Fort Clatsop Park

Short Trips

Plenty to explore despite burned fort

All that Fort Clatsop Park ranger Sean Johnson could do was point at a large white tarp propped up in the woods with poles and tell visitors, "Yep, that's where Fort Clatsop used to be." The tarp covered the ground where only a few charred pieces of the historic fort replica remained after it burned to the ground Oct. 3.

By Jeff Larsen | December 29, 2005