Clarkston
Clarkston is a city of 7,200 people (2020) in the Palouse region of eastern Washington. It sits across the Snake River to the west of Lewiston, Idaho.
Understand
[edit]Agriculture is a major industry in the area and the port handles a lot of barge traffic carrying grains. Wood chips and sawdust are transported via barges for use at a Lewiston manufacturing plant. Due to its inland location on the Snake River, the port handles goods headed out to Portland-Vancouver, and inland to distributors upstream.
Clarkston and Lewiston were named after William Clark and Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition fame.
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[edit]Drink
[edit]- Hogan's, 906 6th street, ☏ +1 509 7586311. friendly atmosphere, great service, if you're lucky you might catch a live band for a $5 cover charge.
Sleep
[edit]The port's marina has accommodations for personal boats and yachts, many of which travel through the nearby Hells Canyon.
- Best Western RiverTree Inn, 1257 Bridge St, ☏ +1 509 758-9551, fax: +1 509 758-9551.
- Motel 6, 222 Bridge St, ☏ +1 509 758-1631, fax: +1 509 758-4942.
Go next
[edit]- Chief Timothy Park, 13766 Highway 12 (7 miles west of Clarkston on Highway 12 & Silcott Grade Road). At the location of a Nez Perce settlement. Includes the Alpowai Interpretive Center.
- Field Springs State Park (From Clarkston, go 30 miles south on SR 129). A remote 792-acre camping park. The 4,500-foot heights of Puffer Butte give you a view of three states and the Grande Ronde River.
| Routes through Clarkston |
| Walla Walla ← Pomeroy ← | W  E |
→ Lewiston → Missoula |
| END ← | N  S |
→ Asotin → Enterprise |