Other Attractions

Other Oregon State Parks:

Clyde Holliday State Park Website – 8 miles west of KWC

A great place to stay! Lots of trees, a river walk to the fishing pond, and beautiful in the fall!

Bates State Park Website – 30 miles east of KWC

Want a more private and primitive camping experience? Visit Bates State Park. Formally a logging mill town, very little of the town exists today. Great place to camp if you do not need power hookups or sewer. But it is quiet and not many users. Good fishing there.

Sumpter Valley Website -56 miles east of KWC

Friends of the Sumpter Valley Dredge

You must check this place out! A very large gold dredge still floats on the water here. This three level dredge was recently refurbished, it does not operate, but you can take guided or unguided tours through the main level, then hike the trails, and then pan for gold at their panning stations.

Museums:

Grant County Historical Museum Website – located on Canyon Blvd., in Canyon City. The museum houses a varied assortment of relics; gold rush memorabilia, Indian artifacts, antique pianos and organs, and much more. Serving as the main keeper of the county’s history, with a thoroughly indexed file of old photographs and documents. Also found here is the historic Joaquin Miller cabin and the Greenhorn jail. CLOSED FOR 2020!!

Dewitt Museum & Sumpter Valley Railway Depot Website – in Prairie City. Once the western terminus depot of the Sumpter Valley Railroad, this building now houses 10 full rooms of artifacts. The museum is located on south Main St. A recreational vehicle park adjoins the museum.

Pendleton Underground Tours – To experience a little different take on Chinese history, visit this one of a kind attraction. Call ahead first to schedule a guided tour.

Grant County Ranch and Rodeo Museum – Visit the ranch and rodeo museum here in town, call 541-575-0052.

Local Area Information:

Grant County Chamber of Commerce – everything Grant County: services, business, resources, organizations

Prairie City, Oregon Website – everything Prairie City, 13 miles east of KWC

Eastern Oregon Visitors Association – everything Eastern Oregon. just don’t tell everybody

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument:

Active Science & Spectacular Scenery. Colorful rock formations at John Day Fossil Beds preserve a world class record of plant and animal evolution, changing climate, and past ecosystems that span over 40 million years. Exhibits and a working lab at the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center as well as scenic drives and hikes at all three units allow visitors to explore the prehistoric past of Oregon and see science in action.

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