Champoeg State Heritage Area
Historic Site · Aurora, Oregon
Six hundred and fifteen acres on the south bank of the Willamette between Portland and Salem, on the site of a town that no longer exists. On 2 May 1843 a meeting here voted narrowly - fifty-two to fifty - to form a provisional government, the first American-style government on the Pacific coast, some years before the United States had any legal claim to the territory. The town itself was destroyed by the Willamette flood of 1861 and never rebuilt.
Champoeg Road Northeast, Aurora, Oregon, 97020, United States
Open daily, dawn to dusk, year round, with an Oregon State Parks day-use parking fee or annual pass. The campground and cabins are reservable through the state park system. ⚠ THE VISITOR CENTRE AND THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS KEEP SHORTER, SEASONAL HOURS AND SEVERAL ARE RUN BY SEPARATE ORGANISATIONS - the Pioneer Mothers Memorial Cabin and the Newell House are not the state park and are frequently closed when the grounds are open. Check before travelling if the buildings matter. Living history programming is seasonal, with the fullest day around the 2 May anniversary.
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