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The Lewis and Clark State Recreation Site is based at the mouth of the Sandy River where it joins the Columbia River. It is situated in the foothills of the Cascade Mountain Range, at the western gateway to the Columbia River Gorge. Lewis and Clarke explored the site and camped there in 1805. They reported back about the treacherous sand bar in the channel and named it the waterway, the Quicksand River. The grassy park-like picnic area is popular with day trippers. A popular swimming hole and boat launch are situated at the edge of the area. A trail up the cliffs to the Broughton Bluff starts nearby.
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