Legend Grant O cers Row Marshall National Historic Site Bench House House Food Service Trails

FortVancouverWay O cers Row Landbridge Trail Bus Stop 32 32 32 25 32 Great Meadow loop Discovery Trail Evergreen Blvd. East Reserve Street P Public Parking 32 Everg P 32 32 reen P Blv East Barracks loop Spruce Mill Trail y d. Interpretive Panel 25 32 a W P Bandstand r e Parade Ground loop Lower River Road Evergreen Blvd. v 32 Restrooms P u ? o Parade Ground c P n a Husdons Bay Company Village Waterfront Park ? Information V Japanese t r o F Memorial Picnic Area Picnic Fort Vancouver Shelter Viewpoint ad P Ro Playground Park Visitor Center (Relocated to Pearson) E McClellan Road McClellan Road War (during renovation) West Memorial East East Fifth Street Barracks Barracks Great Meadow P ay Road Hathew

Park Road ? Chkalov E Hatheway Road Monument P

East Reserve Street

Alvord Road Pearson Air Martin Ct. P Museum & Jack Murdock Aviation Center

FortVancouverWay Spruce Mill East Fifth Street Garden Trail 5

? Fort Orchard Vancouver

Engage Engage House 2 Columbia House Blvd. House 1 To I-205/I-84 Village

Old Apple Tree Park

Land Bridge 3 SE Columbia Way

3 SE Columbia Way 3 Hwy-14 3 P P 3 P . Waterfront Park 3 National Park Prescription Level 2 Row while the soldiers lived together Program in the large barracks buildings. What National Park Prescription Program effect did these living situations have Don’t forget, your brain needs on people’s lives at Fort Vancouver? exercise, too! To learn more about Hudson’s Bay Company Village Walking Guide (0.9 mile) How do different living situations your park’s rich history, stop by affect people now? Trail name Trail length Walking time Changes in Trail is wheel- Trail accessed Trail has the visitor center or download the The Hudson’s Bay Company Village

