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    Find Time for Oregon Paleo Lands Center & Gallery

    Find Time! Explore Oregon’s Geologic and Natural Heritage With Us.

    Find time for the Oregon Paleo Lands Center & Gallery! We invite you to experience the stunning landscapes of the John Day Basin with OPLI this year. We can help you plan Day Hikes, Adventure Trips, Cycling Trips and More! The Oregon Paleo Lands Center & Gallery can help you connect with 50 million years of geology, as well as the natural and cultural history in the world heritage landscapes of the John Day Basin.

    Cycling & Road Trips

    Cycling - Cycle Wheeler County - PDF File

    Cycling - Ride Oregon - Old West Scenic Bikeway

    Cycling - Ride Oregon: Blue Mountain Century Scenic Bikeway

    Oregonian Article (June 18, 2013) Bike Ride In Eastern Oregon visits Painted Hills, John Day River, Back Side of Cows

    Road Trips

    Geology

    Regional Geology

    Geologic History

    John Day Fossil Beds

    Best Links to Oregon's Geology and Paleontology

    Paleo Climates

    Day Hikes & Leisure

    Call us today for help setting up your family, group or individual trips. For more information click here. 

     

    Golf Courses: China Creek Golf Course (Arlington), Condon Golf Course (Condon), Kinzua Hills Golf Course (Fossil), South Fork Golf Course (Dayville), John Day Golf Course & Club (John Day)

    Fossil Digging

    Common Fossils

    Wheeler High School Fossil Beds

    Natural Heritage

    Plants and Wildlife

    Rivers and Canyons

    Favorite Places

    Regional History

     

    Cultural Heritage

    Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs

    Early Pioneers

    Visual Tour Provided by:

    Communities Powered by Travel Oregon: John Day River Territory.

    Click Here for 7 minute tour

    Oregon Paleo Lands  
    Institute Center


    We are currently closed for the season however we are open by appointment for school groups:

     

    If you would like to bring a school group please feel free to email or call and we can schedule your visit during the week. Thank you!

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    Want to Volunteer?

    The Paleo Lands Center invites you, to meet the public and school groups at our educational hub of the John Day Basin. Volunteers can serve as Board Members, Advisors, Center helpers and docents and help share exciting natural history exhibits, brochures, and books with visitors and schools.
    Please Contact the Center at 541-763-4480 or paleolands@gmail.com for details

     

    Road and Weather Conditions

     

    *Please call or email if you would like to schedule your school group for a visit during the week. Thank you!

     

    Contact Information

    333 West Fourth Street

    Post Office Box 104

    Fossil, OR 97830
    Phone: (541) 763-4480

    Email: paleolands@gmail.com

     

     

    We are a 501c3 educational, non-profit, based in Fossil, Oregon.

     

     

    (C) 2013 Oregon Paleo Lands Center. All rights reserved.

    Created by Gregory Smith & Company, LLC.