Montana State Parks
1420 E. 6th Ave.
PO Box 200701
Helena, MT 59620-0701
(406) 444-3750
fwp.mt.gov
Travel Montana
301 South Park
P.O. Box 200533
1-800-VISIT-MT
The National Parks Service
NPS - Lewis & Clark Expedition
Department of the Interior
1849 C Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20240
(202) 208-3100
The National Park Service's unique contribution to the bicentennial--the Corps of Discovery II: 200 Years to the Future--is a traveling education center that will recreate the epic journey and be the unifying component for the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial observance.
If you are planning a trip for a group, you will frequently
need a permit to float, camp or picnic in certain areas. Below are some of the agencies who oversee
these areas.
Montana State Parks
- Fish, Wildlife & Parks - contact the closest regional
office to the park you wish to visit.
Wild and Scenic Section of the Missouri River
- BLM, Lewistown (406) 538-7461
- BLM, Fort Benton (406) 622-5185
US Army Corps of Engineers
United States Geological Survey
Missouri River
- BLM, Lewistown (406) 538-7461
- BLM, Fort Benton (406) 622-5185
- Flow information:
BOR, Billings (406) 247-7381
Yellowstone River
- FWP, Billings (406) 247-2940
Bureau of Land Management Maps
222 N. 32nd St.
PO Box 36800
Billings, MT 59107-6800
406) 255-2888
BLM has a waterproof floater’s map for the wild and scenic
section of the Missouri River. It comes in two parts and provides
information about making the trip as well as a mile-by-mile report. The maps are $4 for each part and are
available at most BLM offices (maps 1 & 2 are printed back-to-back and
cover Fort Benton to Slaughter River; maps 3 & 4 cover Slaughter River to
James Kipp campground).
BLM has also recently published a map in two parts for the Yellowstone River from Livingston to
the mouth of the Bighorn River near Custer.
Forest Service’s Forest Visitors Series Map
USDA Forest Service
Northern Region Headquarters, Federal Building
PO Box 7669
Missoula, MT 59807
(406) 329-3511
USGS Topographical Maps
US Geological Survey
Branch of Information Services
Box 25280
Denver, CO 80225-0286
1-800-USA-MAPS
Montana Natural Heritage Program
Interactive and topographical maps of Montana on the web.
Natural Resources Information Service
Lewis and Clark Maps
Portage Route Chapter
Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation Inc.
PO Box 2424
Great Falls, MT 59403
USDA Forest Service – Northern Region
Federal Building
200 E. Broadway
PO Box 7669
Missoula, MT 59807
(406) 329-3511
Travel Montana
301 South Park
P.O. Box 200533
1-800-VISIT-MT
Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation
PO Box 3434
Great Falls, MT 59403
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
National Park Service
1709 Jackson Street
Omaha, NE 68102
(402) 661-1804
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center
4201 Giant Springs Road
PO Box 1806
Great Falls, MT 59403-1806
- Along the Trail with Lewis and Clark by Barbara Fifer and Vicky Soderberg
- The Journals of Lewis and Clark abridged edition, edited by Bernard DeVoto
- The Traveler’s Guide to the Lewis and Clark Trail by Julie Fanselow
- Lewis and Clark: Historic Places Associated with Their Transcontinental Exploration (1804-06) by Roy E. Appleman, National Park Service
- The Story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition by R. Conrad Stein (for 2nd - 4th graders)
