Alvord Path

Alvord Path provides pedestrians, bicyclists, and joggers with a peaceful path through historic Vancouver Barracks.

• A trailhead in a grassy area. Two waist-height bollards block the entrance to the trail to large vehicles.

Anchor

This anchor was dredged up from the Columbia River, near the location of Fort Vancouver's historic wharf. Its ship is unknown.

• A very large metal and wood anchor, located at the western end of the Visitor Center parking lot. The anchor is surrounded by a low barrier made of large chain links. A circular sidewalk path leads around the barrier. There is a sign on a black metal frame along this sidewalk with information about the anchor and a historic drawing of a ship near the mouth of the Columbia River.

BARK Ranger Stop 1: George Marshall and Pontiac

First stop on the Fort Vancouver NHS BARK Ranger tour.

• A sidewalk leading east to west along E Evergreen Boulevard. To the south is the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center and a sign that is built to look like the fort's picketed walls with the words "Fort Vancouver National Historic Site" and the National Park Service arrowhead. To the north and west along E Evergreen Boulevard is Officers' Row, a tree-lined street with stately Victorian-era homes on its north side, facing the Vancouver Barracks Parade Ground, which can be seen in the distance. Nearby is the Marshall House.

BARK Ranger Stop 2: David Douglas and Billy

Second stop on the Fort Vancouver NHS BARK Ranger tour.

• Next to the Japanese memorial stands a large tree with two moss-covered trunks that split from the base, surrounded by grass and fallen leaves. The BARK Ranger Stop Number 2 sign is placed next to the tree. In the background, other trees and picnic tables are visible.

BARK Ranger Stop 3: George Gibbs and Mutton

Third stop on the Fort Vancouver NHS BARK Ranger tour.

• A large sequoia tree stands out on the east side of Park Road. Next to this tree is the Bark Ranger Stop 3 sign. On the south side you can see the Hudson's Bay Company Reconstructed Fort. On the north side you can see the Fort Vancouver Visitor center.

BARK Ranger Stop 4: Photo Spot

Fourth stop on the Fort Vancouver NHS BARK Ranger tour.

• In front of the Fort Vancouver Garden stands a wayside with information about the garden. The BARK Ranger Stop Number 4 sign is placed next to the sign. In the background, the stockade of the Hudson's Bay Company Fort is visible.

BARK Ranger Stop 5: Dog Burials at Fort Vancouver

Fifth stop on the Fort Vancouver NHS BARK Ranger tour.

• Past the apple orchard, there's an intersection in the path that leads to a reconstructed village house. The house is small and entirely made of wood. At this intersection, there is a wayside with information about the village. Next to the wayside is the Bark Ranger Stop 5 sign.

Barclay House

At the historic home of the Barclay family in Oregon City, Oregon, join a tour of the neighboring McLoughlin House, shop the McLoughlin Memorial Association Bookstore, and learn about the history of the Barclays.

• A yellow house with a porch. A sidewalk leads from the main sidewalk along Center Street to the entrance of the Barclay House.

Chkalov Transpolar Flight Monument

This monument, located just west of Pearson Air Museum at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, commemorates the world's first transpolar flight. In 1937, three Soviet aviators flew an ANT-25 aircraft from Moscow, Russia, to Vancouver, Washington.

• A triangular, dark-colored stone and metal monument. On the front of it is a metal plaque with an image of the ANT-25 crossing the North Pole. The monument is placed on a round concrete pad with steps on the south side. Benches are placed on the north side of the monument.

Fort Vancouver

The reconstructed Fort Vancouver at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site tells the story of the fur trade in the Pacific Northwest.

• Fort Vancouver is a reconstructed fur trade-era fort, enclosed inside a stockade of wooden posts. The stockade is in the shape of a large rectangle. In the northwest corner is a wooden tower called a Bastion. Outside the fort, leading to its gate on the north wall of the stockade, is an English-style garden. North of the garden is a gravel parking lot. A trail from the parking lot leads to the gate on the stockade's north wall. Inside the gate to the right is a Contact Station, where park rangers provide information and collect entrance fees. The interior of the fort includes numerous buildings that have been reconstructed, including the large white Chief Factor's House, blacksmith shop, bake house, carpenter shop, Indian Trade Shop, Counting House, Jail, and Fur Store. The buildings are connected by a paved pathway.

