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Area Activities

A wide variety of activities surround Wasco House.  Pick your favorite...we'll be happy to help you plan your adventure!

(Links and information are not listed in any particular order.  Please contact a business before attempting to visit them; Wasco House is not responsible for busines hours of others!)

ROCK ART
Pictographs and petroglyphs abound in the area.  The store at the Oregon Archaeological Society has many books on this subject.

Macks Canyon

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED for pictograph and petroglyph tours.

Oregon Archaeological Society Store

WINE TASTING
Columbia Gorge wineries produce a wide variety of quality wines.  Here are links to a few local favorites.

In Oregon...

Dry Hollow Vineyards (The Dalles)

Quenett Winery Tasting Room at the Historic Sunshine Mills Artisan Plaza (The Dalles)

In Washington...

Cascade Cliffs (Wishram)

Jacob Williams Winery (Wishram)

Maryhill Winery (Maryhill)

Waving Tree Winery (Maryhill)

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CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
From museums to concerts to to motorsports to antiques, there's something for everyone!

Sherman County Historical Museum (Moro)

Columbia Gorge Discovery Center (The Dalles)

Fort Dalles Museum (The Dalles)

The Dalles Art Center (The Dalles)

Maryhill Museum (Maryhill, WA)

Stonehenge Memorial (Maryhill, WA)

Maryhill Winery Concerts (Maryhill, WA)

Oregon Raceway Park (Grass Valley)

Goldendale Observatory (Goldendale, WA)

Moro Now & Then
Coffee, antiques, collectibles, consignments,
new & used books
.
405 Main Street (Hwy 97)
Moro, OR 97039
(541) 565-0553

Sweet Memories of Moro
Antiques and glassware.
Buy, sell, & trade used furniture and collectibles.
Old Hotel Moro
101 Main Street (Hwy 97)
Moro, OR 97039
(541) 565-3556

Windcarver Gifts
Artists, carvers, crystals, gifts in the spirit of the Old West.
P.O. Box 112, Hwy. 97
Grass Valley, OR 97029

Richard and June Marie Bell
(541) 333-2310

Antique stores in The Dalles:

Clem's Attic
2937 E 2nd St. (541) 296-4448
Coffee Grinder
3018 E 2nd St. (541) 296-3020
Fort Dalles Antiques
1314 E 10th St. (541) 296-5122
Old Mill Bargain Center
2917 E 2nd St. (541) 296-6706
2nd Street Place
402 E 2nd St. (541) 296-8500

SCENIC ADVENTURES
Wide open, lighly traveled roads make this area ideal for touring by car, bicycle or motorcycle.  Photo opportunities abound.  Best of all, there are no traffic signals in Sherman County! 

Join guide Brad Staples on a 50 mile, four hour, round trip scenic jet boat tour of the lower Deschutes Wild and Scenic River.  The tour launches from Heritage Landing at the mouth of the Deschutes and travels among majestic basalt cliffs, through five Class 3 rapids, to Mack's Canyon.  At times you can see Califonia big horn sheep, mule deer, coyotes, beaver, raccoon, otter, bald and golden eagles, osprey, geese, ducks, and other wildlife.

Macks Canyon

John Day River/Cottonwood Canyon State Park

Cottonwood Canyon

Sherman County Cycling Tour

Sherman County Driving Tour

Things to See and Do in Sherman County

RIVER SPORTS
Wasco House is located just minutes from the Deschutes, Columbia, and John Day rivers.  These rivers offer outstanding opportunities for windsurfing and kiting, boating, fishing, rafting, etc.  Below are links to some local sites and outfitters.

Relax at Wasco House after windsurfing/kiting at Rufus, Celilo, Maryhill, Peach Beach or The Wall.

Deschutes River State Recreation Area

Macks Canyon

River Drifters (Maupin, OR - Deschutes rafting trips)

One or two day catch and release fly fishing trips on private lakes in Grass Valley, Oregon for any level of fly fisherman, even if you've never fished before.
Brad Staples
BSWFA@aol.com


John Day River/Cottonwood Canyon State Park

Cottonwood Canyon

Your Guides for the Columbia River Gorge
Jack LaFond
jack@FishYFS.com

Fishing guide service.
208 Main Street
Rufus, OR 97050
Call Touche or Kathee at
(541) 298-2770


2521 E 12th
The Dalles, OR 97058
(541) 993-7335


CEO Hunting and Fishing Club
PO Box 2
Kent, OR 97033
Call Jon Justesen at
(541) 980-2228

HUNTING
Sherman County is prime area for game bird hunting.  Below are links and contact information for some local guides and preserves.

Guided goose hunts.
1023 Fulton St., Wasco
Contact Don Richelderfer at
(541) 442-5237 or
nwos@gorge.net

Upland game bird hunting focusing on hard flying pheasants and chukar. 3,200 acres available for hunting August 1 to March 31.
P.O. Box 216
Grass Valley, OR 97029
Contact Dave Earl at
(541) 333-2498 or
dave@huntfarmstead.com

CEO Hunting and Fishing Club
PO Box 2
Kent, OR 97033
Call Jon Justesen at
(541) 980-2228

Olex Preserve (Arlington, OR)

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