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Weippe Discovery Center
WEIPPE, IDAHO – (Where Lewis & Clark met the Nez Perce Indians in 1805)
Weippe is located on Idaho Highway 11, the Historic Gold Rush Byway. The gateway to backcountry recreation with access to the Bitterroot Mountains, the Lolo Motorway, Lewis and Clark and Nimiipuu Trails, North Fork of the Clearwater River and much more. The Weippe Discovery Center is the hub of the community offering the story of Lewis and Clark in Idaho. Life size hand painted murals depict the Expedition’s key events as they traversed the rugged Bitterroot Mountains, their arrival on the Weippe Prairie and their return trip waiting for the snow to melt.
A Living Landscape has trails that meanders the grounds with native flora and “Journal entry” interpretive panels that help tell the Corps of Discovery’s story while in this beautiful country.
Additional murals will enlighten the visitor about Weippe’s earlier beginnings and expand to present day Weippe.
Nez Perce artifacts and hands-on displays await the visitor inside the Discovery Center. A public library shares the building and staff is there to answer questions or give directions to popular Lewis and Clark sites. Also available Geo Cache site, free Internet “hotspot”, clean restrooms, area travel information.
