Fort Cascades National Historic Site features a 1.5-mile trail leading to an abandoned Indian village the Corps of Discovery sought out but never reached. Call 509-427-8911 for directions. Thirty-minutes east of Vancouver is Beacon Rock State Park, where the explorers first observed Pacific Ocean tidewater. The rock is marked with a commemorative plaque. The new Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center (800-991- 2338) in Stevenson features exhibits that show where Lewis and Clark camped nearby.

Dressed as Captain Clark, historian Keith McCoy (509-493-1883) presents “Living History: Lewis and Clark” recounting the Expedition’s struggles and triumphs. Lewis’ mother, a noted herbologist who taught her son enough natural medicine that the Expedition traveled without a doctor, is brought to life by Merna DeBolt in presentations at the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center (800-991-2338). Several bi-centennial events are being planned by the Skamania County Chamber (509-427-8911).

Each summer The Camas-Washougal Historical Society (360-835-8742) presents the play “Lewis and Clark’s Sojourn on the Washougal River,” performed in historic Crown Park.