A crowd of visitors listen to a guide dressed in interpretive clothing at the gates of Fort Clatsop, a log fort in Oregon

Exploring Fort Clatsop, Oregon

After making it to the western coast of Washington, Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery needed a place to overwinter before heading back to St.

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