Lewis and Clark State Historic Site, Hartford

Name: Lewis and Clark State Historic Site
Address: 1 Lewis and Clark Trl, Hartford, 62048, United States
Telephone: (618) 251-5811

#2 among attractions in Hartford

Museum, History museum, Historical place

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Lewis and Clark State Historic Site location map

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Facts and practical information

The Lewis and Clark State Historic Site opened in 2002 and is owned and operated by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation. The site, located in Hartford, Illinois, commemorates Camp River Dubois, the camp of the Lewis and Clark Expedition from December 1803 to May 1804. The site is National Trail Site #1 on the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail and is located directly off the Confluence Bike Trail, part of the Confluence Greenway. The site is at the southern end of the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route. ()

Coordinates: 38°48'8"N, 90°6'8"W

Address

1 Lewis and Clark TrlHartfordHartford 62048 United States

Contact

(618) 251-5811

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Day trips

Lewis and Clark State Historic Site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Clark Bridge, New Chain of Rocks Bridge, Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower, National Great Rivers Museum.

6.9 miNW
Bridge
Clark Bridge, Alton
176 min walk • The Clark Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Mississippi River between West Alton, Missouri and Alton, Illinois. Named after explorer William Clark like the bridge it replaced, the cable-stayed bridge opened in 1994. It carries U.S. Route 67 across the river.
4.7 miSW
Bridge
New Chain of Rocks Bridge, Granite City
120 min walk • The New Chain of Rocks Bridge is a pair of bridges across the Mississippi River on the north edge of St. Louis, Missouri. It was constructed in 1966 to bypass the Chain of Rocks Bridge immediately to the south.
0.6 miN
Tower, Monuments and statues, View point
Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower, Hartford
16 min walk • The Lewis and Clark Confluence Tower is a 180-foot-tall tower on the Illinois bank of the Mississippi River at the confluence of it and the Missouri River.
5.4 miNW
38°52'15"N • 90°9'3"W
National Great Rivers Museum, Alton
138 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
4.8 miSW
River landmark for walking and biking
Chain of Rocks Bridge, St. Louis
124 min walk • The old Chain of Rocks Bridge spans the Mississippi River on the north edge of St. Louis, Missouri. The eastern end of the bridge is on Chouteau Island, while the western end is on the Missouri shoreline.
1.6 miNW
National park
Jones-Confluence Point State Park
41 min walk • Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones-Confluence Point State Park is a public recreation area located on the north side of the Missouri River at its confluence with the Mississippi River in St. Charles County, Missouri.
4.2 miSE
Village
Pontoon Beach
106 min walk • Pontoon Beach is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,836 at the 2010 census.
6.6 miSW
Park
North Riverfront Park, St. Louis
169 min walk • North Riverfront Park is a municipal park in St. Louis, Missouri.
2.7 miW
National park
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
69 min walk • The Columbia Bottom Conservation Area is a 4,256-acre conservation area located on the south side of the Missouri River at its confluence with the Mississippi River. The conservation area, which is located in eastern St. Louis County, Missouri, north of the city of St. Louis, is operated by the Missouri Department of Conservation.