Winter

Winter has arrived here at the End of the Oregon Trail!

Celebrate Heritage Holidays with us on December 7th from 10am-4pm with Carols and Santa in a Sleigh!

For the month of December, when you visit a local Heritage Site, take a selfie, and show us your Holiday smiles with their wonderful exhibits and receive $5 off admission.

Stop by and take a walk of the grounds and visit the Heritage Garden, featuring heirloom flowers, herbs, and vegetables that were grown by the Oregon Pioneers in the 1860’s.

Don’t forget to stop by the Visitor Center to purchase tickets to the Interpretive Center, find even more fun activities in Oregon City and surrounding areas, and browse our gift shop! Hope to see you soon!

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Library Passes

For complementary admission for the Interpretive Center you may check out a Cultural Pass from the Canby Library, or one of the Clackamas County Library locations.  Find out more information and details regarding our programs, events, and new exhibits here on the website

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INTERESTED IN HISTORY?

The End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center has produced virtual content that people can experience online. You can join the End of the Oregon Trail Interpreters for an engaging presentation of Oregon Trail history talks, as well as historian Dr. Stephen Beckham.

THERE ARE FOUR VIDEO OPTIONS:

1. Oregon’s First People – Oregon’s First People is narrated by Cheryl Kennedy, Chairwoman of the Grande Ronde Tribes of Western Oregon. Oregon’s First People details the devastating effects that resulted from settlers coming to Oregon. Oregon’s First people also guides viewers of the restoration being done to reclaim the traditions and heritage of the Grand Ronde Tribes.
2. Barlow Road on the Historic Oregon Trail — The Oregon Trail was a long and arduous journey, but the last stretch was the most difficult by far. Three enterprising men—Samuel Barlow, Joel Palmer, and William Rector—set to explore a new and safer route across the Cascade Mountains. They created the Barlow Trail toll road. Dr. Stephen Beckham, a historian of the American West, recounts the journey and explains how the road came about, how it was used, and what happened afterward.
3. That Long Looked-For Place: The Oregon Trail Journey — can be enjoyed by viewers of any age and is based on the school group presentation with new additional details, facts, and funny stories.
4. Women of the West: Pioneer Women on the Oregon Trail — Delves into the unique pioneer experience of women along the Oregon Trail, using quotes from real pioneer diaries to highlight the attitudes, responsibilities, hardships and ingenuity of pioneer women.

These videos contribute to the mission of the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center to preserve the heritage and interpret the history of the Oregon Trail in a way that is authentic, diverse, and inclusive. Trailers are viewable below and our YouTube channel. Full videos can be accessed on our website with a $10 viewing contribution.

Barlow Road: Oregon Historic Trail

We are pleased to announce a new series of video presentations! Visit our new videos page to see the trailers for these intriguing new videos, and access to the full-length (approximately 30 minutes) feature presentations – Barlow Road: Historic Oregon Trail, The Oregon Trail Journey, and Women of the West.

Mission Statement

Clackamas Heritage Partners responsibilities as guardians of our mission, to “preserve the heritage, educate the public and interpret the history of the Oregon Trail, Clackamas County and Oregon City the western terminus of the Oregon Trail.” Providing unique enriched programs, diverse and authentic stories of history impacted by the Westward Migration ending at “The End of the Oregon Trail” influencing the development of the Oregon territory.  

We are also open for facility rentals. Please contact us for more information via the facility rental form (near the bottom of the facility rentals page). Thank you!