Clarkston Travel Guide

Clarkston, WA, formerly known as Jawbone Flats, is an industrial little town on the Washington-Idaho border.  Located at the mouth of Hell's Canyon, some of the best whitewater in the area and well known as a stop on the Lewis-Clark trail, Clarkston is a nice stopping point on the way to somewhere else.  The furthest inland seaport in the Northwest, the famed "Queen of the West" riverboat docks in Clarkston once a week on her way up from Portland.  Tour buses take visitors into the canyon or drop them off for riverboat excursions.  In a deep valley, the weather in Clarkston is mild year round, protected from the more severe desert heat of the prairie above and the wicked winters all around.  If your visiting Clarkston, make sure you stop in at Lancer Lanes bowling center and the Bridge Street Connection Sports Bar and Grill.  Stay at the Quality Inn, right on the river and enjoy a night out at the newly opened Vesuvius Lounge on 6th Street.  Or venture a mile across the Snake River into downtown Lewiston, ID and visit Boomers, Boomtown or the Club on Main Street.  Lewiston and Clarkston are both filled with historical sites and beautiful scenery.  Lewiston was featured on the Travel channel as one of the most festive holiday locations in America.