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, the Oregon Trail

Fort Vancouver was a supply depot and the headquarters for the Columbia District of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), a British corporation that monopolized the fur trade. Although HBC hoped to secure the Oregon Country for Britain, the post's humane and generous chief factor, Dr. John McLoughlin, often came to the rescue of American emigrants who arrived on his doorstep half-starved and penniless.

• The visitor center sits at the edge of an extensive lawn area, dotted here and there with mature trees. It is a long, one-story building with vertical siding painted pale, mint green. The peaked roof is covered with gray shingles. A covered, cement porch, reached by a set of 4 steps from the end closest to the parking lot, runs the length of the building in front. The entrance is towards the far end, covered by a section of the roof that extends over a ramped approach. There is a bench on the right side of this area.<br /><br />The entrance is flanked on both sides by floor-to-ceiling windows. There are two glass doors. Once inside, the information desk runs along the right-hand wall, with an entrance to the theater behind it. The gift shop area is to the left. The lobby is full of light from the windows in front as well as windows that line the back wall and look out over the grounds beyond.

Friends of Fort Vancouver Bookstore

The bookstore at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center is operated by the Friends of Fort Vancouver, an official non-profit partner of the National Park Service dedicated to supporting the educational mission of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

• As you enter the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, the bookstore is located on the left. It is a small area partitioned from the main visitor center space by walls with shelving containing artwork, jewelry and other items. As you enter, there are freestanding display racks in the center of the bookstore space. Along the back wall are bookshelves with a wide variety of books. The cashier is located near the entrance to the bookstore, on the left hand side.

Hudson's Bay Company

Hudson's Bay Company's Honolulu Agency

Indian Trade Shop & Hospital

This building housed the fort's Indian Trade Shop, Hospital, and quarters for the post's surgeon and his family.

• A long wooden building with two red doors and several windows.

Infantry Barracks & Willie Morehouse Memorial Bench

Learn about the infantry and Buffalo Soldiers at Vancouver Barracks at this location in the West Barracks area.

• A grey two-story building with a patio wrapping around its lower level. A short flight of stairs leads up to this patio. A wooden bench is located outside the building, along a sidewalk that passes in front of it. Two wayside exhibit panels tell the story of the Infantry Barracks building and the Buffalo Soldiers at Vancouver Barracks.

McLoughlin House

The McLoughlin House is named after John McLoughlin, the Chief Factor of Fort Vancouver. Pressured into retirement by Hudson's Bay Company because of his generosity toward American emigrants, John McLoughlin moved his family from the fort to this home in 1846. During his retirement, he became a U.S. citizen (in 1851), founded Oregon City, established several businesses there, and donated land for schools and churches.

• This site consists of two houses, side by side. In between is a large gray sign that reads, "McLoughlin House Site, a unit of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site." The house on the left has a small sign over the front door that tells us this is the McLoughlin House, Georgian style, 1846. It is a two story, white-frame house with a hip roof, with all sides slanting down to the walls, covered with gray shingles and two chimney stacks, one at either end. The plain front has a dark door in the exact center flanked by two paned windows on either side. The second story has five paned windows. The side sidewalk leads to a flagstone covered porch area with two steps. In front of trimmed bushes along the left front is a large boulder with a metal plaque that reads, "National Historic Site, McLoughlin Hose. In the city he founded in this house he built, lived Dr. John McLoughlin, 1846-57. He won enduring fame or his generous and humane aid to early American settlers in the Oregon country, as chief factor and superintendent of the Hudson's Bay Company in this territory, 1824-45. In 1850, Dr. McLoughlin presented this park to Oregon City. In 1851 he became a citizen of the United States. His house, which originally stood closer to the river, was removed to this location in 1909."<br /><br />The house on the right is much smaller. The roof slants down in front and extends to cover the low porch that runs across the front, supported by four white posts. The wood siding is painted a soft yellow with white trim surrounding the door and the two paned windows on either side. Neatly clipped hedge line the front walk and the small square lawn on either side of the walk. A small sign post in front reads, "National Historic Site, Welcome. Barclay House, 1850." A metal plaque in a stone marker reads, "Dr. Forbes Barclay, 1812-1873. Dr. Forbes Barclay left Scotland in 1839 for Fort Vancouver, Washington, where he became chief physician for Hudson's Bay Company. He moved to Oregon City in 1850 where he practiced medicine for many years. He was one of Oregon City's early mayors councilman for 9 years, coroner for 18 years, and superintendent of the first public school for 15 years."<br /><br />In between the two houses, at the back of the property, is a small grave plot surrounded by a wrought iron fence. The double grave is covered with green ivy. The gray granite headstone has two white marble arched stones embedded in it, the engraving much worn. The one on the left reads, Margaret McLoughlin and the one on the right reads Dr. John McLoughlin.

