Baker County Courthouse in Baker City, Oregon
Explore Eastern Oregon with Day Trips and stay in Sumpter!
There is so much to do in Eastern Oregon, it is impossible to put it all on this page.
So we would like to share some of our favorite places to visit.......
and....the best news is they are all just a day trip from Sumpter!

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Baker City Oregon
Baker City, Oregon

powder river recreation area on highway 7
Powder River Recreation Area

mowitch loop at phillips lake
Mowitch Loop

Hewitt/Holcomb Park in Richland Oregon
Richland, Oregon


Granite Oregon
 
Granite, Oregon


John Day Oregon
John Day, Oregon


Elkhorn Scenic Byway
Elkhorn Scenic Byway


Painted Hills
Painted Hills


Condon Visitors Center
Condon Visitors Center


 
Start your visit to Historic Baker City with a stop at the
Oregon Trail Museum, then take a Walking Tour,
visit the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center...........
Don't forget to visit the Geiser Grand Hotel
A popular event in Baker City is the Miners Jubilee in July!
See www.visitbaker.com for more ways to explore Baker City.....




The Powder River Recreation Area is just below Phillips Reservoir
on highway 7 and is not to be missed! A safe way to explore
the Powder River and a great place for a picnic,
fishing, or just relaxing! see photos




Mowitch Loop is on Highway 7, just above Phillips Reservoir.
A great viewing area where you can see the lake
and a lot of the Sumpter Valley....Free parking, a restroom,
fire pit, and picnic table, make this worth a stop!
{this is a great snowshoeing spot too!}



Hewitt/Holcom Parks.......Just 2 miles from Richland on Highway 86
"Fisherman's Paradise" ~ Open Year Round ~
Fishing, Camping, and Boating in Richland, Oregon!






Visit the ghosttown of Granite, Oregon, just 18 miles from Sumpter
on the Elkhorn Scenic Byway ~ Close to Olive Lake
Hunting, Fishing, Snowmobiling and more......
learn more.....





John Day, "land of whitewater rivers and wildlife"
about an hour from Sumpter.......
home of the Kam Wah Chung & Company Museum
and...Clyde Holliday State Recreation Site





Breathtaking 106 mile drive through the Elkhorn Mountains, gold-mining
ghost-towns, and along elegant lakes and rivers.....about 5-7 hours
Drive through Historic towns like Baker City, Granite, Sumpter,
and Haines......start at the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.........
learn more.....




Located 9 miles northwest of Mitchell, and 75 miles east of Bend
Enjoy beautiful wildflowers and numerous trails that offer dramatic
scenery at the Painted Hills National Monument.......
learn more.....





Thomas Condon Paleontology Center at Sheep Rock, is located on Highway 19 between the towns of Dayville and Kimberly,
2 miles from the junction of Highway 26 and Highway 19.
learn more.....

Do have a favorite day trip from Sumpter you would like to share? Send us an email: info@sumpter.org

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