Visiting our campus is the best way to get to know us.
Visiting our campus is the best way to get to know us.

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Take a Campus Tour

Visiting Lewis & Clark is the best way to get to know us. Our three campuses—undergraduate, graduate, and law—are nestled in a forest just six miles from downtown Portland, and we have a free shuttle that will take you there.

Our undergraduate campus spans a ravine and is surrounded by trees, giving you ample space to explore and connect with nature. Our law school is located next door to Tryon Creek State Park, which is where you’ll find members of our community hiking the 13 miles of stunning nature trails. And our graduate school has an expansive green lawn that serves as a backyard, commonly listed as our students’ favorite place on campus. It’s also where our bee garden is housed!

Visit the Undergraduate College

Any upcoming on-campus visits and virtual interviews with undergraduate admissions can be found on the calendar below.

Click the date that you would like to attend a campus visit or virtual interview, and then click the name of the event that appears for additional information and registration.

For assistance registering for visits or interviews, email visit@lclark.edu. Have any other questions? Your Lewis & Clark Admissions Counselor is happy to help!

Self-Guided Tour

Self-guided tours are available almost every day of the year, giving you added flexibility. Complete this brief form to receive a digital self-guided tour map. Plan to spend about an hour touring our beautiful campus. You’re welcome to go inside buildings that are open and to ask questions of the students, faculty, and staff you meet along the way. Please don’t disturb any classes that are in session, but otherwise make yourself at home.

Counselor Visits

College counselors and independent educational consultants can register for a campus visit. We request that you schedule your visit at least one week in advance.

Visit FAQ

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Visit the Graduate and Law Schools

Graduate School of Education and CounselingLaw School

Take a Virtual Tour

Campus Map (PDF) Interactive Campus Map Accessibility Information

When I visited campus, there was a strong sense of community and collaboration at L&C that was so warm and welcoming as I was sifting through a sea of colleges. 

Bijou Macdonald BA ’21
Broomfield, Colorado

Cheer on Your Peers

Almost 20 percent of our undergraduates compete on our 21 varsity sports teams. Attending games to cheer on your peers is a great way to spend time with friends, build community, and show your school spirit. Full athletics schedule.

Explore Portland

Lewis & Clark is located in the lush hills of South Portland, the city’s “sixth quadrant.” But our beautiful campuses aren’t the entire story—our location offers something that most other schools do not: an ideal setting in a vibrant, progressive city with endless networking, entertainment, and cultural resources.

College Outdoors trip

Getting Outdoors

The benefits and beauty of the Pacific Northwest are right outside our door. This area contains some of the most spectacular and well-maintained scenic areas in the United States.

Outdoor Activities

Student getting food at a cart downtown.

Good Eats

Portland is nationally renowned for its food scene, which includes options for almost every food preference and dietary need. We were even given the title of best pizza in the country from Modernist Pizza!

Dining Around Portland

Portland has concerts, sporting events, and many other activities!

Things to Do

It’s impossible to provide an exhaustive list of things to do and see in a city as vibrant and diverse as Portland. We can promise you this, though: you won’t lack for great opportunities to have fun.

Top 10 Recommendations

Grace posing outside, wearing a colorful top.

My favorite thing about living in Portland are all of the great neighborhoods! I can always find a cute coffee shop, thrift store, or bookstore to spend my afternoons when I’m free from class. There are so many food carts to get a great meal from, and there are great concert venues in the city as well.

Grace Marchant BA ’25
Upland, California
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Uwella smiling at the camera, wearing a black jacket, posing in front of a body of water.

I loved that our campus was far away from downtown Portland, but also accessible by bus or car in 30 minutes or less. We could also bike too, which was awesome with all the serene amazing views! 

Uwella Rubuga BA ’19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Molly posing outside. She is wearing a long-sleeve green shirt.

Although building community on campus is a beautiful and wonderful thing, don’t forget to engage with the greater Portland community!

Molly Gibbons BA ’24
Missoula, Montana
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Where in the World?

Latitude - N 45 degrees 27 minutes 01.5 seconds (45.4507982448745)

Longitude - W 122 degrees 40 minutes 07.9 seconds (-122.672105792312)

We’re just a bit north of the halfway point between the North Pole and the Equator, at roughly the same latitude as Lyon (France), Milan (Italy), and Sapporo (Japan).

We’re also at the same latitude as Burlington, Vermont, and Minneapolis, Minnesota (but without the subzero temperatures.)

Your Pacific Northwest Home →

Printable Campus Map PDF →

Upcoming Events

Handshake Challenge. Handshake Logo fishing. Join today
February 21: All Day

Handshake Challenge

Chance to Win $$ and Get a Job or Internship!

until February 28
Transgressors Exhibit at Chachalu Tribal Museum and Cultural Center
February 21: 9:00am - 4:00pm

Native Artist Scholar Visit to Chachalu Tribal Museum and Cultural Center

You are invited to join our 2024-25 Native Artist/Scholar in Residence, Anthony Hudson, for a day at the Chachalu Tribal Museum and Cultural Center. 

data privacy symposium flyer
February 21: 9:30am - 7:00pm

6th Annual Data Privacy Symposium: Privacy at the Crossroads

Join us for Data Privacy Group’s 6th Annual Data Privacy Symposium – Privacy at the Crossroads: Adapting to an Uncertain Future. RSVP for the full day event including breakfast, lunch, a reception, and CLE credit* for attorneys, or come by for individual speakers! Check-in will begin at 9:30, with five panels and a keynote presentation during lunch. After the discussions, we will host a networking mixer over dinner and an open bar from 5:00PM until 7:00PM.

RSVP here!

NOTE: You must purchase a parking pass if you wish to park on campus. There are QR codes posted in the parking lot for guests to scan.

Price: $60 for professionals, free for faculty, staff, and students.

*Please note that this event plans to apply for CLE credit, but has yet to be approved.

Pritzker
February 21: 11:30am

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law: Master of Science in Law Tabling & Info Session

Are you interested in law, but not sure how to combine it with your current discipline or aren’t sure about a traditional career in law? You might want to check out the newest trend in legal education, legal master’s degrees.

February 21: 12:00pm

Pickleball!!

Come join us for some fun!  We’ll meet in the dome at noon!  No experience necessary!  Equipment is first come first served but almost always available and please wear non-marking shoes!  Email chau@lclark.edu if you have any questions or want to join the listserv!

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