McLoughlin House

The McLoughlin House in Oregon City was the retirement home of Dr. John McLoughlin, the former Chief Factor of Fort Vancouver. Here, he lived with his wife, daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren, and became a prominent citizen of Oregon City.

• The McLoughlin House is a rectangular, two-story white house situated near the street. It is located in a city park with walkways and a fountain, located behind the house. There are some steps leading up to its entrance. There are no park rangers or docents stationed at the house; tours begin at the Barclay House next door.

McLoughlin Memorial Association Bookstore

The bookstore at the McLoughlin House Unit of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, located in Oregon City, Oregon, is operated by the McLoughlin Memorial Association, an official non-profit partner of the National Park Service dedicated to to supporting the educational mission of the McLoughlin House Unit. 

• The Barclay House is a two-story house painted yellow. A paved path leads from the sidewalk to the front entrance. The entrance has a screen door and a wooden door with a metal handle. From the house's foyer, turn right to enter the bookstore. The cashier counter is located inside the entrance to the right. The bookstore has walls lined with shelving and displays, and a display in the center of the room.

Parade Ground Tour Stop 1: Introduction

This is the first stop on a self-guided tour of the Vancouver Barracks Parade Ground. The tour begins at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center.

• A large rectangular grass field stretches west. Along the north and west sides of the field there is a wooden fence. Four gray buildings stand at the south end of the field. A large flagpole with an American flag and a white wooden gazebo sit at the north end of the field.

Parade Ground Tour Stop 2: The Army Arrives

This is the second stop on a self-guided tour of the Vancouver Barracks Parade Ground. At this stop, you will learn about the Indigenous and Hudson's Bay Company history, as well as the arrival of the Army.

• A half mile south, a large rectangular wooden palisade stands on a flat river plain at the bottom of a gently sloping hill dotted with trees. A three-story octagonal tower with a pointed roof is attached to the northwestern corner of the walls.

Parade Ground Tour Stop 3: The Flagstaff

This is the third stop on a self-guided tour of the Vancouver Barracks Parade Ground. At this stop, you will learn about the history of the flagstaff.

• A tall metal flagpole displays a large American flag. Leading up to the flagpole, there is a gravel path that turns left off the sidewalk into the Parade Ground.

Parade Ground Tour Stop 4: The Bandstand

This is the fourth stop on a self-guided tour of the Vancouver Barracks Parade Ground. At this stop, you will learn about the history of the bandstand.

• A white octagonal wooden gazebo stands to the east of the Flagstaff. The gazebo has five wooden steps leading up it. Wooden shingles cover the roof with a metal point attached at the center of the roof.

Parade Ground Tour Stop 5: The Guardhouse

This is the fifth stop on a self-guided tour of the Vancouver Barracks Parade Ground. At this stop, you will learn about the history of the guardhouse and the Indigenous people who were imprisoned here.

• A low row of bushes runs along the part of the southern end of the Parade Ground directly across the field from the Flagstaff.

Parade Ground Tour Stop 6: Officers' Row

This is the sixth stop on a self-guided tour of the Vancouver Barracks Parade Ground. At this stop, you will learn about the Officers' Row, and the many individuals who lived and worked there.

• A tree-lined row of two-story nineteenth century homes stretches along the north side of E Evergreen Blvd opposite the Parade Ground. The houses are light brown with white porches and brick chimneys. The house directly across from the Flagstaff, the Grant House, has a paved path lined with bushes that leads up to the porch. A sign at the front of the path reads “Willful Wine at the Grant House.” There is a flagpole in the front yard displaying an American flag on the right of the house and two American flags on the porch.

Parade Ground Tour Stop 7: Double Infantry Barracks

This is the seventh stop on a self-guided tour of the Vancouver Barracks Parade Ground. At this stop, you will learn about how Vancouver Barracks expanded at the turn of the century.

• A two-story, U-shaped gray barracks building faces the Parade Ground. The building has a wide covered porch with white pillars and white trim. There are two sets of seven stairs leading up to the porch. The roof has six brick chimneys. This building is at the west end of a row of four gray buildings, three of which are identical to this building.

