In September of 2003, the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum celebrated with the Trust for Public Lands the transfer of the historic and pristine Kilchis and Goose Points to the museum's trusteeship. 

The property was acquired to protect the 137 acres of forested wetlands, tidal marsh and open meadow from development, and for the most part the land has remained undisturbed. Kilchis Point provides an ideal natural habitat for native bald eagles, threatened salmonids and many other species, plus it serves as a reminder of what the bay used to be like.

Arriving at Kilchis Point on April 1, 1851, Joe Champion, Tillamook County's first white settler, found the largest Tillamook Indian village in the region. With as many as 400 inhabitants, the village thrived on this site for many generations. 

Even Lewis and Clark took note of the Kilchis Point area in their journals during their expedition to the Pacific North West.         (Click on map for a larger view)