14 May 1804–23 September 1806
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Corps of Discovery travelled from the Mississippi watershed to the Pacific and back, guided and supported by Indigenous communities along a route already known to them.
Place
Fort Mandan
The expedition’s 1804–05 winter camp near Mandan and Hidatsa villages.
Coordinates47.29, -101.42
Related expeditions
Sources and further reading
- Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, US National Park Service. Route, chronology, participants, and historical context.