Traveling trunks focused on the Lewis and Clark Expedition are available for loan from Lewis and Clark National Park Association. These traveling trunks serve as mini-museums, helping to bring history and science to life in your classroom. The Traveling Trunks can be set up as exhibits, scientific discovery tools, and learning tangibles.Each trunk contains a variety of "hands-on" objects, books, videos and a resource guide.
Trunk Reservation Instructions
- Rental period includes appx. 25 teaching days (not including weekends) and shipping time to your school. Actual teaching time varies by distance from park.
- The trunk can be picked up at the park or the park will ship the trunk to your school via UPS.
- You should ship the trunk back to the park on or before the last date indicated on the chart below.
- Choose at least three dates from the list provided below.
- First-Come, First-Served, so don't delay.
- Do not send payment until you have a confirmed reservation.
- Mail or e-mail reservations must be received at least four (4) weeks prior to your requested date(s).
- To make a reservation, please complete a reservation form and mail or e-mail the completed form.
Mail reservations to:
Lewis & Clark National Historical Park
Attn: Traveling Trunk Coordinator
92343 Fort Clatsop Rd Astoria, OR 97103
or e-mail our Traveling Trunk Coordinator
Lewis & Clark National Historical Park
Attn: Traveling Trunk Coordinator
92343 Fort Clatsop Rd Astoria, OR 97103
or e-mail our Traveling Trunk Coordinator
To ensure we receive your reservation request please send by e-mail or mail. Thank you!
Please allow a minimum of two weeks to process your request. If you do not receive a confirmation letter within two weeks after your initial request, please contact the park to make sure your reservation request was received. You will receive a date assignment and payment information through e-mail. Please be send your payment no less than 14 days prior to your scheduled ship date in order to keep your reservation. If the park does not receive your payment or an invoice within two weeks, your reservation may be canceled and given to the next school on the waiting list.
Please allow a minimum of two weeks to process your request. If you do not receive a confirmation letter within two weeks after your initial request, please contact the park to make sure your reservation request was received. You will receive a date assignment and payment information through e-mail. Please be send your payment no less than 14 days prior to your scheduled ship date in order to keep your reservation. If the park does not receive your payment or an invoice within two weeks, your reservation may be canceled and given to the next school on the waiting list.
Rental Fees by Zone
| Use & Shipping one way | Use & Shipping both ways | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40 | $70 | WA, OR, ID | |
| $45 | $90 | NV, CA, MT, CO, WY, UT, AZ | |
| $55 | $110 | ND, SD, NE, NM, KS | |
| $60 | $120 | MN, WI, MI, IA, IL, MO, TX, AR, OK, LA, MS, AL, FL, GA, SC, NC, TN, VA, WV, IN, OH, PA, DC, MA, DE NY, NJ, CT, RI, VT, NH, ME, KY | |
| Actual Cost | Actual Cost | AK, HI, US Territories |
Shipping Dates
2024-2025 School Year|
Ship Out |
Ship Back |
|---|---|
|
September 13, 2024 |
October 18, 2024 |
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November 1, 2024 |
December 20, 2024 |
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January 10, 2025 |
February 21, 2025 |
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March 7, 2025 |
April 18, 2025 |
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May 2, 2025 |
June 13, 2025 |
- The first date listed is the date the trunk is shipped to you--not the date the trunk arrives at your school.
- The last date is the date you ship the trunk back to the park at your expense or by prepaid return shipping.
Trunks
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- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Scientific Discovery Trunk 3rd-5th Grade
- Type: Traveling Trunk
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subjects: Science,Social Studies
This trunk includes exhibit and modern scientific equipment, a resource guide, books, posters and more. It offers students an opportunity to learn about the natural scientific observations from the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the impacts of the changes which have occured over the past 200 years.
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Fort Clatsop Explorers Traveling Trunk 3rd-5th Grade
- Type: Traveling Trunk
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subjects: Science,Social Studies
Fort Clatsop Explorers provides objects and activities about the Lewis and Clark Expedition and their winter stay at Fort Clatsop in 1805-06. A few of the objects included are: buckskin clothing, candle mold, flint-n-steel fire starting kit, powder horn, trade items, Jefferson Peace Medal, examples of furs and a housewife (sewing kit). An educators guide contains hands-on activity ideas and descriptions of some of the essential articles carried by the Lewis & Clark Expedition
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Fort Clatsop Explorers Traveling Trunk 6-8th Grade
- Type: Traveling Trunk
- Grade Level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
- Subjects: Science,Social Studies
Fort Clatsop Explorers provides objects and activities about the Lewis and Clark Expedition and their winter stay at Fort Clatsop in 1805-06. A few of the objects included are: buckskin clothing, candle mold, flint-n-steel fire starting kit, powder horn, trade items, Jefferson Peace Medal, examples of furs and a housewife (sewing kit).
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Scientific Discovery Trunk 6th-8th Grade
- Type: Traveling Trunk
- Grade Level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
- Subjects: Science,Social Studies
This trunk includes exhibit and modern scientific equipment, a resource guide, books, posters and more. It offers students an opportunity to learn about the natural scientific observations from the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the impacts of the changes which have occurred over the past 200 years.
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Clatsop & Chinookan Culture of the Lower Columbia River Traveling Trunk
- Type: Traveling Trunk
- Grade Level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
- Subjects: Social Studies
This trunk uses the journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to learn about the American Indian peoples--Clatsop and Chinookan, who lived at the mouth of the Columbia River when the expedition visited the area in 1805-06.
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Clatsop and Chinookan Culture of the Lower Columbia River Traveling Trunk
- Type: Traveling Trunk
- Grade Level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
- Subjects: Social Studies
This trunk uses the journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to learn about the American Indian peoples--Clatsop and Chinookan, who lived at the mouth of the Columbia River when the expedition visited the area in 1805-06.
Last updated: March 10, 2025