Oregon
Places in Oregon worth the detour, from town festivals, lookouts & cabins, and factory tours, each compiled from its own sources with season, fees, and directions.
Towns: Prineville, Grants Pass, Tillamook, Baker City, Gold Beach, Joseph, Bend, Corvallis, Cottage Grove, Gresham. All the towns of Oregon.
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Hot Springs
- Alvord Hot SpringsPrinceton · Twin concrete soaking poolsAlvord Hot Springs is privately owned by the Davis family. We host twin concrete pools dating back to the 1940s, but modernized over the years. The hot springs have on-site caretakers, a small store/reception center, restrooms, bunkhouses and campsites.
- Belknap Hot SpringsMcKenzie Bridge · Hot springs resortHot springs resort on the McKenzie River in McKenzie Bridge, Oregon; open 365 days of the year with two mineral hot spring pools and many acres of gardens including the extravagant Secret Garden.
- Breitenbush Hot Springs Retreat and Conference CenterDetroit, OR · Healing retreat and conference centerA place to bring life into balance.
- Crane Hot SpringsBurns · Hot springs resortA small family-run soaking resort in remote Harney County with overnight lodging from teepees and a sheepherders wagon to lodge rooms and RV sites.
- East Lake Hot SpringsEast Lake · Hot springs boating siteHot springs on East Lake in Newberry National Volcanic Monument, reached by boat from the East Lake ramp.
- Hart Mountain Hot Springs (Hot Springs Campground, Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge)Plush · Natural hot springA natural hot spring nestled against the eastern base of Warner Peak provides a soothing retreat for area visitors.
- Hot Lake Springs ResortLa Grande · Hot springs resortSoak in natural mineral tubs, stay in the beautifully restored 1906 lodge, enjoy drinks and bites at the Thermal Pub & Eatery, or catch a film in the cozy 60-seat theater.
- Jackson WellspringsAshland · Mineral hot springs wellness retreat centerMineral spring-fed public-soak wellness retreat center with swimming pool, private tubs, sauna, steam room, showers, locker room, and patio; campground on the property
- Kah-Nee-Ta Hot Springs ResortWarm Springs · Hot springs resort with natural mineral poolsReopened with new outdoor natural hot springs soaking pools 92 to 104 degrees, seven wellness pools, lazy river, cold plunge, and land activities on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation
- McCredie Hot Springs (McCredie Day Use Area)Oakridge · Hot springsUSFS day use area along Salt Creek that provides trail access to the nearby McCredie Hot Springs in the Middle Fork Ranger District of the Willamette National Forest.
- Old Perpetual GeyserLakeview · Continuously spouting geyserOld Perpetual, a geyser opened by a well drill in the 1920s, spouts beside a 104°F soaking pool at Hunter's Hot Springs, just north of Lakeview, Oregon.
- Summer Lake Hot SpringsPaisley · Artesian hot springs retreatThe historic bathhouse surrounds a 15' x 30' concrete pool (97-99F) with changing rooms, showers and a restroom; owner-built outdoor rock pools average 104F and serve as a place to view the dark, starry night sky.
- Umpqua Hot Springs TrailheadToketee · Natural hot springs: a steep 0.3-mile trail to a travertine soaking tubDay-use springs on a bare rock face 150 feet above the North Umpqua Wild and Scenic River; water seeps through an active fault at 100 to 115 degrees; view of Surprise Falls from the open-air sheltered tub; expect high use and nudity.
Swimming Holes
- Cantrall-Buckley ParkRuch · County parkA county park of 88 acres on the Applegate River near Ruch, Oregon, laid out around a pioneer swimming hole and run for twenty years by its neighbors.
- Cavitt Creek Falls Recreation Site (BLM), Douglas County, ORGlide · Recreation siteA ten-site BLM campground near Glide, Oregon, built on three terraces above a six-foot falls on Cavitt Creek, where salmon and steelhead leap from September through April.
- Dabney State Recreation AreaTroutdale · State recreation areaA state park on the Sandy River outside Troutdale, Oregon, where a summer swimming beach, an 18-hole disc golf course and the take-out for a seven-mile float share the same shaded bank.
- Divers Hole Day Use (USFS Rogue River-Siskiyou NF), Josephine County, ORSelma, Oregon · Day-use recreation siteA free, unimproved swimming hole 8.5 miles west of Selma, Oregon, where the Wild and Scenic Illinois River widens into a deep pool beside Forest Road 4103.
- Forks State Park, West Fork Illinois RiverCave Junction · State park near medfordA day-use state park just south of Cave Junction, Oregon, where the east and west forks of the Illinois River meet, enlarged in the 1970s by a lawyer's gifts of land.
- Loon Lake Recreation Site (BLM), Douglas County, ORReedsport · BLM lakeside recreation site with a warmA BLM campground and swim beach on Loon Lake in Douglas County, Oregon, where a sandstone landslide dammed a Coast Range canyon about 1,400 years ago.
- Lower Lake Creek Falls (BLM), Lane County, ORTriangle Lake · Watchable wildlife and recreation siteNatural bedrock slide with cascades spilling into Triangle Lake; popular swimming and slide area on Lake Creek, about a half mile walk from the parking lot.
- Macks Canyon Recreation Site (BLM), Deschutes River, Sherman County, ORLower Deschutes River · BLM recreation siteThe Macks Canyon archaeological site is a large, prehistoric village locale overlooking the Deschutes River in north-central Oregon. The site is characterized by shallow, circular, semi-subterranean house depressions, surface artifacts, and riverine shell deposits.
- Priest Hole Recreation Site (BLM), Wheeler County, ORMitchell · Recreation sitePriest Hole is a local favorite for fishing and swimming. Stopping here is a natural part of a visit to the Painted Hills, a gateway to the "John Day Country" of eastern Oregon.
- Scaredman Recreation Site (BLM), Douglas County, ORRoseburg · Swimming hole / BLM recreation siteMinimally developed BLM campground along Canton Creek with riverside picnic sites and outstanding undeveloped swimming holes along both Canton and Steamboat Creeks.
- Sharps Creek Recreation Site (BLM), Lane County, ORCottage Grove · Recreation siteStep off the beaten path and explore a delightful gem nestled in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains with ties to the historic Bohemia Mining District, 18 miles southeast of Cottage Grove. The site offers a 12-unit campground, day-use picnicking area, and a nearby swimming hole formed naturally among rounded boulders at the base of an overlook extending above Sharps Creek.
- Shotgun Creek Recreation Site (BLM), Lane County, ORMarcola · Day-use siteThe refreshing location with its lush, forest setting, coupled with comforts normally associated with an urban park, blend seamlessly at this popular day-use site. Here, one can immerse in the enjoyment of surrounding hiking trails, a swimming area, meandering creeks, and picnicking units.
- Steelhead Falls Trail (BLM), Deschutes River, Crook County, ORTerrebonne · TrailA 20-foot cascade tumbles over a rocky stretch in the Deschutes River.
- Tamolitch Falls (Blue Pool), USFS Willamette NF, Lane County, ORMcKenzie Bridge · Swimming holeA cliff-rimmed basin on the McKenzie River where the river resurfaces at the base of normally dry Tamolitch Falls, fed by underground springs. Renamed 'Tamolitch' in 1933 by William Parke, a Willamette National Forest recreational engineer, after the Chinook jargon word for bucket.
- TouVelle State Recreation SiteCentral Point · Day-use state recreation siteA Rogue River day-use park at the foot of Table Rock with picnicking, fishing, boat launch, swimming, and a 2-mile trail
- Yellowbottom Recreation Site (BLM), Linn County, ORSweet Home · BLM recreation site with a swimming hole on quartzville creekA beautiful swimming hole on the Wild and Scenic Quartzville Creek with a one-mile trail to old-growth trees; vault toilets and a day use area.
Gardens
Trailheads
- Captain Cook TrailheadYachats, OR · TrailheadA short Forest Service path south of Yachats, Oregon, that runs from the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center past a 1933 CCC camp and Alsea shell middens to the tidepools at Cook's Chasm.
- Crack-in-the-Ground TrailheadChristmas Valley, Oregon · Volcanic fissureA volcanic fissure two miles long and up to seventy feet deep north of Christmas Valley, Oregon, where homesteaders once made ice cream with ice from its caves.
- Fort Rock State Natural Area Trailheadnear Bend, Oregon · State natural areaFort Rock State Natural Area, Lake County, Oregon: a ring of tuff cliffs on the high-desert floor, its walls cut into benches by the waves of a vanished lake.
- Rowena Crest TrailheadHood River, Oregon · Scenic viewpoint on historic columbia river highway state trailRowena Crest is a stunning viewpoint and trailhead along the Historic Columbia River Highway that looks down on Mayer State Park and the Columbia River Gorge. The view includes the iconic Rowena Loops — the horseshoe curves that wind up to the viewpoint, a true engineering marvel.
- Terwilliger Hot Springs TrailheadBlue River · Hot springsEnjoy the 1/4 mile hike along the Rider Creek Trail (#3319) to the clothing optional hot springs. There are four soaking pools spaced apart by rock walls laid out in steps down a ravine. Temperatures range from 85 degrees Fahrenheit in the lower pool to 112 degrees Fahrenheit in the upper pool.
- Toketee Falls TrailheadIdleyld Park, Southern Oregon · TrailheadThis trailhead leads to the majestic Toketee Falls on the 0.4-mile Toketee Falls Trail #1495.
Rockhounding
- Bear Creek Petrified Wood SiteBrothers · Recreational rockhounding areaA BLM petrified-wood collecting area in Crook County, Oregon, 13 miles north of Brothers, where the better wood lies a few feet down in soft soil.
- Congleton Hollow Limb Cast SitePrineville · Limb cast collecting siteA 640-acre Bureau of Land Management collecting ground in the high desert southeast of Prineville, Oregon, where limb casts and opalized wood turn up in blue, pink, and green.
- Dendrite Butte Limb Cast SiteCrook County · Limb castsA free public limb-cast collecting ground southeast of Prineville, Oregon, where agate fills the hollows left by wood that volcanic ash burned away.
- Eagle Rock Agate SitePrineville · Rockhound collection siteA 150-acre BLM rockhounding site on a juniper-covered tuff formation shaped like a perched eagle, 16 miles southeast of Prineville, Oregon, where plume agate lies in the cliff face.
