Sumpter Oregon Day Trips



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!
(click on the links for more information)






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






Kam_Wah_Chung in John Day Oregon
Kam_Wah_Chung
in
John Day, Oregon






Elkhorn Scenic Byway
Elkhorn Scenic Byway







Painted Hills
Painted Hills






Condon Visitors Center
Condon Visitors Center






Blue Mountain Heritage Trails Association

Blue Mountain Heritage Trail Association




 
Just to get you started in Historic Baker City....


Baker Heritage Museum
Walking Tour
Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
Geiser Grand Hotel

Don't miss the Miners Jubilee in July!
See www.visitbaker.com





Powder River Recreation Area
Just below Phillips Reservoir on highway 7
A safe and beautiful way to explore
the Powder River ~ a great place for a picnic,
fishing, hiking, or just relaxing!




Mowitch Loop
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,
restroom, fire pit, and picnic table

{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!







Granite, Oregon
Only 18 miles from Sumpter.....
on the Elkhorn Scenic Byway ~ Close to Olive Lake
Hunting, Fishing, Snowmobiling and more......





John Day Oregon
"land of whitewater rivers and wildlife"
about an hour from Sumpter.......

Kam Wah Chung & Company Museum


Clyde Holliday State Recreation Site




Elkhorn Scenic Byway
Breathtaking 106 mile drive through
the Majestic Elkhorn Mountains.....
gold mines and ghost-towns,
elegant lakes and rivers...........

Drive through Historic towns like Baker City,
Granite, Sumpter, and others....

approx. 5-7 hour drive



Painted Hills
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.






Condon Paleontology Center
Located on Hwy 19 between Dayville and Kimberly,
and just 2 miles from the junction of
Hwy 26 and Highway 19.





The Blue Mountains Heritage Trail (BMHT)
is being designed as a long-distance trail.........
primarily for foot and pack travel, through the best of
Northeastern Oregon’s Blue Mountain primitive region. The base trail, which forms a circle and traverses the
most primitive country, will be approximately 870 miles long. It is made up of over forty segments ranging from just over 10 miles in length to near 40 miles in length.



Looking for even more adventure in Baker County?

www.basecampbaker.com

Do have a favorite day trip from Sumpter you would like to share? Send us an email:

info@sumpter.org


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