The Columbia River - Waterfront Park, Vancouver, Washington

Lewis & Clark's Columbia River - "200 Years Later"
"Waterfront Park, Vancouver, Washington"

Includes ... Waterfront Park ... Waterfront Renaissance Trail ...

Image, 2007, Waterfront Park, Vancouver, Washington, click to enlarge

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Waterfront Park, Vancouver, Washington. Columbia River and the Oregon shore. Image taken April 5, 2007.

Waterfront Park ...

Vancouver, Washington's Waterfront Park is located at the east end of the Interstate 5 Bridge and is along Vancouver's Waterfront Renaissance Trail. The park is 5 acres with lots of park benches and viewing platforms and provides excellent views of the Columbia River and the Oregon shore. Upstream of Waterfront Park is Columbia Shores, the location of Lewis and Clark's Campsite of March 30, 1806. Downstream is the Interstate 5 Bridge and Vancouver Landing. The "Old Apple Tree" is across from the west end of Waterfront Park. A "Land Bridge" connects the Waterfront Park with Fort Vancouver and areas of the Vancouver National Historic Reserve.

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Waterfront Park, Vancouver, Washington. Columbia River and the Oregon shore. Image taken April 5, 2007.

From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ...

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^*River Miles [RM] are approximate, in statute miles, and were determined from USGS topo maps, obtained from NOAA nautical charts, or obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website, 2003

Sources: Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation website, 2007

All Lewis and Clark quotations from Gary Moulton editions of the Lewis and Clark Journals, University of Nebraska Press, all attempts have been made to type the quotations exactly as in the Moulton editions, however typing errors introduced by this web author cannot be ruled out; location interpretation from variety of sources, including this website author.