Guidebook for Fossil

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Guidebook for Fossil

Food Scene

Great steaks every day, seafood specials on Fridays including the best clam chowder in Oregon! Burgers, salads and dinners. Stop in the sports bar for a drink and catch your favorite sports.
RJ's Steaks, Spirits & Sports
415 First St
Great steaks every day, seafood specials on Fridays including the best clam chowder in Oregon! Burgers, salads and dinners. Stop in the sports bar for a drink and catch your favorite sports.
Open at 7:00 daily for home-style breakfasts - be sure to try the sweet cream pancakes! Lunch served from 11:00 am - closing. No dinner service. Be sure to treat yourself to a milkshake or root-beer float. Beer and Wine available.
Korner Cafe
540 First St
Open at 7:00 daily for home-style breakfasts - be sure to try the sweet cream pancakes! Lunch served from 11:00 am - closing. No dinner service. Be sure to treat yourself to a milkshake or root-beer float. Beer and Wine available.
Service Creek Stage Stop is in the heart of the John Day Fossil Basin and borders the wild and scenic John Day River located in central Oregon. This tiny town features a lodge, visitor information center, café, deli/convenience store, raft rentals, guided fishing trips and river shuttle service for folks seeking an adventure .
Service Creek Stage Stop
38686 OR-19
Service Creek Stage Stop is in the heart of the John Day Fossil Basin and borders the wild and scenic John Day River located in central Oregon. This tiny town features a lodge, visitor information center, café, deli/convenience store, raft rentals, guided fishing trips and river shuttle service for folks seeking an adventure .
Fossil Fuel Coffee & Gift Shop Friday 7AM - 3:00 PM Coffees, Teas, Juices, Italian Sodas, Pastries, Breakfast Sandwiches & Burritos, Lunch Wraps & Painted Hills Natural Beef Hot Dogs
Fossil Fuel
1003 Main St
Fossil Fuel Coffee & Gift Shop Friday 7AM - 3:00 PM Coffees, Teas, Juices, Italian Sodas, Pastries, Breakfast Sandwiches & Burritos, Lunch Wraps & Painted Hills Natural Beef Hot Dogs

Sightseeing

OPLI can help you plan a trip through the John Day Basin and the gateway communities to the John Day Fossil Beds. While there visit the museum, gift and bookstore.
Oregon Paleo Lands Institute
333 W 4th St
OPLI can help you plan a trip through the John Day Basin and the gateway communities to the John Day Fossil Beds. While there visit the museum, gift and bookstore.
The Fossil Beds, located behind Wheeler High School, are a place where you can collect and keep fossils. Entrance Fees: $5/person suggested donation.
Wheeler High School
600 E B St
The Fossil Beds, located behind Wheeler High School, are a place where you can collect and keep fossils. Entrance Fees: $5/person suggested donation.
Enjoy the aroma of Ponderosa Pines and true firs on a warm day. Keep an eye out for deer wandering in the nearby meadows.
Bear Hollow Park
Bear Hollow Road
Enjoy the aroma of Ponderosa Pines and true firs on a warm day. Keep an eye out for deer wandering in the nearby meadows.
Home of the National Memorial to Fallen Motorcyclists. Service Creek flows through the campground at the foot of a forested ridge. Picnic in the meadow or hike trails partially shaded by pine and fir.
Shelton Wayside Park
42853 OR-19
Home of the National Memorial to Fallen Motorcyclists. Service Creek flows through the campground at the foot of a forested ridge. Picnic in the meadow or hike trails partially shaded by pine and fir.
Over 14,000 acres found in 3 units: the Sheep Rock Unit, near Dayville, featuring Blue Basin and Foree areas; the Painted Hills Unit, ten miles from Mitchell; and Clarno Unit, 15 mi south of Fossil.
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John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
32651 OR-19
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Over 14,000 acres found in 3 units: the Sheep Rock Unit, near Dayville, featuring Blue Basin and Foree areas; the Painted Hills Unit, ten miles from Mitchell; and Clarno Unit, 15 mi south of Fossil.
The Painted Hills, one of the three units of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, are the crown jewels of this region with their spectacular colors and sublime patterns that seem to have been hand-painted by the master stroke of Mother Nature’s brush.
Painted Hills Viewpoint
Painted Hills Viewpoint
The Painted Hills, one of the three units of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, are the crown jewels of this region with their spectacular colors and sublime patterns that seem to have been hand-painted by the master stroke of Mother Nature’s brush.

