New Timed Ticket System Starting For Fort Clatsop

Tickets Now On Sale for Popular Lewis and Clark Site
First Phase of New Shuttle System

A New Way To Visit Fort Clatsop

More "explorers" are coming to Fort Clatsop National Memorial during the 2004-2006 Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration. In order to ensure that their visit is a good experience a timed entry ticket will be needed for Fort Clatsop from June 14th, 2004 through Labor Day, 2004. Timed tickets go on sale February 9th. Visitors should get tickets in advance online at: http://reservations.nps.gov or by phone at 1-800-967-2283 (TTY/TDD 1-888-530-9769).

The timed tickets to Fort Clatsop will also serve as a three-day pass on the regional Lewis and Clark Explorer Shuttle. By riding the Explorer Shuttle, visitors will launch their Lewis and Clark experience with ease, freedom and a sense of discovery. On the Explorer people can visit the Lewis and Clark sites from Long Beach, WA to Cannon Beach, OR including Fort Clatsop National Memorial, the Salt Works, Ecola State Park, Fort Stevens State Park and Cape Disappointment State Park. Parking at Lewis and Clark sites in the region can be very limited. Visitors are encouraged to leave their vehicle at their lodging, campground or designated day parking lots in the communities and take the Lewis and Clark Explorer Shuttle. (The parking lot at the Fort Clatsop's visitor center will only be accessed by shuttle bus from June 14 through Labor Day.) For information about the Explorer Shuttle go to www.ridethebus.org

Fort Clatsop National Memorial commemorates the 1805-06 winter encampment of the 33-member Lewis and Clark Expedition. A replica of the explorers' 50'x50' Fort Clatsop is the focus of the park. The fort, historic canoe landing, and spring are nestled next to the Lewis and Clark River, in the coastal forests and wetlands of the Coast Range as it merges with the Columbia River Estuary, near Astoria Oregon.

For information about Fort Clatsop National Memorial, the timed ticket system and shuttle system go to www.nps.gov/focl