- Fischer Canyon Collecting SiteBrothers · Public rock collecting areaA free BLM rock-collecting ground of 640 acres in the Crook County high desert south of Prineville, where white calcite glows pink under ultraviolet light.
- Glass Butte Obsidian Collection Areabetween Bend and Burns · Rockhounding areaA 36-square-mile Bureau of Land Management rockhounding ground off U.S. 20 in Lake County, Oregon, where the dirt road in is paved with chips of obsidian.
- Hampton Butte Petrified Wood SiteBLM public collection site for petrified woodA 120-acre Bureau of Land Management collecting ground for petrified wood in the junipers northeast of Brothers, Oregon, known among rockhounds for wood that runs turquoise to dark green.
- Maury Mountain Moss Agate BedsPost · Moss agate collecting siteThe agate beds near Elkhorn Campground have also been known to attract rock hounds.
- North Ochoco Reservoir Collecting SitePrineville · Rockhound collection siteShores of Ochoco Reservoir is a rockhounding site in Oregon. Collectors have recorded ochoco jasper.
- Oregon Sunstone Public Collection AreaPlush · Public collection areaThe BLM-overseen public collection area is in remote Rabbit Basin in south-central Oregon's high desert.
- Succor Creek State Natural Areanear Ontario · State natural areaA deep, rocky canyon and remote haven for rock hounds and wildlife watchers with limited souvenir collecting, day-use areas, and free primitive camping.
- Whistler Springs Thunderegg SitePrineville · Rockhound collection siteAlthough this site has been worked by rockhounds for many years, quality thundereggs can still be found by determined rockhounds.
- White Fir Springs Thunderegg BedPrineville · Public rockhound collection areaThundereggs filled with colorful jasper in shades of red, yellow, tan and creamy white; they can be difficult to remove from the hard rhyolite matrix, so bring hand tools adequate for breaking rock.
Gem Mining
- Double Eagle Mine fee diggingPlushOregon copper-bearing sunstone fee dig on a virgin ore pile, with optional pre-screened ore at a waist-high table; free camping on site.
- Dust Devil Mining sunstone fee digPlush, Oregon · Fee-diggingFee dig for Oregon sunstones on the operator's ore pile; digger screens, sorts, and pays 50% of wholesale on better-colored stones and clear stones that will cut over 8 carats; small or unusable stones are free; belt picking and concentrate runs are available.
- Spectrum Sunstone MinePlush · Landmark & historical placeSpectrum Sunstone Mine, located near Plush, OR, in Lake County Oregon, is an Oregon sunstone mine open to the public for mining Oregon Sunstone.
Spring Water
- Kings Valley Hwy Spring, Monmouth, ORMonmouth · Roadside springA roadside spring between mileposts 15 and 16 on Kings Valley Highway, south of Monmouth, Oregon, where cold water runs year round from a short PVC pipe set into a hillside.
- Refreshing Local SpringLookout Point · SpringA free year-round drinking spring at a pull-off on Oregon Highway 58 near Lookout Point, east of Eugene, where regular users post their own lab results.
- Scappoose-Vernonia Hwy SpringScappoose · SpringA roadside pipe spring at mile marker 15 on the Scappoose-Vernonia Highway in Oregon, where neighbors have filled jugs for decades and visitors keep asking whether anyone has tested it.
- Sunset Springs FountainSunset (on Hwy 26 near Seaside) · Roadside springTwo spring-fed drinking fountains on either side of U.S. 26 in Oregon's Coast Range, where drivers have filled jugs from a hillside spring since about 1925.
Scenic Drives
- Blue Mountain Scenic BywayHeppner · Scenic bywayA two-lane Forest Service byway from I-84 at Heppner Junction over Oregon's Blue Mountains, past a wintering ground where more than 1,000 Rocky Mountain elk gather.
- Cascade Lakes Scenic BywayBend · Scenic bywayThe Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway runs 66 miles from Bend past Mount Bachelor and a chain of volcanic lakes to Oregon 58, through lava fields where Apollo astronauts trained.
- Charleston to Bandon Tour RouteCharleston · Scenic driveA spur off the Pacific Coast Scenic Byway in Coos County, Oregon, from the Charleston fishing port past Cape Arago's sea lions and down Seven Devils Road to Bandon's beach.
- Christmas Valley Back Country BywaySilver Lake · Back country bywayA 93-mile Bureau of Land Management byway across Oregon's high-desert Fort Rock basin, where ponderosa pines grow on about 9.5 inches of rain, 40 miles from the nearest ponderosa forest.
- Cottage Grove Covered Bridge Tour RouteCottage Grove · Covered bridge tour route (for motor vehicles)A 20-mile loop past six covered bridges around Cottage Grove, Oregon, ending at what is believed to be the last covered railroad bridge west of the Mississippi.
- Cow Creek Tour RouteRiddle · Scenic canyon drive through western oregon's historic mining countryA 45-mile two-lane byway along Cow Creek from Riddle to Glendale, Oregon, on an old railroad grade, past the tailings of the last nickel smelter in the lower 48.
- Diamond Loop Back Country BywayDiamond · Tour routeA 69-mile Bureau of Land Management loop in Harney County, Oregon, crossing Malheur refuge marsh, a basalt crater field, and Peter French's round horse-breaking corral of stone and juniper.
- East Steens Tour RouteFields · Tour routeA 143-mile Oregon State Scenic Backway in Harney County, running from Fields to Burns along the Alvord playa, beneath the mile-high east face of Steens Mountain.
- Elkhorn Drive Scenic BywayBaker City · Scenic driveA 106-mile loop through the Elkhorn Mountains west of Baker City, Oregon, that tops out at 7,392-foot Elkhorn Summit, the second-highest paved road in the state.
- Galice-Hellgate Back Country BywayGalice · Back country bywayThe Galice-Hellgate Back Country Byway follows the Rogue River west from Merlin, Oregon, past a gorge more than 200 feet deep to the old Takelma trail at Grave Creek.
- Grande Tour RouteLa Grande · Scenic driveAn eighty-mile signed loop around eastern Oregon's Grande Ronde Valley, passing mint fields and a 1906 brick sanatorium once billed as the "Mayo Clinic of the West."
- Hells Canyon Scenic BywayJoseph · All-american roadAn All-American Road looping some 218 miles around Oregon's Wallowa Mountains, climbing from Joseph's bronze foundries over Forest Road 39 to the rim of North America's deepest canyon.
- High Desert Discovery Scenic BywayBurns · Scenic bywayThe 127-mile run of Oregon 205 from Burns to Fields, through the Malheur marshes and under Steens Mountain, across a valley Peter French once fenced for his cattle.
- Historic Columbia River HighwayTroutdale · National historic landmarkThe Historic Columbia River Highway, built 1913 to 1922 from the Sandy River near Troutdale to The Dalles, was laid out by an engineer who surveyed first for "the beauty spots."
- Journey Through Time Scenic BywayFossil · Scenic bywayThe marks of time are stamped across the landscape on this 286-mile/460-kilometer route through prehistoric fossil beds, mining boomtowns and surprising sights like the Painted Hills.
- Lakeview to Steens Back Country BywayLakeview · Scenic bywayWaterfowl in the Warner Wetlands, the geologic escarpment at Hart Mountain and the National Antelope Refuge, and wide views of the high desert west of Steens Mountain.
- Lower Crooked River Back Country BywayPrineville · Back country bywayAn Oregon state highway located in Deschutes County and Crook County. OR 27 traverses the Crooked River Highway No. 14 of the Oregon state highway system. Known as the Lower Crooked River Back Country Byway, OR 27 has the distinction of being one of the only state highways in Oregon which is partially paved.
- Lower Deschutes River Back Country BywayMaupin · E-bike rental outfitterMaupin outfitter offering hourly rentals of full suspension, Class 3 cargo e-bikes for scenic rides along the Wild and Scenic Lower Deschutes River between Maupin and Sherars Falls, with views of rafters at Oak Springs, Mt. Hood, and Sherars Falls.
- Marys Peak to Pacific Scenic BywayCorvallis · State bywayFrom the highest point in the Coast Range to the broad, sandy beaches of the Central Coast, one of Oregon's newest byways follows the Alsea River on a delightfully meandering 72-mile tour.
- McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass Scenic BywayMcKenzie Bridge and Sisters · Part of the mckenzie pass - santiam pass national scenic bywayA portion of the byway travels through the McKenzie River Ranger District of the Willamette National Forest where you'll experience dramatic views of the snowcapped High Cascade Peaks.
- McKenzie River Scenic BywayEugene · 34-mile/55-kilometer riverside routeThe steely blue McKenzie River sets the course for this 34-mile/55-kilometer riverside route, which links the fruitful Willamette Valley to the fragrant fir forests of the Cascade Mountains.
- Mt. Hood Scenic BywayHood River · Scenic bywayThe glacier-caked summit of Oregon's highest peak creates a dramatic centerpiece for this 100-mile/161-kilometer route that skirts the mountain through fruit valleys and thick fir forest.
- Myrtle Creek-Canyonville Tour RouteMyrtle Creek · Tour routePicturesque farms, verdant forests and scenic streams through the southern Cascade foothills on an easy-to-access 68-mile Tour Route east of I-5.
- Outback Scenic BywayLakeview · Scenic bywayThe delicate beauty of the high desert sweeps from horizon to horizon on this 171-mile/275-kilometer drive across the Great Basin, a landscape as vast as an inland sea.
- Over the Rivers and Through the Woods Scenic BywaySweet Home · Scenic bywayA 66-mile/106-kilometer byway climbing through five ecosystems from the Willamette Valley to the West Cascade Mountains.
- Pacific Coast Scenic BywayAstoria · All-american roadStarting in Astoria and traveling south to Brookings, the byway winds past estuarine marshes, clings to seaside cliffs, passes through agricultural valleys, and brushes against wind-sculpted dunes; charming small towns, museums, state parks, overlooks, historic bridges, and lighthouses ensure a delightful journey.
- Quartzville Back Country BywayCascadia · Back country bywayEnjoy a day of hiking and exploring along the BLM's Quartzville Back Country Byway, or spend the day fishing, swimming, and gold panning on the serene Quartzville River.
