The following list are just a few examples of things to do and see in the area.
1.Visit the ghost town of Richmond
2.Visit the ghost town of Shaniko
3.Dig for fossils in Fossil, Oregon
4.Visit the Thomas Condon Center, Sheep Rock Unit
5.Visit the Painted Hills National Monument near Mitchell, Oregon
6.Visit the Clarno Palisades
7.Go on a Paleolands adventure
8.Go to Blue Basin
9.Visit the Cant Ranch Unit
10.Learn about Rashneeshpuram establishment near Antelope, Oregon
11.Go for drives (to Winlock drive, Twickenham, Alder Creek)
12.Visit Paleolands Adventure Center
13.Taste artesian water at Julia Henderson Park
14.Go on a picnic to Bear Hollow Park
15.Look for the Stick Indians
16.Swim in the John Day River
17.Raft the John Day River
18.Visit Bull Prairie Lake
19.Go for a picnic on the river
20.Go for a hike on Sutton Mountain
21.Wave at cars
22.Search for other painted hills
23.Visit the Kimberly orchards
24.Support the local economy! Go shopping.
25.Go horseback riding at Corncobb Ranch
26.Go on a bike ride
27.Look for wildlife
28.Go snipe hunting
29.Stargazing
30.Learn about sustainable ranching practices
31.Look for wild big horn sheep
32.Discover the haunted areas
33.Go on a big foot hunt
34.Photograph old school buildings
35.Look for the Mitchell Bumps
36.Visit pioneer cemeteries
37.Discover why they call Wheeler County “frontier” versus rural
38.Look for pictographs
39.Go to Cathedral Rock
40.Drive through Picture Gorge
41.Find the Indian Head Rock
42.Hunt for Bullfrogs on the river
43.Look for lizards
44.Look for crawdads in the river
45.Read a book down by the river
46.Pick berries
47.Birdwatching
48.Look for Rocky Mountain Goats
49.Attend a local event
50.Go golfing at Kinzu
51.Look for old gold mines
52.Visit the Fossil museum
53.Visit the Spray museum
54.Meet Henry the bear in Mitchell
55.Taste local fresh made preserves, jams and jellies in Kimberly
56.Play horseshoes
57.Learn about the local history of each of the towns
58.Read about local events and politics in the local newspapers
59.Go on a customized guided trip to explore the area
60.Find Bologna Creek
61.Learn about the Native American cultures that once inhabited the area
62.See a movie at the historic Condon movie theater
63.Take pictures of the painted hills
64.Journal
65.Play croquet
66.Find out who Thomas Condon was
67.Discover who John Day was
68.Find out how Wheeler County got its name
69.Discover Burnt Ranch and its history
70.Find Murder Creek
71.Find Widow Creek
72.Visit with the locals
73.Take pictures of wildflowers
74.Visit the wind farms
75.Play card games
76.Follow the “Journey Through Time” scenic byway
77.See handmade quilts at the Fossil Mercantile
78.Hunt for thunder eggs
79.Learn about the timber legacy
80.Hunt for beetles
81. Meet the Big Foot in Spray
82. Get your picture taken next to the “Beer Can Wall”
83. Find the tennis shoe tree
84. Find clues to the Monument murder involving doctor
85. Visit the Kam Wah Chung Museum in John Day, Oregon
86. Visit the Grant Historical Museum in John Day, Oregon.
87. Hunt for snakes
88. View bears and cougars
89. Visit the historic Condon Hotel in Condon, Oregon
90. Count shot up road signs
91. Go rock climbing
92. Go on a canoe trip
93. Help build Jerry’s Rock Wall
94. Visit the metal mammoth in Fossil, Oregon
95. Take a picture next to the big wooden chair in Mitchell, Oregon
96. Listen to crickets and frogs
97. Find waterfalls in spring and fall after storms
98. Look for mouflong sheep (super sized horn sheep) outside of Spray, Oregon
99. Avoid wild turkeys
100. Count running birds (pheasants, quail and chuckers)
101. Watch out for wild boars
102. See if you can survive one day without cell phones, TV, pagers and computers.
103. Look for the Mitchell bumps.