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1. Government Camp – Mt. Hood’s Alpine Village

   Government Camp, Mt. Hood’s Alpine Village, has provided visitors with a variety of lodging, dining and shopping choices since the turn of the 20th century. It serves as a base for visitors to enjoy outstanding recreational opportunities such as hikes, lakes, wildflowers, bike trails and…

   Location: Government Camp, OR

2. Hayward Field

   Often referred to as the Carnegie Hall of track and field, Hayward Field is located on the University of Oregon campus.  Originally built for football in 1919, a six-lane cinder track bordering the playing field was installed in 1921, and in 1925 the wooden east grandstand…

   Location: 1580 East 15th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97403

3. High Desert Museum

   The High Desert Museum provides an educational experience that helps preserve and enhance the local culture and environment. The museum includes permanent exhibits such as ”Spirit of the West,” concerning settlement of the west by pioneers, and “By Hand through Memory,” concerning the impact of that settlement on Native American…

   Location: 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR 97702

4. High Rock

   High Rock, just south of the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness, is the second-highest point between Mt. Hood and Mt. Jefferson, second only to Ollalie Butte.  At night, with Mt. Hood wrapped in stars, looking level and north one can see the lights of Timberline Lodge and the…

   Location: South of the Salmon Huckeberry Wilderness, Estacada, , OR 97023

5. Historic Aurora

   Aurora is a national historic district and a popular tourism location known for the unique history of the old Aurora Colony, a group of German Christians who settled here in 1856, bringing with them their particularly successful utopian society.  The Old Aurora Colony Museum complex…

   Location: 15052 - 2nd Street NE, Aurora, Oregon , OR 97002

6. Historic Balch Hotel

   The Balch Hotel, listed on the National Historic Register, is close to Oregon’s most contrasting geography. In 45 minutes you can drive from lush greenery and forest to rolling wheat farmland. It’s a beautifully restored 100-year-old hotel (it still has century-old wiggly glass), devoid of…

   Location: 40 South Heimrich, Dufur, OR 97021

7. Historic Butteville Store

   The Butteville Store has served hunters, trappers, travelers, missionaries and farmers for more than 135 years. The Butteville Store is the oldest operating store in the state of Oregon, and was built in 1863. United States presidents have stopped here, and the history of the place is…

   Location: 10767 Butte Street NE, Butteville, OR 97002

8. Historic Canyonville

   Located 98  miles from the California border, Canyonville is the third-oldest city in Oregon. Nestled at the base of one of the most difficult passes in the Applegate Trail, it was a natural stopping point. Crossing the Applegate Trail was unbelievably difficult, and the services…

   Location: Main Street and surrounds, Canyonville, OR 97417

9. Historic Columbia River Highway

   Because much of it is inside the National Scenic Act area, the Historic Columbia River Highway is a great story of preservation of a scenic, cultural, natural and recreational resource. This incredibly scenic road twists and rolls past waterfalls, lookouts, lakes and rock formations, letting visitors feel what it…

   Location: Troutdale, OR

10. Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail

    The Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, two disconnected paved ribbons along abandoned stretches of the historic U.S. Highway 30, give you more than 10 miles of sightseeing thrills, including semi-arid terrain dotted with ponderosa pine for about a mile until you reach the Twin…