- Rogue-Coquille Scenic BywayGold Beach · Scenic bywayThis discovery drive provides scenic ocean views and an unforgettable experience of the true ruggedness and beauty of remote Oregon along its wild rivers and vast forests. The portion between Gold Beach and Myrtle Point is aptly named the Rogue-Coquille Scenic Byway
- Rogue-Umpqua Scenic BywayRoseburg · Scenic bywayMore commonly known as the "highway of waterfalls," the byway ascends from I-5 into the southern Cascades, tracking two of Oregon's most storied rivers.
- Silver Falls Tour RouteSilverton · Scenic drivesSide-loop route, with the Trail of Ten Falls, Cascade peaks visible, and the South Falls Lodge constructed by the CCC.
- Snake River-Mormon Basin Back Country BywayBaker City · Back country bywayA 150-mile byway through the rangelands of eastern Oregon's Baker and Malheur counties, with options for high-clearance two-wheel drive vehicles. Steep canyons, prominent cliffs, and rock outcrops line the route.
- South Fork John Day River Back Country BywayDayville · Back country bywayThis gravelled Back Country Byway parallels the Wild and Scenic South Fork John Day River through its incised canyon for a distance of 50 miles from its northern terminus at Dayville to the northern border of Malheur National Forest to the south.
- Steens Loop Tour RouteFrenchglen · Steens mountain backcountry bywayThe Steens Mountain Loop Road is Oregon's highest elevation road and is generally open from early July to November. It affords visitor access to four developed campgrounds and overlooks at Kiger Gorge, East Rim, Big Indian Gorge, Wildhorse and Little Blitzen Gorge. The Loop Road also accesses the Riddle Brothers Ranch National Historic District.
- Trees to Sea Scenic BywayBanks · State bywayOne of Oregon's newest scenic byways, connecting Tualatin Valley through the Tillamook State Forest to the Oregon Coast.
- Umpqua River Scenic BywaySutherlin · Scenic bywayA 66-mile/106-kilometer drive through historic timber towns, wine country, fishing hot spots and fur-trading posts, twisting through the Coast Range on its way to the Pacific
- Vineyard and Valley Tour RouteSherwood · Tour routes & trailsHandpicked produce, carefully crafted wines and bucolic beauty will tempt you at every turn on this 57-mile/92-kilometer route through the Tualatin Valley — an easy side trip from the Portland metro area
- Volcanic Legacy Scenic BywayKlamath Falls · All american roadOne of 42 All-American Roads, bookended by Lassen Volcanic National Park and Crater Lake National Park; the byway region has been molded by its fiery volcanic past, with soaring volcanic peaks, expansive lava flows, lava tubes, caves, spatter cones, bubbling mudpots, and steaming fumaroles.
- West Cascades Scenic BywayEstacada · All-american roadA 215-mile drive along the lush western slope of the Cascade Mountains, where some of Oregon's best-known rivers spill through timeless fir forests.
Small Ferries
- Buena Vista FerryJefferson · FerryA cable-guided electric ferry carries cars, bicycles, and walkers about 720 feet across the Willamette at Buena Vista, Oregon, on a crossing begun by the town's founder.
- Canby FerryCanby · Car and walk-on ferryA six-car, county-run ferry across the Willamette River between Canby and Wilsonville, Oregon, in service since 1914 and one of three ferries left on the river.
- Wheatland FerryWheatland · FerryOregon's oldest continuously operating ferry crossing, and its busiest; the ferry is the only remnant of the old Wheatland business district.
Train Rides
- Oregon Coast Scenic RailroadGaribaldi · 501(c)3 non-profit heritage railroadOregon Coast Scenic Railroad (OCSR) is 501(c)3 non-profit heritage railroad, offering interpreted train rides along the Tillamook Coast that tell the story of the area by giving passengers a journey back in time.
- Oregon Rail Heritage Center (Oregon Pacific Railroad excursions)Portland · Train ridesAll roundtrip excursions depart from the Oregon Rail Heritage Center and travel along the east bank of the Willamette River. After passing the iconic Oaks Amusement Park, the train returns to the ORHC. Each ride lasts approximately 40 minutes.
- Sumpter Valley RailroadMcEwen · Narrow-gauge, steam-powered railroadTwo excursions: a 12-mile, approximately 2.5-hour round trip from the McEwen Depot through the valley, and a 6-mile, approximately 45-minute round trip from the Sumpter Depot.
- Willamette Shore TrolleyLake Oswego · Vintage trolleyRide in a Vintage Trolley from Lake Oswego into a dark tunnel and meander through posh neighborhoods.
Roadside Attractions
- Bigfoot TrapRuch · The only bigfoot trap in the worldThe only bigfoot trap in the world, on the Collings Mountain Trail, which features spectacular views of the Siskiyou Crest and Applegate Lake.
- Enchanted ForestTurner · Theme parkA family-built storybook theme park on a wooded hill beside Interstate 5 at Turner, Oregon, begun in 1964 by Roger Tofte one bag of cement at a time.
- GlockenspielMount Angel · GlockenspielA 49-foot glockenspiel tower in downtown Mount Angel, Oregon, billed as the nation's tallest, where carved figures of the town's founders come out four times daily.
- Mill Ends ParkPortland · ParkA two-foot circle of soil in a downtown Portland traffic median, Mill Ends Park held the world's-smallest-park title for decades and, by its founder's account, houses leprechauns.
- Oregon City Municipal ElevatorOregon City · StructureOregon City's municipal elevator, a 130-foot 1955 concrete tower lifting riders from a tunnel under the railroad tracks to a bluff-top deck, platted as Elevator Street.
- Paul Bunyan StatuePortland · 31-foot-tall concrete and metal sculpture of mythical logger paul bunyanA 31-foot concrete-plaster Paul Bunyan in Portland's Kenton neighborhood, raised for Oregon's 1959 centennial and framed in the machine shop that still faces him across Denver Avenue.
- Peace Candle of the WorldScappoose · Distinctive roadside attractionA cylindrical structure approximately 50-feet tall and 18-feet in diameter, once covered with real candle wax, now painted red with a custom neon flame replica.
- Petersen Rock GardenRedmond · Rock gardenThe 91-year-old Petersen Rock Garden outside Redmond was bustling Saturday afternoon as the historic attraction reopened after an extensive renovation.
- Prehistoric GardensPort Orford · Roadside attractionA roadside park on U.S. 101 between Port Orford and Gold Beach, where 23 life-size concrete dinosaurs built by a former accountant stand in a coastal rainforest.
- The Freakybuttrue PeculiariumPortland · Museum & oddities gift shopNo jump scares; a whole host of weird, wild and goofy things, from aliens to zombies and everything in between.
- The Last BlockbusterBend · Roadside oddityThe world's last Blockbuster video store, in a Bend, Oregon, strip mall at U.S. 20 and Revere Avenue, still rents discs and displays Russell Crowe's Robin Hood hood.
- The World's Smallest HarborDepoe Bay · Smallest natural navigable harborThe City is now proud to be the 'World's Smallest Navigable Harbor'.
Lookouts & Cabins
- Acker Rock LookoutTiller · LookoutA one-room Forest Service fire lookout, twelve feet square, set on a volcanic plug above the South Umpqua near Tiller, Oregon, where part of the floor hangs over open air.
- Acorn Woman Peak LookoutJacksonville · Fire lookout (USFS rental)A 14-foot-square L-4 fire lookout on a Siskiyou ridge above the Applegate Valley, rented by the night, with its Osborne Firefinder still at the center of the room.
- Anthony Lake Guard StationNorth Powder · Historic civilian conservation corps log cabin rentalHistoric 1930s CCC log cabin near Anthony Lake and the Elkhorn Crest Trail with hot shower, electricity, flush toilet, and well-equipped kitchen.
- Antlers Guard Station CabinWhitney · Historic civilian conservation corps guard station cabin rentalCozy, rustic cabin with two small rooms - a combined bedroom and living room and a kitchen. The Guard Station, a historical site constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), is located adjacent to the scenic North Fork Burnt River and is only a couple of miles from the historic Whitney area.
- Aspen CabinLakeview · Historic log cabin recreation rentalA 1930 Forest Service log cabin ringed by a split rail fence in the North Warner Mountains northeast of Lakeview, Oregon, rented by the night with no water on site.
- Bald Butte LookoutPaisley · Fire lookout rentalA 14-by-14 Forest Service lookout of 1931 on the bare summit of Bald Butte, southwest of Paisley, Oregon, its pieces packed up by horses, now rented by the night.
- Bald Knob LookoutPowers · Fire lookout rentalA flat-top lookout cabin on a timber tower above the Coquille near Powers, Oregon, rented by the night, on a knob where a guard built a shake shelter in 1914.
- Big Elk Guard StationButte Falls · Rustic log cabinA 1929 peeled-log guard cabin on Big Elk Prairie east of Butte Falls, Oregon, rented by the night on a Forest Service site in use since 1907.
- Bolan Mountain LookoutCave Junction · L-4 style lookoutA one-room glass fire lookout on the Siskiyou crest south of Cave Junction, Oregon, burned to its foundation in the 2020 Slater Fire and was rebuilt by volunteers in 2024.
- Box Canyon Guard Station CabinBlue River · Guard station cabinA 1933 Civilian Conservation Corps cabin for fire guards on Aufderheide Drive in Oregon's Willamette National Forest, rented by the night, with a horse corral beside it.
- Caretakers CabinGranite · 2-storied cabinA two-story rental house at the Fremont Powerhouse near Granite, Oregon, built in the 1930s for the workers who watched an eight-mile Olive Lake pipeline for leaks.
- Clackamas Lake Historic CabinGovernment Camp · Historic cabinA 1933 ranger's residence at the Clackamas Lake Ranger Station in Oregon's Mt. Hood National Forest, rented to overnight guests and lit by an old generator and propane lanterns.
- Clear Lake Cabin LookoutGovernment Camp · Fire lookout rentalA 1962 R-6 flat-top fire lookout on Clear Lake Butte, south of Mount Hood, Oregon, staffed for fire watch each summer and rented to skiers each winter.
- Cold Springs CabinPrineville · Rental cabinA 1934 Forest Service guard station in an upland meadow near Big Summit Prairie in Oregon's Ochoco National Forest, once a switchboard for fire lookouts, now rented by the night.
