The End the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is easy to find, as the geology and patterns of settlement within the Willamette Valley have dictated the routes of major roads from Indian footpaths to modern highways. The simplest way to reach the Interpretive Center is to take Interstate 205 to Exit 10, which is signed for Park Place, Molalla, and State Route 213, the Trail's End Highway. Once off the Interstate, turn right at the first stoplight. The Interpretive Center is about half a mile down the road. You literally can't miss "the Big Wagons" on your left at 1726 Washington Street.

Alternative approaches are via State Routes 213, 99-E, and 43. The Interpretive Center is just off the end of SR 213 -- turn left at the last light before the Interstate. Taking 99-E or 43 gives you the option of cutting over to Washington Street on the surface streets if you're familiar with Oregon City, but it's easier to take northbound I-205 to Exit 10 from both roads. Here's a handy tip for those arriving on 99-E: the entrance ramp from 99-E is a continuous lane that becomes the exit ramp for SR 213, so you are spared from having to merge with the through traffic on the Interstate.

• Oregon City Union 76 - 1321 Main Street (just off 99E)
• Stein Oil Union 76 - 1780 Washington Street (just north of the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive center)

FOOD
When you visit, feel free to ask our staff about local restaurants to suit your fancy. If you need to restock your cooler or the fridge in your RV, try the produce at Spicers' or the seafood at Tony's. They've usually got the goods.

• McDonald's - 2010 Clackamette Drive
• Spicer Brothers Produce - 508 Fourteenth Street (14th & Washington)
• Tony's Smokehouse and Cannery - 1316 Washington Street

LODGING
The nearest hotel is the Rivershore, down on the bank of the Willamette River, and waste disposal facilities and utility hookups are available for RVs at Clackamette Park, at the confluence of the Willamette and Clackamas Rivers. Listings for other hotels, as well as B&Bs, in the area are available from the Clackamas County Tourism Development Council.

• Call 1-866-962-5225, option 2 and ask for a Clackamas County hotel
• POVA: Portland, Oregon, Visitors Association
• Rivershore Hotel
• Monarch Hotel and Conference Center
• Wilsonville Holiday Inn

ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION
The End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is within walking distance of the Oregon City Transit Mall. Bus schedules for the local Transit Mall are available online from Tri-Met, as is a trip planner for the entire Tri-Met service area.