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The North Dakota Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center
PO Box 607
Washburn, ND 58577-0607
Phone: (701) 462-8535
Fax: (701) 462-3316
Toll-free (877) 462-8535
Email: info@fortmandan.org


Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center

Location Intersection of US Highway 83 and ND Highway 200A on McLean County Highway 17, Washburn, North Dakota, 38 miles north of Bismarck.


Fort Mandan
Location 2 miles west of the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center on McLean County Highway 17

Hours of Operation
Open all year. Memorial Day through Labor Day, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Remainder of year 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays Noon to 5 p.m.


Admission to Interpretive Center and Fort Mandan
Adults $7.50
Students (K-College) $5.00
Foundation members free.


School Tours
To arrange a school field trip to the Interpretive Center or Fort Mandan, call (701) 462-8535. Student admission for prescheduled school tour groups is $3.00 per person.


Group Tours

To arrange a group tour to the Interpretive Center or Fort Mandan, call (701) 462-8535. Group tour admission is $6.00 per person.

Staff contacts
David Borlaug President
Kristie Frieze
Executive Director
Kevin Kirkey
Interpretive Coordinator
Rebecca Lahren
Business Office Coordinator
Nancy Krebsbach
Member Services Coordinator
Wendy Spencer
Retail Services Coordinator
Joan Zimmerman Operations Coordinator


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