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This museum celebrates the contributions of Sacajawea, a Lemhi-Shoshone woman who served as an interpreter for Lewis & Clark across the Bitterroot Mountains. The museum chronicles her life before, during and after the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Visitor facilities include a Visitor Center, Outdoor Amphitheater, Sacajawea Monument, historic Ranch Event Area, restrooms, picnic areas, fishing access, group areas, Meriwether Theater, Community Heritage Gardens, a Low Ropes Challenge Course, the Sacajawea Gateway Grove, a one-mile interpretive trail with a tipi encampment, fish weir, and other wildlife exhibits and a nature trail that follows the Lemhi River with a riverside sweat lodge. Presentations, demonstrations and concerts are offered throughout the Visitor Center open season. Groups are welcome and there is ample parking for passenger vehicles and buses.

Location

Central Idaho, at Salmon

Directions

Hwy. 28, 1 mi. S. of Salmon

Nearest City

Salmon

Street Address

60 Hwy. 28
Salmon ID, 83467

Mailing Address

200 Main St.
Salmon ID, 83467

Seasons

Summer, Fall, Spring

Hours

VISITOR CENTER 208-756-1222, (May-September) Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm; Sunday, 12:30pm-5pm

Fees

Over 6 Years: $5 per person Family: $12 (parents and children) Groups & Tours: $4 per person

Facilities

Gift Shop, Motor Coach Parking, Parking, Restrooms, Visitor Center

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