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Thanks for visiting Oregon's Mt. Hood Territory. We hope you will enjoy your stay. We've put a lot of thought and time into compiling a list of our favorite things to do and see in Oregon's Mt. Hood Territory... So just for fun, let's get started on our journey and make sure to check off what you've seen and done! You will be surprised that there are more than 100 things to see and do.

 
 

Tiptoe through 90 acres of daffodils and tulips
Tour four of the Northwest's finest Wineries
Ride the Clackamas River's Classiest rapids
Savor "Shining" moments at Timberline Lodge
Pack a wagon for the Oregon Trail
Ride a rural ferry across the Willamette River
Pick a crate of juicy berries right out of the field
Play 18 holes of golf in a breathtaking natural setting
See the oldest city west of the Mississippi
Fly into history at the Wings of Freedom Museum
Take a river-view vintage trolley to Portland and back
Visit the Christmas Tree Capital of the World
Be a cowboy at Molalla's Wild West Buckeroo

And now that we've got you started, check out where you could go from here...

Scout the Willamette River by air on a pontoon float airplane
Check out some of the world's biggest pumpkins at the Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off
Enjoy a concert under the stars
Let the kids climb for the sky at Fantasy Forest
Splash down at the Aquatic Park
Spend a day at Lake Oswego's famous Art Festival
Have High Tea in the Haunted Ermatinger House
Hike, fish or birdwatch in Mt. Hood National Forest
Go downhill or cross-country skiing
Watch bronze brought to life at the Maiden Bronze art foundry
Enjoy care-free, tax-free shopping at one of the area's largest malls
Look and listen as migratory songbirds return to the forest
See homemade candy making and taste how sweet it is
Dig up pointers at the Master Gardeners Show and Sale
Salute America's veterans at the Korean War Memorial
Sip Espresso while savoring art at Carnegie Center
Stop to smell the roses at the Sara Hite Rose Garden
Take in a play at the Lakewood Center for the Arts
Experience a bit of Britain at a classy croquet tournament
Ride America's only outdoor public elevator
Learn to snowboard at summer camp
Fly high and sky dive with an instructor
Stay overnight at an elk ranch and playful petting farm
Follow in the wagon tracks of historic Barlow Road
Find your way through a challenging corn maze
Ride the miniature steam train at Shady Dell Park
Attend the graduation at Guide Dogs for the Blind
Board the Phoenix and Holly miniature railroad
See Yanks and Rebs in full regalia reenact the Civil War
Bring a treasure for appraisal at an Antique Fair
Drive the tour to Art in Unexpected Places
Take your pick at the Huckleberry harvest
Feast your senses at the Garden of Enchantment
Marvel at Estacada's monumental murals
Meet the Father of Oregon at the McLoughlin House
Pay your respects at the Pioneer Woman's Gravesite
Pull into Oregon's oldest train depot museum

Need more ideas - well we're just halfway through the list!

Race down an Alpine Slide at the height of summer
Learn how the Bing cherry got its name
See salmon journey upstream to spawn
Buy home-canned jams and jellies made from local produce
Mosey into a miniature western town at Jan's Katch-All
Ride a Mt. Hood chairlift...to ski or just to see
Dally in the dahlias and take home a favorite bud
Learn the fine points of milling stone-ground flour
Follow a Halloween farm trail of spooky delights
Picnic in George Rogers Park where an industry was forged
Jump in a jet-boat for a tour of Willamette Falls Locks
Buy a cutting from a 150 year-old Maine-born lilac bush
Stroll a modern sculpture gallery on Lake Oswego streets
Hook up with a Rainbow at a scenic trout pond
Lap up some fun in a rented Go Cart
Have a fling with Frisbee Golf
Cruise the Willamette and Clackamas Rivers on a paddleboat
Find a treasured collectible in one of 30 delightful stores
Study how San Francisco got its start in Oregon City
Order from Oregon's largest wine list at Timberline Lodge
Have a barrel of fun at the Molalla Apple Festival
Behold the blue heron at the Rookery on the Willamette
Have a Blue Ribbon day at the state's biggest county fair
Travel our version of Route 66
Weave wonders at the Damascus Fiber Arts School
Play Santa any ho-ho old time of the year at Holly and Ivy
Slip into a bit of England at Secret Garden Growers
Try "mountain beer donuts" at Mt. Hood Coffee Roasting
Learn the legend of the "Pow Wow Tree"
Inspect the memorabilia at the Oregon Military Museum
Stand on the spot where Oregon became a U.S. Territory
View the Willamette Falls on the river between Oregon City and West Linn
Watch or be a paddling participant in a kayak rodeo
Trek 200 miles of cross-country ski trails
Savor the flavors at one of the many Farmers' Markets
Visit a 100 year-old shop of shade garden plants
View the Povey Brothers' spectacular stained glass windows
Learn all about herbs and lavender at Barn Owl Nursery
Win a prize for fielding the scariest scarecrow
Thrill to the spills of BMX racing
Join a team to compete in the Ski and Tee Challenge
Enjoy the Enchanted Christmas Trail at Wenzel Farm
Explore all the angles in a cantilevered pioneer cabin
Safari to Sandy to see a steel elephant
Test your mettle at the 13-mile Goat Mountain Gallop
Press your own apple cider at a pioneer-era farm
Ready, set, go on a relay run from Mt. Hood to the Coast
Jump in with both feet at St. Josef Winery's grape stomp
Enjoy an old-fashioned sleigh ride at SkiBowl

In case you're counting, that makes 101 Reasons to return to Oregon's Mt. Hood Territory. We hope to see you again! If we've missed any of your favorites please be sure to tell us!

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