- Crescent Lake Guard StationCrescent · Guard stationA one-bedroom Forest Service guard station from the early 1930s on the east shore of Crescent Lake, Klamath County, Oregon, with a claw-foot tub and its original buffet.
- Currier Guard StationPaisley · Guard station recreation rentalA 1933 Forest Service fire crews' out station on the Paisley Ranger District, now rented by the night, rebuilt after a Bootleg Fire pine fell on it in 2021.
- Deer Creek Guard Station CabinDayville · Guard station cabinA 1956 fireguard work station on the Malheur National Forest, about 31 miles from John Day, Oregon, now rented by the night, lit by propane, with no water on site.
- Ditch Creek Guard StationHeppner · Guard stationA 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps guard station in the Umatilla National Forest southeast of Heppner, Oregon, rented by the night, where fireguards once rode out looking for smoke.
- Drake Peak LookoutLakeview · L-4 aladdin ground house cabinA 1948 Forest Service fire lookout on the crest of the North Warner Mountains above Lakeview, Oregon, rented by the night, with its Osborne Firefinder still in place.
- Fall River Guard StationBend · Guard station cabinA 600-square-foot Civilian Conservation Corps guard station in Deschutes National Forest, rented by the night, whose back door opens on the spring-fed headwaters of the Fall River.
- Fish Lake Remount Depot CabinsMcKenzie Bridge · CabinTwo 1920s Forest Service cabins at Oregon's Fish Lake Remount Depot, rented each winter and reached by trail on foot or skis, beside a lake that drains to meadow by summer.
- Fivemile Butte LookoutMt. Hood · LookoutA 1957 fire lookout cabin on Fivemile Butte, Mt. Hood National Forest, rented by the night and reached in winter on skis or snowshoes from Billy Bob Sno-Park.
- Fremont Point CabinLakeview · Reconstructed cabin rentalA Forest Service rental cabin on Winter Rim in Lake County, Oregon, about 3,000 feet above Summer Lake, on the point where John C. Fremont named both in 1843.
- Fry Meadows Guard StationElgin · Two-room guard-station cabinA 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps guard station in the Umatilla National Forest northeast of Elgin, Oregon, rented by the night at a meadow's edge, with no water on site.
- Gold Butte LookoutDetroit · Fire lookoutA 1934 fire lookout on a Willamette National Forest summit north of Detroit, Oregon, rented by the night after volunteers took it apart and rebuilt it piece by piece.
- Green Ridge LookoutSisters · Fire lookout rentalGreen Ridge Lookout, a fire tower on a ridge more than 2,000 feet above the Metolius River near Sisters, Oregon, takes overnight guests in spring and fall and keeps volunteer fire watch in summer.
- Hager Mountain LookoutSilver Lake · Cabin nonelectricHager Mountain Lookout is a fourteen-foot-square fire cabin at 7,195 feet south of Silver Lake, Oregon, that watches for smoke each summer and is rented to skiers and snowshoers in winter.
- Hemlock Butte CabinDouglas County · Winter backcountry cabin rentalA three-story A-frame at the foot of Oregon's Mount Bailey, reached in winter only on skis or snowshoes, built by a Douglas County ski club.
- Imnaha Guard StationProspect · Guard station cabin rentalA 1939 Civilian Conservation Corps guard station at Imnaha Springs, near Prospect, Oregon, rented by the night in old-growth fir a short trail below an ice-cold spring.
- Indian Ridge LookoutBlue River · Fire lookout rentalA 1950s Forest Service fire lookout on Indian Ridge in the Willamette National Forest near Blue River, Oregon, rented by the night, with the Three Sisters close to the northeast.
- Lake of the Woods LookoutGold Beach · Fire lookout rentalThe lookout, a one-room cabin with windows that provide 360-degree views, accommodates one to four people.
- Lodgepole Guard StationButte Falls · Guard stationCivilian Conservation Corps guard station cabin at Lodgepole Meadow designed to comfortably sleep 4 occupants; bedroom with a full-size bed, small closet and one dresser; living room with futon and coffee table.
- Murderers Creek Guard StationJohn Day · Historic guard station rentalOne-room cabin and a vault toilet; propane cook stove, lights, refrigerator and heat stove; sleeps 2 on a futon bed; old garage and RV parking in the driveway. A retreat for a couple or individual and a fun opportunity to imagine the life of the early day Forest rangers.
- Musick Guard StationCottage Grove · Guard stationMusick Guard Station is located in southwestern Oregon, offering visitors a glimpse into a historic mining community in the Umpqua National Forest.
- Olallie Lake Guard Station CabinMt Hood · Standard
- Packers CabinBrookings · CabinPackers Cabin was originally built during the 1930s and served as the headquarters for the Forest Service packer who supplied lookouts and field crews by horse or mule pack trains.
- Peavy CabinBaker City, OR · Historic log cabin rentalRustic single-room log cabin on the Wild and Scenic North Fork John Day River; sleeps four with wood stove, gas range, and vault toilet; trailhead access to the North Fork John Day Wilderness and the Elkhorn Crest National Recreation Trail.
- Pickett Butte LookoutTiller · Fire lookout tower rentalFire lookout tower atop Pickett Butte in Umpqua National Forest, southwest Oregon; one-room cabin reached by a narrow steep stairway, with panoramic views over the Jackson Creek Drainage and the lands around the town of Tiller.
- Short Creek Guard StationPrairie City · Cabin rentalA three-room rustic cabin about 20 miles from Prairie City with one queen bed, kitchen/living room, a bedroom, and a bathroom.
- Snow Camp LookoutGold Beach · CabinA cabin-type fire-lookout structure with a catwalk destroyed in the 2002 Biscuit Fire and rebuilt by Don Hartley of Don Hartley Construction in Crescent City, California.
- Summit Guard Station BunkhousePendleton · BuildingA one-room bunkhouse for cooking, sleeping and relaxing, with four bed frames, propane lights, a propane heater and range, and an outhouse nearby.
- Sunshine Guard StationJohn Day · Forest service guard station cabinThe former guard station was built in 1936 and until the 1990s was used alternatively as a bunkhouse or a work station for fireguards; situated along John Day River in the Malheur National Forest at an elevation of 3,700 feet
- Tamarack CabinHeppner · CabinTamarack Cabin offers outdoor enthusiasts a quaint cabin with epic views atop Tamarack Mountain. The cabin can accommodate four guests, and a short walk through the trees awards a unique opportunity to view miles of the Umatilla National Forest from sunup to sundown. The site was originally used as a fire detection lookout; a steel Aermotor tower is still standing.
- Tilly Jane Guard StationParkdale · Guard stationTilly Jane Guard Station is an ideal getaway for individuals and families who enjoy the great outdoors in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. It is one of the oldest structures on Mt. Hood and provides shelter for warmth and an escape from the elements while participating in a variety of activities, specifically winter-related recreation.
- Timber Butte CabinLowell · Fire lookout cabin rentalLookout cabin in the Fall Creek area of the Willamette National Forest at 3,650 feet, 19 miles from Lowell, Oregon; open mid-April through late October for scenery and a variety of recreation.
- Two Color Guard StationMedical Springs · Large cabin (forest service guard station rental)A large cabin along Wild and Scenic Eagle Creek below the Eagle Cap Wilderness, with a view from the back porch over a riparian meadow toward the creek; Two Color Campground is nearby.
- Warner Mountain LookoutOakridge · LookoutA replica of an old cupola-style lookout sitting on a high vantage point of Warner Ridge at an altitude of 5,300 feet in the Willamette National Forest; a winter destination accessed by skis, snowmobiles, or snowshoes.
- Whisky Camp Guard StationTiller · Guard station cabin rentalThis compact, red-planked, cedar-roofed two-room cabin is tucked beneath a dense forest canopy that lets the occasional sunlight shine through.
- Willow Prairie CabinButte Falls · Guard station cabinOne-room cabin for up to four people at the foot of Mt. McLoughlin at 4,300 feet; a 1924 Forest Service guard station converted to a horse camp and rented to groups with or without horses.
Observatories
- Harry C. Kendall PlanetariumPortland · PlanetariumOMSI's 200-seat, 52-foot domed theater, one of the most technologically advanced planetariums in the Pacific Northwest, with daily planetarium presentations and evening laser shows.
- MHCC Planetarium Sky TheatreGresham · PlanetariumA planetarium at Mt. Hood Community College's Gresham Campus, hosting public planetarium shows on the first and third Thursdays of the month plus private school and group shows by reservation.
- Sunriver Nature Center & ObservatoryNature center and observatoryThe nation's largest public observatory, in DarkSky certified surroundings at Sunriver's elevation, with many telescopes set up for visitor enjoyment, from Tele Vue refractors to a 30-inch Newtonian.
Factory Tours
- Alsea River Fish HatcheryAlsea · State fish hatcheryA state fish hatchery on the North Fork Alsea River in Oregon's Coast Range, built with New Deal relief labor, where winter steelhead climb a ladder into the trap.
- Bandon HatcheryBandon · HatcheryA state fish hatchery on Ferry Creek just east of Bandon, Oregon, where Coquille River Chinook are spawned on Tuesday mornings to rebuild a run near extinction.
- Big Creek HatcheryKnappa · Fish hatcheryWorking Mitchell Act hatchery on Big Creek where fish rearing and pond viewing are available daily, with seasonal viewing of egg incubation, adult salmon, salmon spawning, and steelhead spawning.
- Bonneville HatcheryCascade Locks · Hatchery facilityOregon's largest state fish hatchery, on Tanner Creek below Bonneville Dam near Cascade Locks, where a ten-foot white sturgeon named Herman lives behind underwater glass.
- Bradford Island Visitor Center at Bonneville Lock and DamCascade Locks · Visitor centerThe Army Corps of Engineers' 1975 visitor center on Bradford Island at Bonneville Dam, near Cascade Locks, Oregon, where underwater windows look sideways into the fish ladder.
- Butte Creek MillEagle Point · Water-powered flour millA water-powered grist mill on Little Butte Creek in Eagle Point, Oregon, built in 1872 and burned on Christmas morning 2015, again grinding on its original French buhr stones.
