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{{Expand|date=March 2007}} {{Infobox_protected_area | name = Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks
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  | location = [[Oregon]] and [[Washington]], [[United States|USA]]
  | nearest_city = [[Portland, Oregon]]
(contracted; show full)06 trek over difficult terrain to see a beached whale.  Today, it features several miles of hiking trails through old growth forest, and several beaches. [[Haystack Rock]] and the Needles are visible in from many sites in the park. Much of the 1985 film ''[[The Goonies]]'' was filmed there, and the final scenes of the 1991 film ''[[Point Break]]'' were filmed at Indian Beach in the park.

===Fort Stevens State Park===
[[Fort Stevens (Oregon)|Fort Stevens]], with its 
{{convert|3,700  |acre|sqkm|0|sing=on}} park, offers exploration of history, nature, and recreational opportunities.  The fort was the primary military defense installation in the three fort Harbor Defense System at the mouth of the Columbia River (Fort Canby and Fort Columbia were other two).

===Sunset Beach State Recreation Area===
Sunset Beach is the terminus of the Fort To Sea Trail, which begins in Fort Clatsop. Sunset Beach also provides visitors with direct access to the Pacific Ocean with expansive views from Cape Disappointment to the north and Ecola State Park to the South.

==Washington state parks== 
[[Image:Cape Disappointment WAState Park.jpg|right|240px|thumb| Cape Disappointment Lighthouse, Cape Disappointment State Park]]
===Cape Disappointment State Park===
Cape Disappointment, formerly known as Fort Canby State Park, is a {{convert|1,882-|acre|sqkm|0|sing=on}} camping park on the Long Beach Peninsula, fronted by the Pacific Ocean. The park offers {{convert|27  |miles|km|0}} of ocean beach, two lighthouses, an interpretive center and hiking trails.  The Cape Disappointment Historic District was listed on the National Register on [[August 15]], [[1975]].

===Fort Columbia State Park===
Fort Columbia is an old coastal [[artillery]] post along the north side of the Columbia river outlet. At {{convert|593  |acres|sqkm|1}}, the park includes an interpretive center focused on regional history.

==References==
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* ''The National Parks: Index 2001-2003''. Washington: [[United States Department of the Interior|U.S. Department of the Interior]].
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