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Welcome to life in Sumpter! Visit the Sumpter Valley Dredge and the newly remodeled Interpretive Store! Visit friendsofthededge for new souvenirs and more info. Follow the surrounding trails throughout the park as spring brings the Dredge Tailings back to life! Enjoy different views offered by walking the trails around the Dredge and throughout the State Heritage Area! Perhaps one of the largest and most well known displays of history in Sumpter is the Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge The Dredge season is May 1st to October 31st. In the Summer. You can park at the Day Use Area or at the dredge and walk to the train depot on a short and well groomed trail. The Dredge is closed during the winter, but you can enjoy the State Park year round! History of Sumpter....Name change....... Legend says that the U.S. Postmaster ordered the spelling changed because of the Civil War Reference to the real Ft. Sumter. Another version says they just forgot to add a "p" in the name, and just left it as is... read more......... We now have less than 200 year-round residents in Sumpter and to look around here now....so it's kind of hard to imagine that Sumpter was once a thriving, hard working gold mining town with a population of well over 5000 people! Of course........ thats not counting Chinese, Women, or Children! 
Members and Volunteers have been doing some work down at the museum! If you haven't been down to visit the Monighan, we encourage you to stop by! See the machines that were used to make gold mining history! Be sure to make this a stop on your next visit to Sumpter!! ATV and Off-road riders.....Most of our ATV Trails are Forest Service (OHV) roads. Many are the same trails the snowmobilers use-so if you're a snowmobiler, you may have been on the same trail last Winter! A lot of trail users tell us the Snowmobile Trail Maps work well.......Need other great offroad ideas? Visit our Sumpter ATV page. Enjoy the Elkorn Scenic Byway throughout the summer season and experience Eastern Oregon like you've never seen it before! And....it will bring you right into Sumpter! Remember, the Elkhorn Byway is closed during the winter! Sumpter Flea Markets transform Sumpter into one large carnival-like event ~ If you like that old carnival atmosphere, the smell of burgers and popcorn, plus all the stuff to buy from so many diffierent vendors-some serious, some not so serious- Enjoy the Sumpter Flea Markets three times a summer! more information......  The Sumpter Library is open daily and shares the Sumpter Museum building so....... when the library is open, you can visit the Museum too! Check your emails, stay connected with home, even surf the internet while you're enjoying your vacation! See historical photos, and more! Call: 541-894-2253. Admission is Always Free! |