Parade Ground Tour Stop 8: World War I

This is the eighth stop on a self-guided tour of the Vancouver Barracks Parade Ground. At this stop, you will learn about how World War I impacted Vancouver Barracks, including the history of the Spruce Mill.

• A two-story rectangular building faces north towards the Parade Ground. This building is gray with white trim and has a small metal cupola at the center of the roof. It sits between two gray, U-shaped barracks buildings and smaller than the other three buildings in the row.

Parade Ground Tour Stop 9: Conclusion

This is the ninth and final stop on a self-guided tour of the Vancouver Barracks Parade Ground.

• A rectangular grassy field stretches north and east.

Pearson Air Museum

Pearson Air Museum, a part of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, tells the story of Pearson Field, one of the country's oldest continuously operating airfields. 

• Pearson Air Museum is a large airplane hangar, painted white. On its ends are the words, painted in black: "Army Air Corps, Pearson Field." It is connected to a smaller white hangar. The roofs of both buildings are a yellow and black checkerboard design. The main entrance to the museum has glass double doors and an overhang. Several steps lead from the sidewalk level to the entrance. To the right of the stairs is a ramp, which curves down to the entrance. The parking lot is located on the north side of the museum.

Post Hospital

In 1904, the U.S. Army built a new Post Hospital at Vancouver Barracks as a part of a nationwide effort to modernize its forces. Until the end of World War I, the Post Hospital at Vancouver Barracks was considered one of the most modern and efficient military hospitals in the nation.

• A large, three-story hospital building with a central section and two wings - a north wing and a south wing. The central section of the building is brick. The two wings have enclosed verandas on the ground and second floors. Two flights of stairs lead up from the sidewalk to the building's entrance.

St. James Mission

This location on the west side of Fort Vancouver way was once the location of the St. James Mission, an early Catholic mission in the Pacific Northwest.

• A sign on a black metal frame standing near a sidewalk in front of a grassy area and a parking lot.

The Artillery Barracks

The Artillery Barracks, built in 1904, housed two separate companies, a total capacity of 240 soldiers and officers.

• A large double infantry building, painted beige with off-white trim. There is a grassy field in front of the building with a flagpole bearing an American flag. A flight of stairs with hand railings leads to the building's porch and front entrances.

The Bake House

The Bake House at Fort Vancouver provided the fort, fur brigades, and maritime voyagers with sea biscuits.

• A white building with chimney and door. There is a bench on the path leading to the building's entrance.

The Bandstand

During the summer months in the 19th century, many concerts and social events centered around the Vancouver Barracks bandstand. Today, the bandstand is often used for community celebrations and events.

• A white circular bandstand in a grassy field.

The Bastion

In the northwest corner of Fort Vancouver's protective palisade wall, a three-story tower called a bastion or blockhouse rose above the surrounding plain.

• A three story, octagonal wooden tower with a pointed roof. It is in the corner of the fort's rectangular wooden palisade, and is attached to the walls of this palisade. The bastion has a door connected to a paved path. Inside the bastion has an earthen floor, and stairs leading up to the upper levels. The bastion has small, slit-shaped windows.

The Blacksmith Shop

Blacksmiths at Fort Vancouver provided the tools and hardware used in everyday life. They made everything from axes and beaver traps to gardening hoes and fishing spears.

• A rectangular wooden building with two large chimneys, doors and two entrances - one on the east side of the building and one on the west side. A paved walkway leads to the western entrance. Inside, a gravel pathway leads through the middle of the building, curving slightly right. The pathway is bordered by a rope on either side. At the north and south ends of the interior of the building are two large blacksmith's forges. The room is full of blacksmith's tools and items made by the fort's volunteer blacksmiths.

The Carpenter Shop

From crafting necessary furniture to framing and roofing a warehouse, the extensive Hudson's Bay Company operation based at Fort Vancouver relied upon skilled carpenters for its success.

• A rectangular wooden building with windows and two doors.

The Chief Factor's House

If one building best represented the power and dominance of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) in the mid-nineteenth century Pacific Northwest, it was the Chief Factor's House at Fort Vancouver - known by many as simply the "Big House."

• A large white building with green window shutters, a chimney, and a red door. In front of the house is a flower garden and a veranda that stretches across the front of the house. Grape vines grow on the veranda. In front of the house are two cannons pointing outward and two stacks of cannonballs.

The Contact Station

At the Contact Station, located just inside the gates of the reconstructed Fort Vancouver, get more information on your visit from a national park ranger and pay entrance fees or present your America the Beautiful pass.

