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Lewis & Clark State Historic Site (Camp Dubois)

When

Visit on your scheduleSep-May: Wed-Sun 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Memorial-Labor Day: Mon-Sun 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Where

Lewis & Clark State Historic Site1 Lewis & Clark Trail, Hartford, IL 62048Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

All ages

Cost

Admission not stated; site accepts donations.

Organizer

Illinois Department of Natural Resources (State Historic Sites)

Commemorates Camp Dubois, the 1803–1804 winter camp of the Lewis and Clark expedition. The interpretive center has six exhibition galleries, a full-scale cut-away replica of the expedition keelboat, a 12-minute orientation video in the Convergence Theater and a gift shop. Outside are a reconstructed winter camp (about a 45-minute tour) and a memorial overlooking the Mississippi–Missouri confluence. Visitor center accessible.