: Painted Hills, Oregon

Eastern Oregon

Welcome to Oregon’s corner of the Wild West.

 

Out here wide-open skies, sagebrush plains and craggy mountain ranges lay claim to the landscape. What you make of this region’s vast outdoor playground is entirely up to you: ski down remote slopes, fish for hungry steelhead or simply watch wildlife roam by. Earn that hearty meal in cowboy country and don’t forget the craft beer.

For a dose of history there are wagon ruts from the Oregon Trail, vibrant prehistoric fossil beds and eerie ghost towns. And those are just starting points. Your next great story is waiting to be uncovered in Eastern Oregon.

Trip Ideas

Average Weather

spring

HIGH

60 °F
16 °C

LOW

36 °F
2 °C

summer

HIGH

87 °F
31 °C

LOW

53 °F
12 °C

fall

HIGH

64 °F
18 °C

LOW

36 °F
2 °C

winter

HIGH

40 °F
4 °C

LOW

24 °F
-4 °C
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Eastern Oregon

Map
Official State Welcome Center

Ontario Welcome Center

Website 541-889-8569
377 I-84 W
Ontario, OR 97914
Open to the PublicPublic RestroomPublic Wi-Fi

Ask Oregon

Is part of the Oregon Trail still visible in Eastern Oregon?

There are two great spots that I would suggest to see the Oregon Trail. One is Blue Mountain Crossing, just off I-84, about nine miles west of La Grande. It’s a half-mile paved, easy accessible trail that follows some of the best preserved and most scenic traces of the Oregon Trails. Blue Mountain Crossing has discovery trails where you…

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