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

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.

Drink

• 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. (updated Dec 2022)

Sleep

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

• 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