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Dayville

Named for the vibrant John Day River flowing past its doorstep, this sleepy burg in Eastern Oregon is a heartland of natural beauty.

Hop on the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway or, for a two-wheeled exploration, the Old West Scenic Bikeway. Fossil fans dig the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. Check out modern-day wildlife at the Phillip W. Schneider Wildlife Area and Native American pictographs at Picture Gorge.

: Old West Scenic Bikeway by Russ Roca

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Nearby Cities: Kimberly, Mount Vernon, Fox, Monument, Long Creek

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Road Trip: John Day Fossil Beds Country

The first time I saw the Painted Hills in Eastern Oregon, I was in a hurry. My group had stopped at the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center, which acts as the interpretive center for the hills and the rest...

By Eileen Garvin
Journey Through Time Scenic Byway

The marks of time are stamped across the landscape on this 286-mile/ 460-kilometer...

By Travel Oregon
Home in the John Day River Territory

I wish I could say that moving to an isolated rural area in...

By Joni Kabana