Nez Perce National Historical Park

Nez Perce National Historical Park is a multi-site national park unit dedicated to the history, culture, and traditional lands of the Nez Perce (Nimiipuu) people. The park was authorized by Congress in 1965 to protect and interpret places important to Nez Perce history.

The park is managed as a dispersed series of units and affiliated sites located across the Nez Perce homeland. These sites include village locations, hunting and fishing places, travel routes, and locations associated with the 1877 Nez Perce War and subsequent events.

Management and interpretation are conducted in partnership with Nez Perce tribal members and local communities, and the park’s resources are spread across federal, state, tribal, and privately held lands. Interpretive services and visitor information are available at the park’s visitor contact facilities in Idaho.

Geographically the park’s sites are located across parts of Idaho and neighboring states in the interior Pacific Northwest, within landscapes of rivers, valleys, and plateaus that were traditional Nez Perce territory.

• Establishment: Established by the U.S. Congress in 1965 to preserve places important to the history and culture of the Nez Perce (Nimiipuu) people.
• Scope: Comprises numerous sites across several states that together interpret traditional homelands, villages, trails, and events associated with Nez Perce history, including the 1877 conflict and flight.

What to See #

• Multiple units: A dispersed system of historic and cultural sites and interpretive areas located on landscapes and reservations across multiple states, with a central visitor contact point in Idaho.
• Spalding/Idaho visitor center: A staffed visitor center and administrative headquarters located in the Nez Perce homeland in western Idaho that provides orientation and exhibits about the Nez Perce (Nimiipuu) people and park sites.