Summary at a glance
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park is listed as a National Historical Park in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Listed month windows: July, May, and June.
Month-by-month
Month windows on this page: July, May, and June listed as the primary window; July, August, and June listed as peak months; April, May, and October listed as lower-crowd months.
Primary Window
Listed primary window: July, May, and June.
Peak months
Listed peak months: July, August, and June.
Lower-crowd months
Listed lower-crowd months: April, May, and October.
Getting there
Use the closest major airport and a regional drive plan for Lewis and Clark.
The main site of Fort Clatsop is located south of Astoria just over Youngs Bay, east of the town of Warrenton, and approximately 14 miles north of Seaside. Our satellite sites include: Netul Landing, located 1.25 miles south of the main Fort Clatsop site. Middle Village, located on the 101 left off the Astoria-Megler Bridge. Dismal Nitch, located on the 401 right off the Astoria-Megler Bridge. The Salt Works, located off the Lewis and Clark Way in Seaside, Oregon. Keep an eye out for brown signs.
Clock, compare, and listen
Season and now
Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.
- Current hand
- Not available
Three listening lanes
Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.
Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.
Jamcorder: Shared station.
| Month | Visitability | Crowd pressure |
|---|---|---|
| January | 47 | 18 |
| February | 50 | 18 |
| March | 54 | 24 |
| April | 58 | 36 |
| May | 59 | 54 |
| June | 59 | 76 |
| July | 60 | 90 |
| August | 59 | 88 |
| September | 58 | 70 |
| October | 57 | 40 |
| November | 53 | 24 |
| December | 49 | 18 |
The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.
Methodology
This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.
- Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
- Source cards: 4
Data Behind This Reading
Source provenance
NPS identity
highLewis and Clark National Historical Park is identified as National Historical Park with NPS code lewi.
SourceOfficial operations
limitedOfficial alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.
SourceWeather and seasonality
limitedWe see an average of 70 inches of rain a year and we are the foggiest location in the Lower 48 states. Summer months are usually nice with days ranging from 55-70 degrees. Winters are wet and mild, usually 40-55 degrees. During the 106 days the Lewis and Clark Expedition wintered at Fort Clatsop in 1806 it rained all but 12 days and they saw the sun 6 times. While we are usually not so dreary make sure to prepare for rain or shine.
SourceHow this page is assembled
limitedplace page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.
Source