If you’re a history buff, you’ll love Lewis & Clark National Historic Park, located on the coast of Oregon along the Washington border. This area is where the Lewis & Clark expedition spent time after they arrived on the Pacific Coast. Fort Clatsop is the fort they built to survive until the could return east, and there are monuments and areas dedicated to the group throughout the area.

This is a great place to spend a few days, because you can enjoy so many different activities while you soak up some history. There are beaches, hiking trails, museums, campgrounds, and wildlife refuges nearby, which make this a great location for every member of the family.

Check out the salt works, where Corps of Discovery members made enough salt to last them on their return trip to St. Louis, and see the view from the Fort to Sea Trail. (Note: the trail is closed right now due to damage from a windstorm, but the Park Service is posting updates about when it will open again, here.)

Lewis & Clark is really several different parks rolled into one, and it makes the perfect Oregon weekend or vacation getaway!