Travel Information
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The Salmon Valley Chamber of Commerce is a business organization whose goal is to generate support for and promote the well being of the businesses in the greater Salmon Valley. Request a Visitor's Guide or Relocation Guide.
Learn more about Salmon, Idaho, the Birthplace of Sacajawea, by visiting the City of Salmon homepage.
Learn more about the Salmon-Challis National Forest recreation sites, trails, camping and more! Gateway to the "River of No Return Wilderness", the Salmon-Challis National Forest manages some of the largest primative and wilderness areas in the continental United States. The Forest features a number of important Lewis and Clark interpretive sites including Lemhi Pass, Lost Trail Pass, and the Waggonhammer trail access.
Learn more about the Bureau of Land Management - Salmon Field Office recreation sites, trails, camping and more! The Salmon Field Office manages some of the best interpretive sites along the Lewis and Clark Trail including the Flag Unfurling site, Lewis and Clark By-Way, Tendoy Information Site, Discovery Hill, Tower Rock Recreation Site, The Pirimids Recreation Site, and others.
CAMP FORTUNATE, Clark Canyon Reservoir near Dillon, Montana. Managed by the Bureau of Reclamation, it was
at Camp Fortunate that the Lewis and Clark expedition met the Lemhi Shoshoni Tribe, and cached their canoes and a stash of supplies for the return trip. Sacajawea was reunited with her people here. Camp Fortunate that the Lewis and Clark expedition met the Lemhi Shoshoni Tribe, and cached their canoes and a stash of supplies for the return trip. Sacajawea was reunited with her people here.
BIG HOLE NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD, National Park Service, Wisdom, Montana. About an hour and a half drive north of Salmon Idaho, the park is located along the Lewis and Clark National Trail. It is the historic site of the battle beween the Nez Perce tribe led by Chief Joseph on their flight to escape to Canada. It was also one of the Camus collecting sites of Sacajawea's people, the Agaidika Shoshone.
TRAVELER'S REST STATE PARK, Lolo, Montana: Marks the location of a centuries-old Native American campsite which Lewis and Clark's used in 1805 and 1806. They called the nearby creek "Travellers Rest." In Summer 2002, archeologists found evidence of the Corps of Discovery's latrine and central fire, positioning the Park as one of the the few sites in the nation with physical confirmation of the group's visit--a truly unique designation.
MUSEUM of IDAHO, Idaho Falls Idaho, Lewis and Clark Exhibit: Walk the trail, from St. Louis to the Pacific, learning about the rich river life the explorers encountered along the rivers and how the rivers have changes over time since their use by the Lewis & Clark expedition. This interactive exhibit features a spectacular reproduction of the prow of the famous explorer's keelboat that children can climb on, a mini-theater showing video clips, two iMac touch-screen computers, three audio stations, beautiful photographs, art reproductions, and excerpts from the explorer's journals and maps.
Cliffs above the Salmon River.
Enjoy Your Public Lands
Nearby Lewis & Clark Sites
The Lemhi County Historical Society & Museum is open for the summer. View an Interpretive exhibit of the Lemhi Shoshone and a complete revamping of the Ray Edwards Asian Collection with all new cases!
