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Lower Columbia River Lewis and Clark Sites
Draft Boundary Study and Environmental Assessment

Appendix C

Appendix C
Functional & Experiential Program Elements for Station Camp

Functional Elements:

Access and Parking

  • Highway Ingress and Egress

  • One Way Traffic Circulation

  • 30 Standard Vehicle Parking spaces including 2 Accessible Spaces (minimum)

  • Tour/School/Shuttle Bus Loading and Unloading Area

  • 2 RV/Bus Parking Spaces

Visitor Orientation and Wayfinding

  • Advanced Signing on Highway 101

  • Signing at Entrance

  • Parking Area Directional Signing

  • Visitor Information Display

  • Visitor Orientation on Approach to Welcome Station

  • Discreet Visitor Orientation throughout Site

Site Circulation

  • Circuitous/Connected Flow

  • Gathering Spaces for Tours/Group

  • Varying Degrees of Experience

Comfort Station

  • Visitor Information Display

  • Maintenance Area / Ranger Storage Area (inside comfort station)

  • 3 Stalls Each (Men & Women) including Accessible Stalls

  • 2 Sinks Each (Men & Women)

Protection from Highway

  • Noise Buffering

  • Psychological and Physical Separation for Visitors

Restored Ecosystem

  • Embayment Area with Woody Debris for Enhanced Fish Habitat

  • Fish Passage Culvert

  • Shoreline Enhancement Plantings

Native Landscape/Natural Materials

  • Low Maintenance

  • Low Profile

Recreational Opportunities

  • Viewing River/Ocean

  • Walking

  • Picnicking

  • Wildlife Viewing

  • Fishing

St. Mary's Church

  • Improved Circulation and Access

  • Semi-Private Outdoor Space

  • Shared-Use Parking

McGowan (Garvin) Family Property

  • Preserved View Corridors

  • Buffering/Screening


Interpretive Elements:

Welcome Station
Interpreter's Stops #1 & #4

  • Group Orientation

  • Introduction to the Lewis and Clark Story/Jefferson's Vision

  • The Vote for Winter Camp

  • Seating & Interpretive Exhibits Addressing these Topics

Lower Overlook
Interpreter's Stop #2

  • Clark's Survey

  • Seating & Interpretive Exhibits Addressing these Topics

Upper Viewpoint
Interpreter's Stop #3

  • In Full View/End of Our Voyage

  • Seating & Interpretive Exhibits Addressing these Topics

Tribal Interpretation

  • Location and Medium to be Determined

Layers of History

  • Locations to be Determined

  • Including McGowan Family History and History of St. Mary's Church

Ecosystem Restoration

  • Location to be Determined

  • Improved Fish Habitat at Stream Outlet


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18-Jul-2003