Route maps and famous explorers for kids

The Map of the Lewis and Clark expedition shows the route taken by the famous explorers on their outward journey across ten states to the Pacific Ocean.

The expedition began on May 14, 1804 when the Corps of Discovery left Camp Wood, Missouri on their perilous, great journey west to the Pacific Ocean.

• The outward journey (1804 - 1805) is indicated on the map by the straight dotted line
• The return journey home (1806) took the same route for their journey home
• During the return journey they Corps split into separate parties in Montana to explore the Yellowstone and Marias Rivers.

  They re-joined near the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers and traveled the rest of the way together, down the Missouri River all the way home to St. Louis, Missouri.