GO PLACES! DO THINGS!

Along the ICE AGE FLOODS
NATIONAL GEOLOGIC TRAIL


The Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail covers some 16,000 square miles (41,440 km2) in present day Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. We have hand picked some of the best of the best places along the Trail and present them here for you enjoy and explore! Check back often, we will be adding new and wonderful destinations for your entire Family to enjoy!

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SOME PLACES TO GO and THINGS TO DO in MONTANA

Montana - Places to GO and Things to DO

The Paradise Center

The Paradise Center Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail Paradise Center, formerly the Paradise Elementary School, is a community, visitors, and arts center in the old railroad community of the

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Montana Natural History Center

Montana Natural History Center Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail  The mission of the Montana Natural History Center is to promote and cultivate the appreciation, understanding, and stewardship of nature

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Erratic in the Bitterroot

An 8 ton erratic left behind by Glacial Lake Missoula in the Bitterroot Valley on the property of a local rancher was relocated to serve as the focal point of

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SOME PLACES TO GO and THINGS TO DO in IDAHO

Farragut State Park

Farragut State Park Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail Farragut State Park is located at the “breakout” of Glacial Lake Missoula floods, where the ice dam in the Clark Fork

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Lake Pend Oreille

Lake Pend Oreille Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail  The Purcell Lobe of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet repeatedly formed a 2000′ tall ice dam in this area, which backed up

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SOME PLACES TO GO and THINGS TO DO in WASHINGTON

Columbia Hills State Park

COLUMBIA HILLS STATE PARK – DALLES MOUNTAIN RANCH Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail, Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail Columbia Hills State Park is a Washington State Park located 6 miles east of Dallesport on SR 14 in Klickitat County. The park occupies 3,338 acres

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Grand Coulee – Geology of the Entire 50 miles

The 50-mile-long Grand Coulee should be on everyone’s bucket list for a “must see” feature.  The immense power of the forces that created the Coulee are apparent to those who read the evidence recorded in its rocks and landforms.  How did the Coulee form? Why

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Puget Sound Area has a Glacial Story to Tell

Although the Seattle region was not impacted by the large floods from Glacial Lake Missoula, Glacial Lake Columbia, or other glacial lakes east of the Cascades, the Puget Sound region has its own glacial story to tell. It’s interesting that J Harlen Bretz, who first

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SOME PLACES TO GO and THINGS TO DO in OREGON

Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum

Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail, Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail, Oregon National Historic Trail The Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum is located on a 54-acre point of land adjacent to the Columbia River and is the

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Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland, Oregon, was founded in 1944. OMSI is one of the nation’s leading science museums and a trusted educational resource for communities throughout Oregon

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