Parks & Nature

A restful place for a picnic or stroll (no camping). Be sure to fill your water bottles from one of the three fresh water springs located inside the park.
Julia A Henderson Pioneer Park
A restful place for a picnic or stroll (no camping). Be sure to fill your water bottles from one of the three fresh water springs located inside the park.
The best place to start your visit and see fossils is the Thomas Condon Paleontology Museum, the park visitor center. Summer Hours: Memorial Day through Labor Day 9 am - 5 pm daily Fall, Winter, & Spring: 10 am - 5 pm daily* Excluding the following holidays: Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, Christmas Day Federal Holiday, New Year’s Day, New Year’s Day Federal Holiday, Martin Luther King Jr Day, Observed, and President’s Day. *Operating hours are subject to change due to staffing shortage.
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Thomas Condon Paleontology Center
32651 OR-19
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The best place to start your visit and see fossils is the Thomas Condon Paleontology Museum, the park visitor center. Summer Hours: Memorial Day through Labor Day 9 am - 5 pm daily Fall, Winter, & Spring: 10 am - 5 pm daily* Excluding the following holidays: Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, Christmas Day Federal Holiday, New Year’s Day, New Year’s Day Federal Holiday, Martin Luther King Jr Day, Observed, and President’s Day. *Operating hours are subject to change due to staffing shortage.
The Sheep Rock Unit is located on Highway 19, near the towns of Kimberly Oregon and Dayville Oregon. Geological formations found in the Sheep Rock Unit, including the green claystone layers of the Turtle Cove Member, date back 32-7 million years. New vertebrate fossils are continually being exposed through natural erosion. Unit Features: Thomas Condon Paleontology Center Historic Cant Ranch Picture Gorge Hiking Trails Picnic Areas Restroom Facilities Drinking water available when the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center is open.
Sheep Rock
The Sheep Rock Unit is located on Highway 19, near the towns of Kimberly Oregon and Dayville Oregon. Geological formations found in the Sheep Rock Unit, including the green claystone layers of the Turtle Cove Member, date back 32-7 million years. New vertebrate fossils are continually being exposed through natural erosion. Unit Features: Thomas Condon Paleontology Center Historic Cant Ranch Picture Gorge Hiking Trails Picnic Areas Restroom Facilities Drinking water available when the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center is open.

Essentials

Fossil General Mercantile is your one-stop shopping while in Fossil. The "Merc", as locals call it, carries a variety of groceries, fresh produce, meats and deli items, camping gear, ice, beer, wine and sundries.
Fossil Mercantile Company
555 Main St
Fossil General Mercantile is your one-stop shopping while in Fossil. The "Merc", as locals call it, carries a variety of groceries, fresh produce, meats and deli items, camping gear, ice, beer, wine and sundries.

Everything Else

Be sure to fill up your gas tank before heading out. Fuel is few and far between in Oregon's Rural-Frontier.
Fossil Fill-Up LLC
609 Main St
Be sure to fill up your gas tank before heading out. Fuel is few and far between in Oregon's Rural-Frontier.

Arts & Culture

Fossil Museum & Pine Creek Schoolhouse & Shepherd’s Wagon offer a show-n-tell of Fossil's rich history.
Fossil Museum
501 First St
Fossil Museum & Pine Creek Schoolhouse & Shepherd’s Wagon offer a show-n-tell of Fossil's rich history.

Entertainment & Activities

Kinzua Hills Golf Club is a non-profit, member-owned golf club located 11 miles east of Fossil, Oregon featuring a 6-hole, 65-par course spanning 4,232 yards through the quiet Kinzua Hills area. With only six holes, golfers must go around three times for a full 18 holes, making it a truly unique course to play for both beginning and advanced golfers. Non-members must sign the guest book and pay $1/hole plus a $5 trail fee by placing payment in a dropbox at the clubhouse. Golfers are welcome to bring their own golf carts or borrow a hand cart from the shed under the clubhouse. Kinzua has a laid back playing atmosphere so there is no dress code and no tee time reservations.
Kinzua Hills Golf Club
21467 Hoover Creek Rd
Kinzua Hills Golf Club is a non-profit, member-owned golf club located 11 miles east of Fossil, Oregon featuring a 6-hole, 65-par course spanning 4,232 yards through the quiet Kinzua Hills area. With only six holes, golfers must go around three times for a full 18 holes, making it a truly unique course to play for both beginning and advanced golfers. Non-members must sign the guest book and pay $1/hole plus a $5 trail fee by placing payment in a dropbox at the clubhouse. Golfers are welcome to bring their own golf carts or borrow a hand cart from the shed under the clubhouse. Kinzua has a laid back playing atmosphere so there is no dress code and no tee time reservations.