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Go Wild offers single and multi-day tours that introduce you to a unique part of Oregon, its people, and their favorite pastimes. Choose from gourmet day hikes, starlit wine-tasting tours, hot springs kayak adventures, beginners fly fishing, local craft alcohol tours, and more. Feeling even more adventurous? Join a wilderness backpacking expedition or the signature Experience Oregon tour. Grab your boots and get out of the city! More

Using life-size displays, and multi-media and living-history presentations, the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center dramatically tells the story of the hopes, dreams, joys, and heartaches of Oregon Trail-era pioneers. A visit to the Center provides a unique opportunity to walk through a wagon train, join a group of emigrants as they cross the frontier, and experience history come to life. The Center focuses on six themes related to westward migration and settlement: Pioneer Life on the Oregon Trail Mountain Men and early Trail Travelers... More

Full Service RV Resort with rustic Oregon Trail charm and good old fashioned hospitality. Big Rigs and groups welcome. More

Baker City is more than a charming downtown. Sure, you’ll want to visit the Geiser Grand Hotel, built in 1889, the award-winning Barley Brown’s Brew Pub and more than 100 historic buildings. But Baker City is also the centerpiece of Baker County — known as “the base camp for Eastern Oregon” — which includes parts of the Snake River, the Oregon Trail and Hells Canyon, plus the Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort. You’re welcome to explore it all. More

This week we travel to the 8,000-foot level to see a snow-covered landscape that is out-of-this-world gorgeous at the “Friendliest Little Ski Area in Oregon,” Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort. When you drive west from Baker City and head into the Elkhorn Range of the Blue Mountains, the sun breaks through, the air is clear and you leave all… More

“Tommy” and “Diamond” will give you a ride through Baker City that you won’t soon forget. The two giant Percheron horses are well-muscled and known for “their intelligence and willingness to work,” according to Ron Colton, who – at nearly eighty years young – held tight to the reins to the giant horses. “I really like… More

Unfortunately for most of the Pacific Northwest, wildfires had been waging war on the forests and communities of the region, and even for areas not experiencing fires themselves, the smoke from these hazards was working its way across much of the American west. The Elkhorns and Baker City sat squarely in the middle of a number of fires, and as I approached the Patrick residence, the massive wall of mountains loomed like hazy apparitions, directly ahead of me. However, as the sun set on my... More

Do you crave an off-the-grid road trip? Then point the car toward Eastern, Central and Southern Oregon, where blacktop winds for thousands of miles through thick forests, windswept hills and rippled volcanic landscapes. Here’s a quick guide to four of my most memorable driving routes for away-from-it-all escapes. More

Baker City, Oregon’s historic downtown is one of the largest and most intact turn of the 20th century downtowns in the Northwest.  The downtown has been lovingly restored thanks to the hard work of the local Main Street program, and is once again a thriving downtown district bustling with activity and full of  locally owned shops, restaurants , galleries, and artists.  Downtown Baker City hosts a variety of festivals and events throughout the year including the Baker City Cycling Classic, Hells Canyon Motorcycle Rally, the... More

Winemaker Travis Cook believes it’s a sense of place, rooted in his family’s pioneer and agriculture history, that makes his wine special. More

Whether it’s taking you through snow-capped mountains or the millions of twinkling lights at the Oregon Zoo, an old-school ride on a train or horse-drawn sleigh hits all the marks. More

If you’re the kind of rider who equates extreme punishment with equally extreme reward, we have the trail for you. Put in the hard work early on the Elkhorn Crest Trail, and the rest of the ride will feel like straight payoff: views to forever in all directions, enough technical challenge to make your palms sweat, isolated mountain lakes and old miningclaims, and a hair-raising final descent that will correspondingly raise in your adrenaline levels. Of course, some riders actually enjoy a little suffering –... More

Most come to Baker City for some of the best hiking, backpacking and snow sports in the state. But this historic town is also emerging as one of the coolest little foodie towns in Eastern Oregon, a secret haven for artisan food and drink. More

Riders of all levels can enjoy the Lake Shore trail around Phillips Reservoir, which can be ridden as a loop of about 16 miles, or an easy out-and-back of about 13 miles along the South Shore Trail – the most popular section of the loop, well-traveled and smooth, with very little elevation gain. When Mason Dam was constructed in 1968, it created Phillips Reservoir – one of the biggest bodies of water in Eastern Oregon, and a natural playground of clear water framed by mountain... More