Level 1 (round-trip miles) (minutes) elevation (feet) chair accessible by C-Tran benches free Fort Vancouver Mobile App. housed employees like blacksmiths *The Parade Ground loop will have intermittent construction 0.2− 0.8 0− 30 No Yes Yes (32, 25) Yes It includes fascinating audio and and carpenters working at Fort visual tours highlighting the fort, the Vancouver. In its heyday, over along Fort Vancouver Way and Spruce Mill Trail 0.5− 0.6 15− 20 No Yes No No Company Village and the Old Apple 600 people from diverse ethnic within Vancouver Barracks. Please Columbia River 0.2− 1.2 0− 40 No Yes Yes (3A, 3B) Yes Tree. Message & data rates may backgrounds including Hawaiians, use caution and avoid walking in Waterfront apply. construction areas. Level 2 French-Canadians, English, Scottish Hudson’s Bay 0.9 25− 30 No Yes No No and members of more than 30 East Vancouver Barracks Company Village different Indian tribes lived in (1.2 mile loop route)* Land Bridge Trail 1.0 30 20’ Yes Yes (3A, 3B) Yes homes at this site with their families. As an active military post for 150 Level 3 Parade Ground 1.0 30 25’ No* Yes (32) Yes The two structures at the village years, Vancouver Barracks was (loop route) are recreations of the employees’ an important center of military East Vancouver 1.0 35− 45 25’ No* Yes (32) Yes houses. operations in the . Barracks (loop route) Scan for Android Scan for iPhone Land Bridge Trail (1.0 mile)* Guided by public input, the National Lower River Road 0.6 15− 20 No No** No No Inspired by Maya Lin, the Land Park Service has established Great Meadow 1.5 45 30’ Yes*** Yes (32, 25) Yes direction for the rehabilitation, Level 1 Bridge is an earthen bridge designed (loop route) by Native American architect resource preservation, and public Discovery Trail 3.0 60− 90 50’ No Yes (3A, 3B) Yes Johnpaul Jones. The bridge also use of the East and South Vancouver Barracks. * Trail crosses 300ft of uneven grass ** Gravel trail ***Trail follows 300ft of road shoulder Officers Row (0.2− 0.8 mile) features artwork by Native American artist Lillian Pitt and native Level 1: Trails are wheelchair-accessible and can be walked in 15 minutes or less with minimal elevation change. Officers Row The 22 fully restored, stately homes *Due to intermittent construction, plants display Native Americans’ and the Columbia River Waterfront Park are accessible by C-Tran. lining the Parade Ground were built portions of the East Vancouver Level 2: Trails are wheelchair-accessible and can be walked in under 30 minutes with an elevation change of less than 20 feet. for the army officers who served at connection to the land and water. Barracks may be closed for short The south trailhead to the Land Bridge Trail is accessible by C-Tran. Vancouver Barracks. Each building The Land Bridge is a Confluence art periods of time. Areas affected by Level 3: Trails and routes can be walked in 90 minutes with an elevation change of up to 50 feet. The Lower River Road has a unique history. The Grant installation and serves to reconnect construction include Fort Vancouver is not directly accessible by public transit or wheelchair-accessible. Parade Ground and East Vancouver Barracks are not House served as the home of the the national park riverfront to the Way and some East Vancouver wheelchair-accessible. post commanders and is now a rest of the park. Barracks buildings. Improve your Health by Walking at Fort Vancouver restaurant. The Marshall House This path takes also takes you past Lower River Road (0.6 mile) Walking has the lowest dropout rate of any physical activity and has many significant health benefits. Walking outdoors, around is named after General George C. Old Apple Tree Park, where the The Lower River road is one of trees and plants, is even more beneficial for your health compared to exercise indoors. Marshall who served as commander oldest living apple tree in the Pacific the oldest roads in the Pacific Regular exercise: Outdoors or “green exercise”: of Vancouver Barracks from 1936- Northwest still stands. Northwest. The original entrance • Decreases risk of stroke & other chronic conditions • Reduces stress level 1938. *Use caution, the Land Bridge can of Fort Vancouver faced the river • Helps to manage diabetes • Shown to improve mood Spruce Mill Trail (0.5− 0.6 mile) get slippery when wet. and the Lower River Road served • Helps reduce obesity • Increases vitamin D levels to connect the fort entrance to the • Helps to lower blood pressure • Facilitates faster recovery from illness or injury This trail connects the Pearson Air Museum to the reconstructed Fort Columbia River. Level 3 This trail map was created as part of the National Park Prescription Program Vancouver. During World War I, Great Meadow Now you can get a written prescription from your health care This program is a partnership between local health care the Army Signal Corps built and (1.0 mile loop route) provider to take a walk at Fort Vancouver NHS. providers and the . For more operated the world’s largest aviation Parade Ground This walk gives you an opportunity Depending on your health, your doctor may write you a information, pick up a program brochure at the park visitor grade lumber mill on this site. (1.0 mile loop route)* to walk along beautiful Officers Row, prescription for exercise along a variety of trails and routes at center or ask your doctor about a National Park Prescription the East Vancouver Barracks and the Fort Vancouver NHS. Program. Columbia River Waterfront This stroll takes you around Officers (1.2 miles) Row, East Vancouver Barracks and south end of the Great Meadow. Disclaimers and Trail Etiquette Throughout the history of the the Parade Ground. When this Discovery Trail (3.0 miles) • Always talk with your doctor before starting a new exercise • Public restrooms and drinking fountains are available Northwest, the Columbia River has military base was active, the Parade This loop skirts the east end of routine. during operating hours and are located at Pearson Air been a vital avenue of transportation Ground served as a gathering Pearson Field. Take a break or bring Museum, the visitor center and the reconstructed fort. and communication. The Hudson’s center for military drills and • Some trails and routes cover uneven terrain like grass and a snack to the picnic tables on the Bay Company use the river to travel gravel. Please refer to the table and descriptions above to • Dogs are to remain on a leash (no less than six feet long) at demonstrations. east end of the airport and watch between the company’s many forts determine which walk is appropriate for you. all times and be under control of the owner. Dogs cannot Compare and contrast the homes planes take off from one of the oldest be left unattended or leashed to any object. Owners must in the region operating airfields in the United • Know your physical skill level and always wear appropriate where officers and soldiers lived obey park regulations and pick up and dispose of dog footwear, clothing or gear. during World War I. Officers lived States! feces. Not following leash and scoop laws can result in a in duplexes and homes on Officers $250 fine.