- Cascade HatcheryCascade Locks · Fish hatcheryA state coho hatchery on Eagle Creek near Cascade Locks, Oregon, whose roughly 1.65 million young coho were trucked out ahead of debris flows after the 2017 Eagle Creek Fire.
- Cedar Creek HatcheryHebo · Hatchery visitors' centerA state fish hatchery on Three Rivers east of Hebo, Oregon, in production since 1925, where visitors feed trophy rainbow trout in a show pond beside the salmon raceways.
- Clackamas HatcheryEstacada · Working state fish hatchery open to visitorsA state salmon and steelhead hatchery on the Clackamas River in Milo McIver State Park, near Estacada, Oregon, where returning spring Chinook swim of their own accord into the trap.
- Cole M. Rivers HatcheryTrail · Fish hatcheryCole M. Rivers Hatchery, below Lost Creek Dam near Trail, Oregon, where Rogue River salmon and steelhead climb a ladder to the barrier weir that ends their run.
- Danner boot factory toursPortland · In-person factory tourFree, scheduled tours of Danner's working boot factory in Northeast Portland, Oregon, where six visitors at a time watch hides tested, uppers stitched down, and liners dunked for leaks.
- Elk River HatcheryPort Orford · Fish hatcheryA state salmon and steelhead hatchery up the Elk River from Port Orford, Oregon, where returning fall Chinook swim through holes in a fish ladder's steps into an aluminum trap.
- Fall River HatcheryBend · State fish hatcheryA state trout hatchery on spring-fed Fall River south of Bend, Oregon, whose 1973 virus outbreak led the state to chemically treat the entire river.
- Gnat Creek HatcheryClatskanie · Fish hatcheryA state fish hatchery on Gnat Creek off U.S. Highway 30 east of Astoria, where sturgeon circle a show pond and the creek drops nearly 2,000 feet in four miles.
- Hull-Oakes Lumber CoMonroe · Steam-driven sawmillA sawmill at the end of Dawson Road in Benton County, Oregon, that cuts Douglas-fir timbers up to 85 feet long and ran on steam until 2013.
- Irrigon HatcheryIrrigon · Fish hatcheryA state fish hatchery on the Columbia's south shore west of Irrigon, Oregon, where steelhead bound for the Wallowa and Imnaha rivers are reared in 32 concrete raceways.
- Klamath HatcheryChiloquin · Fish hatcheryA state trout hatchery on spring-fed Crooked Creek west of Chiloquin, Oregon, reopened in June 2026 in a concrete hatch house built after the Two Four Two Fire.
- Klaskanine HatcheryAstoria · Salmon and steelhead fish hatcheryA state salmon hatchery on the North Fork Klaskanine River near Olney, Oregon, operating since 1911, where fall Chinook return each autumn below a concrete dam the state plans to remove.
- Latimer Quilt & Textile CenterTillamook · Living, working museumA working textile museum in a former Wilson River schoolhouse in Tillamook, Oregon, where weavers work the looms on Fridays and volunteers turn back quilts one by one.
- Leaburg HatcheryLeaburg · Fish hatcheryAn Army Corps–built fish hatchery on the McKenzie River east of Leaburg, Oregon, where staff emptied 1.16 million fish into the river during the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire.
- Lookingglass HatcheryElgin · Fish hatcheryA spring Chinook hatchery on Lookingglass Creek, eighteen miles from Elgin, Oregon, where eggs from five rivers are reared beside a creek whose native run vanished and was rebuilt.
- Marion Forks HatcheryIdanha · Fish hatcheryA state fish hatchery at milepost 66 on Oregon Highway 22, where visitors feed adult rainbow trout and watch Chinook salmon spawn in Horn Creek.
- North Nehalem HatcheryNehalem · Fish hatcheryA state fish hatchery on Oregon's North Fork Nehalem River, where coho and steelhead return to the trap each fall and winter, an eighth of a mile from Umbrella Falls.
- Oak Springs HatcheryMaupin · Fish hatcheryOregon's trout and steelhead hatchery on the Deschutes River north of Maupin runs on springs from the canyon wall, and in autumn visitors may help spawn the trout.
- Oregon Hatchery Research CenterAlsea · Research centerA state and university salmon research center on Fall Creek near Alsea, Oregon, built over an infamous old hatchery and closed after a 2020 landslide upstream silted its water.
- Oxbow HatcheryCascade Locks · Fish hatcheryA state salmon hatchery on Herman Creek east of Cascade Locks, Oregon, fed by Oxbow Springs, the water Nestlé eyed from 2008 for its Arrowhead brand.
- Pendleton MillPendleton · Woolen millThe original Pendleton Woolen Mills plant in Pendleton, Oregon, weaving jacquard-patterned blankets and wool fabrics since 1909.
- Roaring River HatcheryScio · Fish hatcheryODFW visitor guide: a mixed-stock fish hatchery producing anadromous and resident trout; raceway ponds added in 1987 and 1996; the rainbow trout program involves broodstock maintenance, spawning, egg incubation and rearing.
- Round Butte HatcheryMadras · Fish hatcherySpring Chinook, summer steelhead, and sockeye salmon mitigation hatchery built in 1972 to compensate for the Pelton/Round Butte Hydroelectric Complex; adult collection, egg incubation, and rearing on PGE land at the base of Round Butte Dam.
- Sandy HatcherySandy · State fish hatcherySandy Hatchery, a state fish hatchery on Cedar Creek just north of Sandy, Oregon, where returning coho are trapped, sorted and spawned through the first weeks of November.
- South Santiam HatcherySweet Home · Fish hatcheryA state salmon and steelhead hatchery below Foster Dam outside Sweet Home, Oregon, where returning Chinook gather each fall at the foot of the dam's old fish ladder.
- Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage AreaSumpter · State heritage areaIn a pond at the south edge of Sumpter, Oregon, sits the last of three gold dredges that turned Sumpter Valley into miles of rock piles. Visitors may climb aboard.
- The Dalles Lock & Dam Visitor CenterThe Dalles · Visitor centerThe Corps of Engineers' visitor center for The Dalles Dam, on the Oregon shore east of The Dalles, stands on the site of a salmon cannery whose fishwheel sluiceways remain.
- Thompson's Mills State Heritage SiteShedd · State heritage siteThompson's Mills, on the Calapooia River two miles east of Shedd, is Oregon's oldest water-powered grist mill, and a water right older than statehood still turns its machinery for visitors.
- Tillamook CreameryTillamook · Creamery visitor centerThe Tillamook County Creamery Association's free visitor center on Highway 101 in Tillamook, Oregon, where visitors look down from a gallery onto a working cheddar plant.
- Trask River HatcheryTillamook · HatcheryA state salmon hatchery on the Trask River east of Tillamook, Oregon, where fall salmon run below the hatchery and up Gold Creek, home of a family hatchery about 1900.
- Umatilla HatcheryIrrigon · Fish hatcheryAn Oregon fish hatchery on the Columbia west of Irrigon, rearing Chinook and steelhead for the Umatilla River, co-managed with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
- Valley Bronze of OregonJoseph · Bronze foundryA family-owned art foundry in Joseph, Oregon, begun in 1982 in a logging-truck repair shop, that has cast bronze for Main Street and the National Archives.
- Wallowa HatcheryEnterprise · HatcheryA state hatchery on Spring Creek west of Enterprise, Oregon, where summer steelhead end an 800-mile run in a trap and rainbow trout are raised for Wallowa Lake.
- Warm Springs National Fish HatcheryWarm Springs · National fish hatcheryA federal salmon hatchery on the Warm Springs River in central Oregon, run with the Confederated Tribes, whose fish ladder passes wild Chinook, coho, steelhead and lamprey upriver each spring.
- Willamette HatcheryOakridge · Fish hatcheryWillamette Trout Hatchery and the adjacent Oakridge Salmon Hatchery were combined in 1983 and operate today as Willamette Hatchery.
- Wizard Falls HatcheryCamp Sherman · Fish hatcheryWizard Falls Hatchery offers a park-like setting, display pond and interpretive signage. A platform for viewing fish in the settling pond is also available. Group tours are available by advance arrangement.
Flea Markets
- B.Bright VintageJoseph · Antiques and collectibles dealerA mother-and-daughter vintage store of carefully chosen vintage items - clothing and just about everything else - sourced from local estates and buying trips.
- Birds on a Wire MercantileBaker City · Craft & antique mallBaker City's largest general merchandise store and first craft and antique mall, showcasing treasures from over 60 local vendors in a restored 1910 grocery warehouse.
- Linn County Flea MarketAlbany · Linn county fair & expo center buildingThe Juntique Marketplace, everything from junk to antiques.
- M&M MarketplaceHillsboro · Farmers marketAn indoor Latino mercado in a former Hillsboro warehouse, opened in 2000 as a weekend swap meet, where a muffler shop and a pupusería share one roof.
- Picc-a-dilly Flea MarketEugene · Local businessEugene's largest, longest-running and most diverse flea market, conveniently located at the Lane County Fairgrounds.
- Portland Saturday MarketPortland · Shopping districtThe largest operating outdoor arts & crafts market in the country, operating since 1974.
- Southern Oregon Flea MarketGrants Pass · Flea marketThe Grants Pass flea market is located at the Josephine County Fairgrounds in the event building. Also being held in the parking lot during the summer months.
- Sumpter MarketsSumpter · Flea marketVendors and food booths located all over town; antiques, vintage, new, or hand crafted items.
U-Pick Farms
- Hood River Fruit LoopHood River · Self-guided tour of our fruit loop stands along a scenic 35 mile driveA 35-mile self-guided drive through Oregon's Hood River Valley past some thirty farm stands, cideries, and lavender fields, organized by growers in 1992 around a printed map.
- Oregon Farm LoopWilsonville · Agricultural cooperativeA Wilsonville nonprofit's map of 26 Willamette Valley farm stops, where the suggested routes run past ostriches, honey flights, and a creamery distilling vodka from whey.
- Tri-County Farm FreshPortland Metro area · Collective of farms featuring farm stands and u-pickA volunteer association of farm stands, orchards, and u-pick fields in Oregon's Washington, Multnomah, and Clackamas counties, publishing a shared Portland-area farm directory since 1975.