• A small wooden building with a porch in front. There is an entrance on the east side of the building; this side of the building can be accessed via a narrow ramp or a step up. On the south side of the building is a larger ramp leading to a second entrance. The ranger desk is just inside the building.

The Counting House

The Counting House at Fort Vancouver was the administrative center for all Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) operations in the Columbia Department.

• A square building, painted white. It has an entrance on its south side with a paved walkway leading to it. The building has several windows. Above the front door is a painting of the Hudson's Bay Company logo. Inside is a spacious room with blue-painted walls, a table, an iron stove, and clerk's desks. In this first room, on the west wall is a large iron safe. As you proceed through this room, there is a hallway that leads to a room with children's exhibits on the left and an exhibit showing the bedroom of Counting House visitor Captain Baillie on the right.

The Flagstaff

The most visible and significant feature of the Vancouver Barracks Parade Ground was the central flagstaff. The colors that flew there were a symbol of government authority in the territory and a reminder of shared ideals.

• A large white flagstaff with a golden ball at the top flying the American flag.

The Fort Vancouver Garden

Historically, the Fort Vancouver Garden was a place of rest for the fort's officers and visitors, and provided food for the Chief Factor's House table. Today's reconstruction at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is tended by volunteer gardeners.

• A lush garden with paved paths. Flowers and crops grow in garden beds.

The Fort Vancouver Village

The Fort Vancouver Village housed hundreds of workers in the 19th century. Today, two reconstructed houses are easily accessible via a paved trail.

• Two small one-room cabins sit in a grassy area. A tree grows between them. A paved trail leads up to the door of each cabin.

The Fur Store

At Fort Vancouver, employees stored animal skins in fur stores. Contrary to the modern meaning of the term "store," nothing was sold out of these buildings. Instead, fur stores were more like warehouses where skins were processed and kept for shipment to market in London.

• A large two-story rectangular building situated approximately on an east-west basis with wooden siding and a wooden roof. A paved walkway leads to the front of the building. The building has three sets of red-painted double doors evenly spaced along its front. The easternmost door leads into the reconstructed baling room, a dark room with artificial lighting and no windows. In the baling room, there are furs hanging from the ceiling and piled around the room. Replica fur bales may be placed on the floor in the baling room for seating. The center and westernmost doors lead into a hallway that has windows looking into an archaeology laboratory and cultural resources office space. The building has no exterior windows. The second level of the building has red painted shutters that are closed.

The Grant House

The Grant House on Officers' Row is one of the oldest buildings at Vancouver Barracks.

• A large two-story building with upstairs and downstairs verandahs. The sidewalk leading from the street to the entrance splits around a small stone monument. A short flight of stairs leads up to the entrance.

The Great Meadow

The Great Meadow at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is a great place to picnic, play, and gather!

• A large grassy field with a gentle southern slope. A play structure is located south of the Visitor Center and Visitor Center Annex, two green buildings located adjacent to a parking lot on the top of the slope. Tall trees are scattered through this meadow.

The Jail

The Pacific Northwest may have been a remote place during the mid-19th century, but it was certainly not lawless. At Fort Vancouver, Chief Factor Dr. John McLoughlin detained rule-breakers and accused criminals in a small jail inside the fort's palisade walls.

• A square wooden building with an entrance on its south side and windows on its east and west sides. A paved pathway and a ramp with a slight incline leads into the building. The windows are small and barred. The door is painted red and has a small barred window on it with a wooden door to cover it. Inside, the building is sparsely furnished except for cots along the back wall.

The Kitchen

In Fort Vancouver's Kitchen, cooks prepared meals for the Hudson Bay Company's gentlemen, the families living in the Chief Factor's House, and their guests. The Kitchen sat behind the Chief Factor's House and was connected to it via a passageway.

• A wooden two-story building with a porch in front, a chimney, and a paved pathway leading to a front entrance on the east side of the building. It is located between the backside of the Chief Factor's House and the palisade wall. As you enter through the door at the front of the building you go through a hallway; to the right is a room that shows what a scullery at the kitchen looked like. Then you enter a large room with tables to the right. Behind the tables is a large hearth. From the main room of the kitchen, you can see exhibit areas depicting the pantry and cold storage.

The Red Cross Convalescent House

The Red Cross convalescent house at Vancouver Barracks was dedicated in February of 1919, and provided recreation for wounded and ill soldiers away from the hospital atmosphere, and helped boost the morale of recuperating patients.

