Mt. Adams at sunset from Gordon Ridge Road in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.

Join us in
Sherman County

There's something for everyone

Join us in Sherman County. There’s something for everyone.

Visit Sherman County

We welcome visitors to Sherman County.

Explore our deep canyons, campsites, and parks along the John Day, Columbia, and Deschutes rivers. Follow the Oregon Trail from river crossing to river crossing. And enjoy spectacular mountain views from the ridges.

See for yourself the scale of wind turbines and the John Day Dam. Challenge yourself to world-class windsurfing on the Columbia River, bass fishing on the John Day River, whitewater rafting on the Deschutes River. Venture out for upland game hunting in our wide-open spaces.

There's something for everyone in Sherman County, Oregon.

Directions

Drive, Ride, Float, Fly

Events

From Fairs to Rodeos

Sight-Seeing

From Vistas to Plains

About the County

Oregon's Sherman County

Lodging & Accommodations

Eat, Drink & Be Merry

Big-Game Hunting

Fishing & More

Ghost Towns

Wild Wild West

Water Sports

Rafting, Wind Surfing & More

Municipal Parks

Bike Repair Stations, Restrooms, Picnic Areas, and More

Play and Stay

Find Your Own Home in Sherman County

For when you dream of wide-open spaces...

Wind turbine and lupine wildflowers along Monkland Lane in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.

A blanket of snow touches down alongside the banks of one of Sherman County's many winding rivers.

Wind Mills are framed in the picturesque sunset of Sherman County, Oregon.

Join us in Sherman County, where the country life, idyllic weather, and wide-open spaces can be all your own.

Water sports abound on Sherman County's many rivers and tributaries.

The fog rolls into a valley in Sherman County, Oregon.

A combine is framed against the background of a sunset in Sherman County, Oregon.

Fishing and swimming holes about in Sherman County, Oregon, such as this one at a place dubbed the "Narrows."

The rolling agricultural hillsides of Sherman County, Oregon

A wind farm operated by PGE helps to power the region with sustainable energy from the "Wind Belt" of Sherman County, Oregon.

Old West sagebrush and barbed wire meet sweeping vistas and plateaus in Sherman County, Oregon

Windmill and grain field on Monkland Road in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.

A barn along Hay Canyon Road in Sherman County, Oregon. The torn earth showcases this area's rich, silt-like soil. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.

A tractor plows deep rows into a field along Lavender Road in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.

The sun sets behind wind turbines near Klondike Lane east of Wasco in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.

A line of old trucks rusts in the elements of Grass Valley, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.

An old windmill spins along De Moss Springs Lane north of Moro, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.

Sunset and wind turbines along Medler Lane

Sunset and wiind turbines along Medler Lane north of Wasco in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.

Mt. Adams from Gordon Ridge Road in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.

A windmill on McDermid Lane in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.

A grain elevator overlooks fields of grain along Gordon Ridge Road in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.

Mt. Adams at sunset from Gordon Ridge Road in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.

Farm equipment at Cottonwood Canyon State Park along the John Day River in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.

The John Day River at Cottonwood Canyon State Park along the John Day River in Sherman County. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.

Mt. Adams and a wheat field from Hildebrand Road east of Wasco in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.

The sun sets past Mt. Hood in this view from Harris Canyon Lane in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.

The sun sets past Mt. Adams in this view from Harris Canyon Lane in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.

Wind turbines on Monkland Lane in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.

Wind turbines on Herrin Road in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.

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