Distilleries
- Stone Barn BrandyworksPortland · Craft spiritsStone Barn Brandyworks makes craft spirits that capture the essence of the Northwest. We are a human-scale distillery invested in our people, ingredients, and products. Our spirits are fermented and distilled in our Southeast Portland distillery, using local and organic ingredients whenever possible. We started out in 2009 making fruit brandy and liqueurs inspired by the European tradition.
- Sundance DistillingGrants Pass · DistilleryBrandan and Barbara Conover operate a local distillery in Grants Pass. They craft all of their products in-house, boasting a selection of around 20 items.
Wineries
- Brandborg Vineyard & WineryElkton · WineryBrandborg Vineyard & Winery pours pinot noir and Alsace-style whites from a two-story building on Highway 38 in Elkton, Oregon; its founder helped win the Elkton Oregon AVA.
- Foris Vineyardsnear Cave Junction, Oregon in the Illinois Valley region · Estate winery and tasting roomForis Vineyards, a family estate winery near Cave Junction, Oregon, seven miles from California, pours its wines in a stone tasting room built from gold-mine tailings.
- Nehalem Bay WineryNehalem · A smallA small, family owned winery on the Coast with 3 generations of Oregonians making Oregon wine since 1974.
- Valley View WineryJacksonville · Winery/vineyardSouthern Oregon's Premier Winery - Established in 1972. Home to award winning Domaine Rogue wines.
- Wooldridge Creek WineryGrants Pass · Oregon's first combined winery & creameryOregon's only combined winery and creamery; the creamery was founded in 2015 and uses only local, organic milk.
Fairs & Rodeos
- Benton County FairCorvallis · County fairCorvallis, Oregon's county fair and rodeo, whose Saturday 4-H and FFA livestock auction raised just shy of $1 million for the county's young people in 2023.
- Clackamas County FairCanby · County fairA five-day county fair on Canby's NE 4th Avenue fairgrounds in Clackamas County, Oregon, where since 1958 the rodeo has packed "four hours of rodeo excitement in only two hours."
- Clatsop County FairAstoria · Annual county fairAstoria's county fair, held since 1905, now fills 109 acres above the Walluski River after nine decades in a theater, a courthouse basement and on waterfront docks.
- Columbia County Fair & RodeoSt Helens · County fair & rodeoColumbia County's fair and NPRA rodeo, held in July on grounds east of St. Helens, Oregon, entered between stone monuments carried from its old Deer Island site.
- Coos County Fair & RodeoMyrtle Point · County fair and rodeoCoos County's summer fair and two-night rodeo, held on the fairgrounds in Myrtle Point, Oregon, since 1912, with a thirty-foot model of a log mill upstairs.
- Crook County FairPrineville, OR · County fairThe Crook County Fair, four free August days on Prineville's south-end fairgrounds, began in 1904 as a horse race and small exhibits beside a track that remains.
- Curry County FairGold Beach · County fairCurry County's summer fair at Gold Beach, Oregon, held on grounds that its 2018 strategic plan calls the only fairgrounds in the state next to the beach.
- Deschutes County Fair & RodeoRedmond · County fair and rodeoCentral Oregon's five-day county fair and NPRA rodeo on Redmond's Airport Way grounds, which began in 1906 as a show for the Deschutes Netted Gem potato.
- Douglas County FairRoseburg · County fairDouglas County's four-day August fair in Roseburg, Oregon, where a logger named Dougy has greeted fairgoers at the main entrance since 1965 and the night concerts come with the gate.
- Gilliam County FairCondon, OR · County fairThe Gilliam County Fair runs three days each September on the county fairgrounds in Condon, Oregon; its first edition was held in Mayville, now a ghost town on Route 19.
- Grant County FairJohn Day · County fairThe Grant County Fair, held in John Day since October 1909, where in 2026 a youth livestock auction in the Heritage Barn passed $700,000 in four days of fair.
- Harney County Fair & RodeoBurns, OR · County fair and rodeoThe Harney County Fair & Rodeo in Burns, Oregon, held the week after Labor Day, marks the end of the hay harvest with 4-H stock, an NPRA rodeo, and a Queen's Race.
- Hood River County FairHood River, OR · County fairThe Hood River County Fair, a four-day July fair on Wyeast Road near Odell, Oregon, where 4-H livestock were once penned beneath a high school grandstand.
- Jackson County FairCentral Point · County fairThe Jackson County Fair, held each July at The Expo in Central Point, Oregon, traces to an 1859 Agricultural Show in Jacksonville, where a Talent man's grape took a blue ribbon.
- Jefferson County FairMadras · County fair and rodeoJefferson County's free fair and NPRA rodeo in Madras, Oregon, held in late July since 1931, which in 2026 lost its carnival one month before opening.
- Josephine County FairGrants Pass · County fairThe Josephine County Fair runs five August days on fairgrounds south of Grants Pass, Oregon, where a racetrack, a blackberry gully turned arena, and 1920s buildings still stand.
- Klamath County FairKlamath Falls · County fairKlamath Falls, Oregon's county fair, first held in 1902, fills a former South Sixth Street farm for four summer days of livestock barns, mutton bustin', and demolition derby.
- Lake County FairLakeview · County fair & roundupThe Lake County Fair & Round-Up in Lakeview, Oregon, is a Labor Day fair and PRCA rodeo first held in September 1920 and run, its promoters say, without a paid hand.
- Lane County FairEugene · County fairThe Lane County Fair fills the fairgrounds on West 13th Avenue in Eugene, Oregon, each July, and traces its exhibitions to an 1858 showing of fruit, grain, and livestock.
- Lincoln County FairNewport, Oregon · RodeoThe Lincoln County Fair in Newport, Oregon, a three-day July fair begun in 1908, with an NPRA rodeo, camel rides, and a fairgrounds being rebuilt around it.
- Linn County FairAlbany, OR · County fairLinn County's three-day July fair at the Fair & Expo Center in Albany, Oregon, where county commissioners dish ice cream for seniors before the Thursday-night rodeo.
- Malheur County Fair & RodeoOntario · County fair and rodeoMalheur County's summer fair and rodeo on Ontario's NW 9th Street, begun in 1909 as the Ontario Corn Festival, now with camels in the Dairy Arena and an NPRA rodeo.
- Marion County FairSalem · County fairMarion County's four-day July fair at the Oregon State Fair & Expo Center in Salem, first held October 11, 1854, and older than the state fair it shares grounds with.
- Morrow County FairHeppner · County fair & rodeoMorrow County's free August fair in Heppner, Oregon, held since 1912, where 170 young exhibitors sold animals for more than $1.1 million at the 2025 youth auction.
- Multnomah County FairPortland, OR · County fairMultnomah County's fair, begun by Gresham granges more than a century ago, now runs three days each late May inside Portland's Oaks Amusement Park, staged entirely by volunteers.
- Oregon State FairSalem · State fairOregon's state fair, held at Salem since 1862: eleven days of barns, midway and concerts ending on Labor Day, beside a 1919 horse stadium still in use.
- Philomath Frolic & RodeoPhilomath · RodeoA three-night professional rodeo and timber-town celebration in Philomath, Oregon, held since 1953, where children wade a pool to catch rainbow trout with their bare hands.
- Polk County FairRickreall · FairgroundThe Polk County Fair has run each August on 20 acres at Rickreall, Oregon, since 1953, and its grounds close at the end of 2026 unless voters pass a levy.
- Sherman County FairMoro · County fairSherman County's late-August fair on the hill above Moro, Oregon, held since 1909, where the barns and scales give way to a Friday rodeo and Saturday demolition derby.
- Tillamook County FairTillamook · County fairTillamook County's August fair, first held in 1891 and on its grounds east of town since 1925, where drivers race stripped Model T Fords holding live piglets.
- Umatilla County FairHermiston · County fairThe Umatilla County Fair, held each August in Hermiston, Oregon, grew from a one-day 1913 Dairy Show whose milking contest paid a prize of $17.50.
- Union County FairLa Grande · Performance & event venueThe Union County Fair in La Grande, Oregon, traces to an 1872 meeting in Cove; in 2026, after more than thirty years of trying, its fairgrounds restrooms flushed.
- Wallowa County FairEnterprise · County fairThe Wallowa County Fair in Enterprise, Oregon, held since 1907, offers junior rodeo, livestock barns, a fat stock sale, and Bessie Bingo, won on a cow's choice of square.
- Washington County FairHillsboro · County fairOregon's Washington County Fair, first held by Tualatin Valley settlers in 1854, runs ten summer days at Hillsboro's Westside Commons and has charged nothing at the gate since 2004.
- Wheeler County Fair & RodeoFossil · Wheeler county fair & rodeoThe Wheeler County Fair and Rodeo has run in Fossil, Oregon, in early August since 1914; its 2026 edition went on after the old grandstands came down.
- Yamhill County Fair & RodeoMcMinnville · Fair & rodeoThe Yamhill County Fair & Rodeo, four days each summer on the McMinnville fairgrounds, descends from an October 1854 gathering at Lafayette that the Oregon Historical Society names Oregon's first county fair.
Town Festivals
- '62 DaysCanyon City · CelebrationCanyon City, Oregon's June celebration of the 1862 gold strike, held since 1922 by the Whiskey Gulch Gang, which stages a mock hanging beside the old brewery it owns.
- Aumsville Corn FestivalAumsville · Oregon heritage traditionThe Aumsville Corn Festival, held in Aumsville, Oregon, since 1968, gives away hot corn grown by a local farmer under contract to the city for one August Saturday.
- Aurora Colony DaysAurora · Annual eventA two-day August festival in Aurora, Oregon, that opens on Friday night with a free biergarten in the courtyard of the Old Aurora Colony Museum.
- Azalea FestivalBrookings · FestivalThe Azalea Festival is Brookings, Oregon's Memorial Day weekend celebration, held since 1939; its 1962 grand marshal was the Japanese pilot who had bombed nearby forest in 1942.
- Beachcomber FestivalWaldport · Annual festivalWaldport's three-day June festival on the Oregon coast, counted as the 70th in 2026, when its noon parade closed US101 and two committees claimed the name.
- Bohemia Mining DaysCottage Grove · Free public celebrationCottage Grove's free July festival, begun in 1959, raises a wooden-fronted Bohemia City in Coiner Park and races human-pushed ore carts in honor of the Bohemia Mining District.