• A beige colored building. Stairs lead up to a south entrance and an entrance on the building's eastern side. The southern wing of the building has several sets of French doors leading into a main room. A small Red Cross insignia is placed above one of these sets of doors. A three-story section of the building is on the north side of this main room, with a glass cupola on top.

The Sutler's Store

The north end of this parking lot was once the location of Vancouver Barracks' Sutler's Store. Until the late 19th century, the U.S. Army awarded sales commissions to civilian traders, known as sutlers.

• A sign in a black metal frame stands near a parking lot surrounded by a grassy area and trees.

Fort Vancouver Visitor Center

• Fort Vancouver Visitor Center
• Begin your visit by learning about all the park's venues through new exhibits and activities. Watch a short film about the site's history, peruse the park's bookstore, and enjoy a display of artwork by American Indian artists.

• At-Home Archaeology and Museum Activities for Kids
• Learn about archaeology and museums at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site with these fun activities for kids!

• Women of the McLoughlin House (Self-Guided Outside Tour)
• This short, self-guided walking tour of the McLoughlin House Unit of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, located in Oregon City, Oregon, takes you to four different landmarks and offers an overview of the women who lived in these homes and worked to preserve them.

• Bring Your Dog to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
• Fort Vancouver National Historic Site offers several trails for dog walking, and a summer Bark Ranger program designed for visitors and their dogs.

• Picnicking at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
• Enjoy a picnic on the grounds of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. There are several picnic areas in the park, which are open from dawn to dusk. 

• Visit the Fort Vancouver Village
• Learn about the working class of Fort Vancouver by taking a scenic walk to the Fort Vancouver Village.

• Visit the Japanese Castaways' Memorial
• Near the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, remember three Japanese castaways who arrived at the Hudson's Bay Company's Fort Vancouver in the 1830s.

• Visit the Fort Vancouver Garden
• Take a walk through a piece of Fort Vancouver's history! With a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, catch a glimpse of what used to feed the employees of this fur trade fort.

• Play at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
• From our ample green spaces to our sunny meadows, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is the perfect place to play!

• Birdwatching at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
• In the midst of urban Vancouver, Washington, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, with its open green spaces and trees, is a great place to watch birds!

• Visit Pearson Air Museum
• Visit Pearson Air Museum and discover the history of aviation in Vancouver, Washington!

• Self-Guided Tour: The Spruce Mill Trail
• The Spruce Mill Trail is a Level 1 trail that connects two of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site's most iconic attractions: the reconstructed Fort Vancouver and Pearson Air Museum. Along the way, metal markers indicate spots where you can learn more about the World War I-era history of this area with the information in this self-guided tour!

• Watch a Blacksmith Work at Fort Vancouver
• At Fort Vancouver, you can watch a blacksmith work, just as they would have in the 1800s.

• Experience the Fort Vancouver Kitchen
• At the reconstructed Fort Vancouver, you can watch a cooking demonstration from the 1840s in the fort's Kitchen!

• Visit Fort Vancouver
• Discover the fascinating history of the fur trade in the Pacific Northwest at Fort Vancouver!

• Bicycling at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
• Ride through many layers of history by bringing your bike to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site!

• Watch the Sunrise and Sunset at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
• Welcome a new day or relax at the end of a long day by watching the sunrise or sunset at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

• Become a Junior Ranger at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
• Collect them all! Earn three Junior Ranger badges at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

• Level 3 Trails at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
• Learn about Level 3 walking trails at Fort Vancouver. Level 3 trails and routes can be walked in 90 minutes with an elevation change of up to 50 feet.

• Level 1 Trails at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
• Learn about Level 1 walking trails at Fort Vancouver. Level 1 trails are wheelchair-accessible and can be walked in 15 minutes with minimal elevation change.

• Level 2 Trails at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
• Learn about Level 2 walking trails at Fort Vancouver. Level 2 trails are wheelchair-accessible and can be walked in under 30 minutes with an elevation change of less than 20 feet.

• The Park Prescription Program at Fort Vancouver
• Discover history and improve your health by walking Fort Vancouver National Historic Site's many trails!

Self-Guided Walking Tour Through Fort Vancouver

Discover the history behind the buildings in the reconstructed Fort Vancouver, each of which is built on the archaeological footprint of the original structure.

Vancouver Barracks Parade Ground Tour

Discover the history of the Vancouver Barracks Parade Ground on this self-guided walking tour.