Range Tour & Shuttle Co. is based in Baker City, Oregon and offers guided mountain bike rides, as well as hiking and biking shuttles in and around the Baker Valley. More

The snow falls heavy and powdery drifts build to waist-deep as the temperature hovers near 20 degrees in Baker County. Ed Miguez and his crew call it another day at the "best office in Oregon." Miquez is the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) manager of the 12,000-acre Elkhorn Wildlife Area, located near North Powder.… More

Born in the Loire Valley and raised in Bordeaux, chef Pascal Chureau of Allium Bistro discovered his love of food early. An avid outdoorsman, Chureau spends his free-time reveling in the wilds of Oregon with his equally adventurous family. One of the favorite off-road places they go: the majestic Wallowas. More

Outdoor adventures are easy to find across Eastern Oregon, where you can discover a treasure trove of activities that also teach you more about the state’s past. History runs deep across Oregon’s varied landscapes, including the border between Oregon and Idaho – not far from Baker City – where you can discover a treasure trove… More

A great bike tour demands good food and drink, so we invite you to taste your way along the Grande Tour Scenic Bikeway in Eastern Oregon. The 134.5-mile ride figure-eights through La Grande and Baker City, and can easily be broken into a two days (which leaves plenty of time to enjoy delicious local fare).… More

Eastern Oregon has a little secret tucked away in the Elkhorn Range of the Blue Mountains. It’s Anthony Lakes Ski Area, just 45 miles from La Grande and 35 miles from Baker City. More

The late afternoon light wanes as Scot Violette trudges up a steep incline in the Umatilla National Forest. I trail a dozen or so paces behind when he hollers to his hiking partner, Pete Nelson: “Hey, I think I’ve found a footprint.” I scamper up the slope to get a closer look. More

Shoehorned between the Elkhorn Mountain Range to the west, the Eagle Cap Wilderness to the east and encompassing parts of the Snake River, Oregon Trail and Hells Canyon, Baker City represents some of the best of Eastern Oregon. I’m here to tour the town, meet with people and prepare for Cycle Oregon 2015, which will begin… More

As the fifth generation in a ranching family, Travis Cook follows a long tradition of working the land. But his work at Mother Lode Cellars is groundbreaking. Located in the foothills of the Wallowa Mountains near Baker City, Mother Lode is one of a handful of wineries on the eastern side of the state and… More

History runs deep across Oregon’s varied landscapes, where a treasure trove of places and activities reveal much about our past. In fact, one region in particular offers plenty of hands-on lessons in history that – with a little imagination – can transport you to a very different Oregon. Upriver from Hells Canyon at Farewell Bend… More

After she graduated from high school, Alyssa Peterson lived in Germany for a time and fell in love with handcrafted confections and European drinking chocolate. So when the Baker City native was making plans to open an art gallery with her in-laws, her affection for chocolate rose to the top. “I had this passion in… More

The folks at Best of the Road recently visited Baker City, Oregon, which was voted one of their 2012 Most Beautiful Small Towns in America. Watch the video to see what they discovered in this charming Eastern Oregon town, including an amazing evening at the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, a ride on the historic Sumpter… More

It’s fitting that Oregon, land of craft beer and gorgeous landscapes, would find a way to celebrate both. If the weather has you champing at the bit for wide open spaces and a tall cold one, we have just the trip for you. Saddle up and head out on the Eastern Oregon Brews Byway. Start your… More

From my suite in the historic Geiser Grand Hotel, I see two black draft horses in the street below blowing plumes of breath into the crisp winter air. More

At first, people didn’t know what to call Jenny Mowe’s fancy bake shop treats at Sweet Wife Baking in Baker City, the historic town near the edge of Oregon’s eastern border. “Cowboys were coming in ordering ‘sandwich cookies,’” Mowe says. “I said, ‘Oh, you like the macarons?’” They asked if her pickled strawberry pie had… More

When I think about the Wallowa Mountains and Hells Canyon region of Eastern Oregon, I think about clear waters winding from snowy alpine crags into rocky desert canyons at the bottom of the continent. I think about waves of evergreen forest undulating in afternoon sunlight across mountain slopes and rolling hills. I think about cold prairie winds whistling through bunch grass and aspens in places thousands of elk make their winter home. I think about wild salmon and steelhead finding their way from Pacific Ocean... More