- Bonanza DaysBonanza · Annual festivalBonanza Days is a one-day July homecoming in Bonanza, Oregon, a farm town of 465, where old-time carnival games run in booths used for more than 30 years.
- Canyonville Pioneer DaysCanyonville · CommunityCanyonville Pioneer Days, a four-day late-August festival in Pioneer Park in Canyonville, Oregon, honors a supply town on the Applegate Trail with pie auctions, a grease pole and a frog jump.
- Carlton Fun DaysCarlton · Annual celebration of communityCarlton Fun Days is a free two-day June festival in Carlton, Oregon, centered on Ladd Park, with a parade that marches from the elementary school north on Third and west down Main.
- Celebrate MolallaMolalla · FestivalCelebrate Molalla is a free one-day festival under the oaks of Clark Park in Molalla, Oregon, that grew out of a city council plan for 2020 to 2030.
- Chief Joseph DaysJoseph · Rodeo celebrationThe late-July rodeo week in Joseph, Oregon, begun in 1946 on a lake moraine to dedicate an airport, that opens with bucking horses stampeding down Main Street.
- Clatskanie Heritage DaysClatskanie · CelebrationClatskanie, Oregon's Fourth of July celebration, begun as a barbecue-and-baseball drive to build a town pool after drownings, still runs its parade downhill along Nehalem Street.
- Coquille RiverdaysCoquille · FestivalCoquille Riverdays is a two-day June festival in downtown Coquille, Oregon, that grew from the Gay '90s celebration, begun to open the Sawdust Theatre's season.
- Cove Cherry FairCove · FestivalThe Cove Cherry Fair, a free all-volunteer August day on the Ascension School grounds in Cove, Oregon, revives a growers' fair that crowned a King Bing and Queen Anne.
- Cranberry FestivalBandon · FestivalBandon's cranberry harvest festival on the southern Oregon coast, held since 1947, where high-school juniors are crowned Cranberry Queen or King and the parade has run since 1948.
- Culver Crawdad FestivalCulver · Community festival and paradeAn August Saturday parade and crawdad boil in Culver, Oregon, cooked from crawdads pulled out of Lake Billy Chinook, as they have been since Jess Smith's farm party.
- Dallas DaysDallas · EventA free downtown celebration in Dallas, Oregon, held the last weekend of July under a name that has gone from Krazy Dayz to Summerfest, back again, and now Dallas Days.
- Day in DamascusDamascus · Annual community carnivalDay in Damascus is the Damascus Civic Club's July carnival at its privately owned Centennial Park on Highway 212, where local candidates take turns in a dunk tank.
- Dory DaysPacific City · Annual celebration of local dory fishing culturePacific City, Oregon's July festival for its dory fleet, held since 1959, with a parade, a fish fry, and boats that launch straight off the beach at Cape Kiwanda.
- Dufur Threshing BeeDufur · FestivalA harvest weekend in Dufur, Oregon, begun in 1971 by a farmer who noticed passing motorists stopping to watch him work his wheat fields with horses.
- Elephant Garlic FestivalNorth Plains · Festival celebrating elephant garlicA free three-day elephant garlic festival held the second weekend of August in North Plains, Oregon, where every food booth must serve at least one garlic dish.
- Estacada Timber Festival and Fourth of July ParadeEstacadaEstacada, Oregon, spends the Fourth of July on a parade from the high school and back, and in many years on a Timber Festival where working loggers climb fifty-foot poles.
- Festival of ArtsGresham · Arts and cultural eventA free arts festival in historic downtown Gresham, Oregon, where on the third Saturday of July about 150 juried artists set up booths along streets closed to traffic.
- Fiesta MexicanaWoodburn · FestivalA three-day August festival in Woodburn, Oregon's Legion Park, begun in 1964 as an end-of-harvest thank-you to farmworkers and named an Oregon Heritage Tradition in 2017.
- Forest Grove Corn RoastForest Grove · FestivalA day of food, vendors, games, crafts, music, children's events and roasted corn on a street closed for the day; established in 1964 as a way to introduce incoming educators.
- Fort Umpqua DaysElkton · FestivalFort Umpqua Days is a free Labor Day weekend festival in Elkton, Oregon, held around a volunteer-built replica of the Hudson's Bay Company's southernmost fur post.
- Function 4 JunctionJunction City · Show 'n shine · classic cruise · community fundraiserFunction 4 Junction is a volunteer-run June car weekend in downtown Junction City, Oregon, whose Saturday night cruise admits only vehicles of 1979 and older.
- Garibaldi DaysGaribaldi · Family friendly town-wide festivalGaribaldi Days, a three-day July festival on Tillamook Bay at Garibaldi, Oregon, where Coast Guard crews and fire-department teams settle a water ball tournament on Biak Avenue.
- Gold Dust Day Heritage CelebrationGold Hill · Community eventGold Hill, Oregon, holds its Gold Dust Day on the first Saturday in June, with a parade down 2nd Avenue and free raft rides on the Rogue River.
- Grassroots FestivalUnion · Festival & car showA free one-day August festival on Union, Oregon's closed Main Street, with a car show, more than 30 yard sales, and a rubber duck race on Catherine Creek.
- Harrisburg Harvest FestivalHarrisburg · Tractor and truck pullA two-night truck and tractor pull a mile north of Harrisburg, Oregon, where a seventy-year-old Allis Chalmers and trucks of over 1,500 horsepower hook to the pulling sled.
- Hells Canyon Mule DaysEnterprise · Mule showA three-day mule show at the Wallowa County Fairgrounds in Enterprise, Oregon, held since 1981 on the weekend after Labor Day, with a log pull and a flapjack race.
- Homer Davenport DaysSilverton · Primary multi-day festivalSilverton, Oregon's August festival for its native-son cartoonist Homer Davenport, held since 1980, ends each year with teams pushing couches down Main Street.
- Hop & Heritage FestivalIndependence · Annual harvest celebrationA September harvest festival in downtown Independence, Oregon, once the Hop Capital of the World, where beers brewed with hops picked hours earlier pour in the town that grew them.
- Huckleberry FestivalNorth Powder · Small town festivalAn annual July festival in North Powder, Oregon, for the wild huckleberry of the surrounding mountains, where the Wolf Creek Grange serves the fruit in milkshakes.
- Irrigon Watermelon FestivalIrrigon · Annual community festivalA last-Saturday-of-July festival at Irrigon Marina Park on the Columbia in Oregon, where Hermiston melons go by the slice between a 6 a.m. breakfast and 10 p.m. fireworks.
- July JubileeNorth Bend · Hometown celebrationJuly Jubilee is North Bend, Oregon's three-day July birthday party for itself, begun in 1983 as a celebration held whether or not voters merged the city with Coos Bay.
- June Dairy ParadeTillamookAnnual June Dairy Parade celebrating Tillamook's dairy heritage, with more than 90 entries; the same weekend as the Tillamook County Rodeo and the Milk Run; the Tillamook Farmers Market runs in downtown that Saturday morning.
- Klamath Basin Potato FestivalMerrill · FestivalA two-day harvest festival in Merrill, Oregon, held since 1934 by most accounts, where growers enter boxed Russets for judging and the Lions Club feeds the crowd free.
- La Pine Frontier DaysLa Pine · 4th of july celebrationA four-day Fourth of July celebration in La Pine, Oregon, begun in 1976 and now held on old Finley Ranch pasture, where mowers race and children fish stocked trout.
- Lebanon Strawberry FestivalLebanon · FestivalA four-day June festival at Cheadle Lake Park in Lebanon, Oregon, held since 1909, where the Saturday parade ends in free slices of a shortcake billed as the world's largest.
- Linn County Pioneer PicnicBrownsville · Oregon’s oldest continuing celebrationOregon's oldest continuous pioneer celebration, a free three-day June picnic in Brownsville's Pioneer Park on the Calapooia, never canceled since its first reunion in 1887.
- Maupin DazeMaupin · Annual summer kickoff eventA celebration of the Maupin Community & our annual summer kickoff event!
- Melon FestHermiston · A celebration of watermelon & communityHermiston Melon Fest, a one-day August street festival in downtown Hermiston, Oregon, hands out local watermelon free by the slice while three-person teams race bathtubs from Hershey down Festival Street.
- Milwaukie FestMilwaukie · Annual weekend-long summer festivalMilwaukie's signature events bring long-time residents and newcomers together to enjoy each other's company and celebrate what makes the city unique. The city hosts the following signature events each year: Arbor Day, Umbrella Parade & Tree Lighting, Winter Solstice & Christmas Ships, Earth Day.
- Miners JubileeBaker City · Town days celebrationBaker City, Oregon's three-day July celebration of Baker County gold mining, with a parade, a state gold panning championship, and, until 1991, porcupine races.
- Molalla Buckeroo and July 4th CelebrationMolalla · 4th of july rodeo traditionMolalla's Fourth of July rodeo in Clackamas County, Oregon, has run on Shirley Street since a 1913 celebration of the town's first train, with fireworks after every evening show.
- Molalla Heritage Apple FestivalMolalla · Heritage festivalVendors, apple pie and apple cider, with cider-pressing demonstrations.
- Monroe FestivalDowntown Monroe · FestivalA free one-day Saturday festival in downtown Monroe, Oregon, pouring Southern Willamette Valley wine, beer and spirits beside a blueberry pie contest and vintage log trucks.
- Mosquito FestivalPaisley · FestivalPaisley, Oregon's festival on the last full weekend of July, begun in 1984 to buy mosquito spray for a high-desert town built on the Chewaucan Marsh.
- Multnomah Days Festival & ParadePortland · One-day open-airA one-day street festival and parade in Portland's Multnomah Village, begun by local merchants about 1920, whose parade admits no motorized vehicles or floats.
- National Rooster Crow WeekendRogue River · FestivalA late-June weekend in Rogue River, Oregon, held since 1953, whose main event counts how many times each entered rooster crows in thirty minutes.
- Newport Loyalty Days & Sea Fair FestivalNewport · FestivalEach May, Newport, Oregon, closes Highway 101 for one of the few Loyalty Day parades still held in the country, then blesses its fishing fleet on Yaquina Bay.
- Northwest Cherry FestivalThe Dalles · Annual festivalThe Northwest Cherry Festival is an April celebration in The Dalles, Oregon, that grew from a growers' Cherry Sweetheart contest begun in 1960 into the Gorge's largest parade.
