Recreation and Attractions

Eastern Oregon holds many unexpected elements: pine-forested mountains, glades
preserving tall native grasses and wildflowers, deep canyons, trout streams, and small coves of pinnacled badlands.
John Day is the place to start your adventure of Oregon. Outdoor recreation in John Day is abundant. Our national forest
offers camping, backpacking, cross country skiing, snowmobiling, hunting , fishing, horse back riding and bird watching.
Escape from the city and enjoy the natural wonders of John Day. Either it be winter or summer you will
always enjoy staying at John Day.

Come and visit the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. It draws world-wide attention from paleontologists, geologists and
amateur rock hounds who come to experience some of Oregon's fascinating ancient history at one of the largest fossil
concentrations in north America.

Painted hills at the John day Fossil Beds

Also a great place to visit is the Kam Wah Chung & Co. museum. It was once a general
store, a doctor's office, a library
and a center of Chinese social and religious life.

Here are some websites to show you an insight on what you will experience in John Day.

http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/us_nm/or_john.htm
http://www.nps.gov/joda/
http://www.grantcounty.cc/
http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_8.php