River near present-day Livingston 1 entry Jul 15 Missouri River near present-day Townsend 1 entry Jul 16 Yellowstone River near present-day Big Timber 1 entry Jul 16 Missouri River, setting out for the Marias 1 entry Jul 17 Yellowstone River near present-day Big Timber 1 entry Jul 17 Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone 1 entry Jul 18 Canoe camp on the Yellowstone, near present-day Laurel 1 entry popular tour Jul 18 Marias River 1 entry Jul 18 Missouri River near present-day Cascade 1 entry popular tour Jul 19 – Jul 23 Canoe camp on the Yellowstone, near present-day Laurel 5 entries Jul 19 Cut Bank Creek 1 entry popular tour Jul 20 Cut Bank Creek 1 entry Jul 21 Camp Disappointment, Cut Bank Creek 1 entry Jul 22 Camp Disappointment, Cut Bank Creek 1 entry Jul 23 Camp Disappointment, Cut Bank Creek 1 entry Jul 24 – Jul 26 Two Medicine River 2 entries Jul 24 Yellowstone River near present-day Billings 1 entry Jul 25 Pompeys Pillar, Yellowstone River, Montana 1 entry Jul 26 Yellowstone River near the Bighorn confluence 1 entry Jul 27 Yellowstone River near present-day Miles City 1 entry popular tour Jul 28 Yellowstone River near present-day Miles City 1 entry Jul 29 Yellowstone River near present-day Glendive 1 entry Jul 30 Yellowstone River near present-day Glendive 1 entry Jul 31 Missouri River Breaks 3 entries · 1 analysis Jul 31 Lower Yellowstone River 1 entry Aug 1 Lower Yellowstone River 1 entry Aug 2 – Aug 7 Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion 8 entries · 2 analyses Aug 2 Missouri River below the Musselshell 3 entries · 1 analysis Aug 3 Missouri River below the Musselshell 3 entries · 1 analysis Aug 4 Missouri River near the Poplar River 3 entries · 1 analysis Aug 5 Missouri River near the Poplar River 3 entries · 1 analysis Aug 9 Missouri River, awaiting Lewis's party 1 entry Aug 10 Missouri River, reunion of the parties 1 entry Aug 11 – Aug 12 Missouri River, reunion of the parties 5 entries · 1 analysis Aug 11 Missouri River, Burnt Hills 2 entries · 1 analysis Aug 13 Down Missouri, approaching Mandan villages 3 entries · 1 analysis Aug 19 Missouri River near present-day Bismarck 3 entries · 1 analysis Aug 23 – Aug 24 Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day 6 entries · 2 analyses Aug 27 Missouri River near the Big Bend 3 entries · 1 analysis Aug 31 Missouri River near the White River 3 entries · 1 analysis Sep 8 Missouri River near Platte River mouth 3 entries · 1 analysis Sep 10 Missouri River near St. Joseph area 2 entries · 1 analysis Sep 11 Missouri River near St. Joseph area 3 entries · 1 analysis Sep 16 Missouri River near present-day Waverly 3 entries · 1 analysis Sep 17 Missouri River near present-day Waverly 3 entries · 1 analysis Sep 20 La Charette - first settlement, citizens cheer 3 entries · 1 analysis Sep 23 St. Louis, Missouri 2 entries Sep 24 – Sep 26 St. Louis - expedition complete 3 entries · 1 analysis