- Painted Hills FestivalMitchell · FestivalA one-day town festival in Mitchell, Oregon, on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend, that starts runners in the Painted Hills and ends with water troughs rolling down Main Street.
- Pilot Rock Community DaysPilot Rock · Family eventSaturday activities include a fireman's breakfast, yard sales, horseshoes, cornhole, vendors, parade, unofficial car show, beer garden and live music.
- Pioneer Days Picnic and CelebrationWeston · Annual celebrationThe Umatilla County Pioneer Picnic has been held in Weston, Oregon, since 1892. Each June it crowns a queen from an old settler family before a parade down Water Street.
- PorchfestGrants Pass · Free, family-friendly music festivalA free one-day music festival on the front porches of historic houses in northwest Grants Pass, Oregon, where the streets close to cars and the bands play for tips.
- Prideville FestivalPrineville, Oregon · Pride festJoin Prideville to show our "Small Town, Big Pride" at this year's 6th annual Pride fest in downtown Prineville.
- Prineville Western DaysPrineville · FestivalA two-day vendor festival in Prineville's Pioneer Park, held each June on Crooked River Roundup rodeo weekend, where the Saturday parade down Third Street comes to an end.
- Rainier Days in the ParkRainier · 3 day festivalA three-day riverfront carnival, parade, and fireworks show in Rainier, Oregon, organized since 2011 by the mayor, his wife, and his daughter, with volunteers.
- Rhododendron Festival (Rhody Days)Florence · Floral festivalFlorence's biggest celebration and one of Oregon's longest-running floral festivals, held throughout Florence.
- Robin Hood FestivalSherwood · Summer festivalEach third weekend of July since 1954, Old Town Sherwood, Oregon, holds a Robin Hood festival that knights its volunteers and shoots arrows against Nottingham, England.
- Santiam SummerFestStayton · Street fairA free one-day street fair on Third Avenue in downtown Stayton, Oregon, held each last Saturday of July, with lumberjacks working near the Jordan Covered Bridge.
- Sawdust JubileeRiddle · Annual eventRiddle's beginning-of-summer celebration returns Saturday, June 27, as Sawdust Jubilee brings a full day of food, music, family activities, local traditions and fireworks to town.
- Shaniko DaysShaniko · Annual event celebrating the inland wool capital of the worldSimplified wildfire program: live music Friday evening and Saturday, mechanical bull rides, cake auction, Ferrari Club from 12:30p-1:30p, and dinner.
- Sherman County Harvest FestivalGrass Valley · Harvest festivalA one-day harvest fair of children's activities, local makers and live entertainment, set for September 2027 in Grass Valley, Oregon, a Sherman County wheat town named for rye grass.
- Strawberry FestivalSilverton · FestivalThe Silverton Strawberry Festival, held each Father's Day in Silverton, Oregon, has served strawberry shortcake since 1951, and anyone two or younger or 80 or older eats free.
- Sutherlin StampedeSutherlin · RodeoA July night of bull riding, mutton bustin' and queen crowning in Sutherlin, Oregon, run by volunteers on a rodeo that once took canned food as admission.
- Talent Harvest FestivalTalent · Harvest celebrationSouthern Oregon's free downtown harvest festival in Talent, begun in 1971 as the Talent Tomato Festival, where neighbors' backyard apples and pears go into one community cider.
- Tamkaliks CelebrationWallowa · Three-day celebration of nez perce cultureA three-day Nez Perce powwow and homecoming each July on the Wallowa River at Wallowa, Oregon, ending in a Sunday feast of salmon, elk, deer, and buffalo.
- Teddy Bear ParadeGresham · Annual paradeAn annual parade through downtown Gresham, Oregon, held the last Saturday of September since 1982, in which marchers and watchers carry teddy bears later given to children in need.
- Thunderegg DaysNyssa · FestivalThunderegg Days is a three-day July festival in Nyssa, Oregon, where cut and polished specimens of the state rock have been laid out for visitors since 1966.
- Toledo Summer Festival & Logging ShowToledo · Toledo summer festivalA three-day July festival on Memorial Field in Toledo, Oregon, a Yaquina River mill town, where amateurs throw axes and pull crosscut saws between the carnival and the fireworks.
- UFO FestivalMcMinnville · UFO festivalA May weekend of UFO talks, costumes, and an alien parade in McMinnville, Oregon, held since 2000 to mark Paul and Evelyn Trent's 1950 flying-saucer photographs.
- Umatilla Landing DaysUmatilla · Family fun festivalUmatilla Landing Days, a free June festival at Umatilla Marina Park on the Columbia, marks the 1862 founding of Umatilla Landing with fireworks billed as the season's first.
- Vernonia Friendship Jamboree and Logging ShowVernonia · Community logging heritage festivalA three-day August reunion in Vernonia, Oregon, begun after the town's sawmill closed in 1957 and built around a logging show where competitors run logs across Rock Creek.
- White Cedar DaysPowers · Annual independence day celebrationAn Independence Day weekend in Powers, Oregon, held since 1976, where competitors drag choker cables and throw axes at a loggers' Shodeo on borrowed logs.
- Yamhill Derby DaysYamhill · Yamhill derby days paradeYamhill, Oregon's July festival in Beulah Park, begun for a general store's anniversary, where children aged 8 to 11 race homemade derby cars down a steep ramp.
Holiday Celebrations
- Creswell 4th of July CelebrationCreswell · 4th of july celebrationAn all-day Independence Day in Creswell, Oregon, with pancakes at Holt Park, a parade and fireworks at dusk, whose parade began, by one account, with a fire truck in 1992.
- Fort Dalles FourthThe Dalles · Community-driven independence day celebrationFort Dalles Fourth is The Dalles, Oregon's free Independence Day celebration, held since 2014, closing each Fourth with fireworks fired from a barge on the Columbia River.
- Fourth of July CelebrationIone · CelebrationIone's Fourth of July, in southern Morrow County, Oregon, opens at the volunteer firefighters' griddle in the city park and closes with fireworks seen from anywhere in town.
- Holiday Tree LightingCornelius · Holiday tree lighting ceremonyCornelius, Oregon's December tree lighting at Veterans Memorial Park on Baseline Street, where Santa and the mayor light the tree and lead a walk to the elementary school.
- Independence Day CelebrationButte Falls · 4th of july celebrationButte Falls, the smallest incorporated town in Jackson County, Oregon, holds an early-July parade that circles downtown twice before the volunteer firefighters serve tri-tip.
- Independence Day CelebrationCanby · Annual independence day celebrationCanby, Oregon's city-run Fourth of July, once called General Canby Day, fills downtown streets around Wait Park with a parade, street fair, and car show, ending with volunteer firefighters' fireworks.
- July 4th Festival and Grand ParadeMonmouth · July 4th festivalMonmouth and Independence, Oregon, share a two-day Fourth of July whose modern form began in 1973 as a mock Winter Olympics held in summer.
- La De Da Parade & 4th of JulyYachats · Independence day celebrationYachats's Independence Day on the central Oregon coast, built around the people-powered La De Da Parade, where an umbrella drill team twirls to Marine Corps drill.
- Mill City 4th of July CelebrationMill City · Annual independence day eventAnnual Independence Day celebration at Kimmel Park.
- Oakridge Independence Day FestivalOakridge · 4th of july celebrationA free two-day Independence Day festival in Oakridge, Oregon, ending at Greenwaters Park beside a fork of the Willamette with what organizers call Lane County's longest fireworks show.
- Old Fashioned 4th of JulyHarrisburg · FestivalA three-day volunteer Fourth of July in Harrisburg, Oregon, with a riverfront gazebo, a boat flag parade at eight, and fireworks paid for entirely by donations.
- Old-Fashioned 4th of JulyWillamina · Annual traditionVolunteer organization dedicated to celebrating our community.
- Oregon Trail DaysVale · Annual event celebrating patriotismLive music, entertainment, food, activities and vendors.
- Rockaway Beach 4th of July CelebrationRockaway Beach · Annual 4th of july celebrationThe Fourth of July in Rockaway Beach, Oregon: a parade on Highway 101, dachshund races, and fireworks launched by the volunteer fire department over the Pacific.
- Wee Bit O'IrelandHeppnerA St. Patrick's weekend festival in Heppner, Oregon, held for the Irish who farmed the east side of Willow Creek, with a Great Green Parade down Main Street.
Old-Time Music
- OOTFA District 7 Youth Fiddle Contest, Oaks Park, Portland ORPortland · Youth fiddle contestCome watch and spread the word to support our next generation of fiddlers
- Oregon Old Time Fiddlers monthly jam, Roxy Ann GrangeMedford · Monthly old-time fiddlers jam
- Oregon State Open Fiddle Contest (OOTFA), Lebanon ORLebanon · Oldtime fiddlers' contestContestants play several tunes of different styles before a panel of judges with the public invited; the fiddler is accompanied by up to three rhythm players, and contests are divided into age divisions.
- Portland Old-Time Music GatheringPortland · Grassroots volunteer-run festivalA volunteer-run January festival of Appalachian string-band music held in Portland since 1999, whose 2026 Saturday square dance rotated eleven callers through three bands.
- Spencer Creek Grange winter square dances, Eugene OR (Lane County)Eugene · Old-time community square danceThree Winter Square Dances will be taking place at the Spencer Creek Grange over the course of the first three months of 2026. Dances will be held on Saturday evenings between 7:30 to 9:30 on January 10th, February 14th and March 14th.
- Wallowa Fiddle Tunes Camp, Enterprise ORWallowa · Week-long camp formatWallowa Fiddle Tunes Camp began in 2005, offering affordable group instruction to individuals and families in a relaxed, week-long camp format.
- Wheeler County Bluegrass FestivalFossil · Wheeler county bluegrass festivalA free bluegrass festival on the Wheeler County Courthouse lawn in Fossil, Oregon, begun in 2000 as a concert in memory of track coach Bill Bowerman.
- Willamette Valley Fiddle Contest, Benton County Fairgrounds, Corvallis ORCorvallis · Fiddle competitionOne of the longest-running competitions on the West Coast; brings national champions from all over the United States who are looking to get certified for the National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest.
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