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Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area

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Type
  
State park

Website
  
Official website

Nearest city
  
Pendelton

Phone
  
+1 800-551-6949

Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area

Location
  
Umatilla County, Oregon

Address
  
65068 Old Oregon Trail, Meacham, OR 97859, USA

Similar
  
Hilgard Junction State Rec, Red Bridge State Wayside, Blue Mountain Forest St, Ukiah–Dale Forest State Sce, Battle Mountain Forest St

Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area is a state park located in central Umatilla County, Oregon, United States, approximately 15 mi (24 km) southeast of Pendleton. Located in old growth forest near the summit of the Blue Mountains along Interstate 84, the park was the location of a well-used campsite by emigrants along the Oregon Trail in the middle 19th century.

The park is open year-round and provides a modern campground with hook-ups. The park also has cabins available for rent. During the summer months the park features historical recreations of trail life in the 1850s. The park also contains an Oregon Trail interpretative center. The center is next to a marker commemorating the visit by President Warren G. Harding in 1923, who had come to Eastern Oregon to commemorate the Oregon Trail.

References

Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area Wikipedia