Hotel Prairie is the place to stay while enjoying the recreational opportunities of Grant County and surrounding areas. Situated about mid-way on the Oregon Scenic Byway ‘Journey through time’, Prairie City offers many scenic and recreational opportunities.
Nearby you can explore the John Day River and Valley, Malheur National Forest and the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with lakes and waterfalls, the DeWitt Museum at Depot Park, the Kam Wah Chung Museum, and the John Day Fossil Beds and Thomas Condon Interpretive Center should not be missed. You can also take a ride on one of the Sumpter Valley Railroad’s historic trains. With such a wide variety of outdoor activities, all cyclists, sportsmen and women, and outdoor enthusiasts are invited to spend their nights in a comfortable hotel after long days of enjoying the beautiful area.
This page has several videos of scenic regional trips, some more extensive than a day hike, but giving you a taste of what using Hotel Prairie as a base camp can lead to.
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- Snowy backdrop of Strawberry Mountain beyond Prairie City
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- Strawberry Falls
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- Mountain goats at Strawberry Lake
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- Logs floating in Magone Lake
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- Bouquet of flowers picked around Magone Lake
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- Colored waters in shallows of Magone Lake
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- Fishing from the pier at Magone Lake
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- Strawberry Mountain in late summer or early fall
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- Snowy winter landscape
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- Strawberry Falls
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- Wooded shores of Magone Lake
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- Prairie Countryside
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- Painted Hills
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- Strawberry Mountain Wilderness
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- Hiking around Magone Lake
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- Star Ridge View
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- Dog swimming in Magone Lake
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- Sledding at Star Ridge
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- Boating on Magone Lake
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- Strawberry Falls
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- Strawberry Lake
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- Old West Scenic Bikeway map
The hotel is located on Front Street in Prairie City; a location that makes eateries, antique stores, gift shops, drug and hardware store, and fishing and hunting information all within two blocks.
Grant County Chamber of Commerce
A Brief History of Prairie City
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- wild Allium
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- Mountain Phlox
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- Wild Strawberries
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- Larkspur
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- Balsamroot
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- Balsamroot & giant puffball
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- Slender Woodland Star
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- Penstemon blooming in the rocks
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- Mountain Phlox and Sedum
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- Lupines blooming
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- puffball seed head
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- Lewisia blooms
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- Penstemon blooming
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- Indian Paintbrush
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- Indian Paintbrush
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- Lupine blooming
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- blooming in the rocks
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- lily seed pod