Linda's Hiking Page

MOSQUITO COILS
We all hate mosquitoes and wish they were all dead, at least we can keep them at a distance.

FIRST AID KIT
You can gather all the medical supplies you might need but it's a lot easier to just buy one of those little first aid kits, they're pretty cheap anyway.

CAMP SAW
It's good to have either a camp saw or a camping axe with you to cut wood. Camp saws are a lot lighter than camp axes but axes are faster and less tiring to use. If you're not planning to do a very large amount of woodcutting a saw is probably a better idea. But in the wintertime it may be worth it to bring an axe.

SLEEPING PAD
Make sure you bring something to shield you thermally from the ground, comfort is a plus too.

MULTI PURPOSE TOOL
Some hikers like Leatherman tools, some like Swiss army knives, but everybody's got one, how' bout you?

TENT
If I'm pretty sure the weather is going to be all right I don't bring a tent, it's much nicer to sleep under the stars. Just bring a tarp to make a shelter with just in case.

STOVE
Hey I've got a great idea, let's start exporting oil to Kuwait! Pretty dumb idea huh? Just as dumb as bringing fuel to the wilderness, the wilderness is full of fire wood, so why bring something to burn? Don't be an idiot, get a wood stove. The Trailstove by Stratus is the big favorite among hikers but there are others too.

Making a pair of emergency snowshoes to get to safety is extremely simple. It's surprising how many people try to get to safety in knee deep snow and drop from exhaustion.

Find two stocky branches about 3 feet long with plenty of small branches and plenty of green, preferably from a fir tree but other trees will do if there are no firs in the area.

Tie one branch to each foot at the front end of the branch. Thread the string through something on the front of your boot otherwise your foot will slip out of the binding. Make sure your foot can swivel enough to walk, the snowshoe should drag on the snow slightly in the back.

Fort Clatsop National Memorial

This site comemorates the 1805-06 winter encampment of the 33-member Lewis and Clark Expedition. A 1955 community-built replica of the explorers' 50'x50' Fort Clatsop is the focus of this 125-acre park. The fort, historic canoe landing, and spring are nestled in the coastal forests and wetlands of the Coast Range as it merges with the Columbia River Estuary. The Salt Works unit commemorates the expedition's salt-making activities. Salt obtained from seawater was essential to the explorers' winter at Fort Clatsop and their journey back to the United States in 1806.

Phone
Headquarters - 503-861-2471
Visitor Information - 503-861-2471ext.214
Visitor Information(TDD) - 503-861-4408

TRAVEL BASICS

Operating Hours, Seasons
Daily, summer: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Daily, winter: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; closed December 25.

FEES/PERMITS

Entrance Fee
CAR
$4.00 for 7 Days
Entrance fee covers all passengers in vehicle. Driver of vehicle retains receipt good for 7 days visitation including date of purchase.

OREGON COAST ANNUAL PASS
$35.00 for Annual
Passport covers entry, vehicle parking and day use fees at all State and Federal fee sites along the entire Oregon Coast. Passport expires on Dec.31st of year purchased.

PERSON
$2.00 for 7 Days
Entrance fee good for 7 days including date purchased.

Local Passport
FORT CLATSOP ANNUAL PASS
$10.00 for Annual
12 Month pass covering entrance fees for Fort Clatsop National Memorial only.

OREGON COAST 5 DAY PASS
$10.00 for 5 Days
Passport covers entry, vegicle parking and day use fees at all State and Federal fee sites along the entire Oregon Coast.

FACILITIES

CANOE LANDING
Open All Year
Location - 300 yards from Visitor Center.
Closures - Closed Christmas Day.
Exhibits - Replica dug-out canoes. Boardwalk overlooking the Lewis and Clark river.

FORT REPLICA
Open All Year
Location - 100 yards from visitor center.
Closures - Closed Christmas Day.
Special Programs - educational and historical program schedules available upon request.
Exhibits - Reconstruction of Fort Clatsop, which was built through the efforts of many citizens and organizations in Clatsop County in 1955 on the occasion of the Lewis and Clark Sesquicentennial celebration. In reconstructiong the fort, the floor plan dimensions drawn by Clark on the elkhide cover of his fieldbook were faithfully followed. In 1958 the Oregon Historical Society donated the site of the fort to the Federal Goverment, and it became part of the National Park System.

PICNIC AREA
Open All Year
Location - West end of parking area.
Closures - Closed Christmas Day.
Available Facilities - Picnic area with covered and uncovered seating.

SALT WORKS
Open All Year
Location - Seaside, Oregon.
Exhibits - This exibit marks the location where members of the Expedition set up a camp and boiled seawater to obtain salt for use at the Fort and on the return journey.
Available Facilities - Outdoor exibit. Open Year Round.

Visitor Centers
VISITOR CENTER
Phone - 503-861-2471 ext. 214
Location - NE end of main parking lot.
Closures - Closed Christmas Day.
Exhibits - Exhibit Hall, Laser Disk Demonstrations, Theatres (Movie & Slide Show), Bookstore.
Available Facilities - Information Desk, Restrooms, Pay Phone, Drinking Fountain.

MOSQUITO COILS		We all hate mosquitoes and wish they were all dead, at least we can keep them at a distance.
FIRST AID KIT		You can gather all the medical supplies you might need but it's a lot easier to just buy one of those little first aid kits, they're pretty cheap anyway.
*CAMP SAW*		It's good to have either a camp saw or a camping axe with you to cut wood. Camp saws are a lot lighter than camp axes but axes are faster and less tiring to use. If you're not planning to do a very large amount of woodcutting a saw is probably a better idea. But in the wintertime it may be worth it to bring an axe.
*SLEEPING PAD*		Make sure you bring something to shield you thermally from the ground, comfort is a plus too.
*MULTI PURPOSE TOOL*		Some hikers like Leatherman tools, some like Swiss army knives, but everybody's got one, how' bout you?
TENT		If I'm pretty sure the weather is going to be all right I don't bring a tent, it's much nicer to sleep under the stars. Just bring a tarp to make a shelter with just in case.
*STOVE*		Hey I've got a great idea, let's start exporting oil to Kuwait! Pretty dumb idea huh? Just as dumb as bringing fuel to the wilderness, the wilderness is full of fire wood, so why bring something to burn? Don't be an idiot, get a wood stove. The Trailstove by Stratus is the big favorite among hikers but there are others too.