FAQ Topic: Cultural attractions

Are there any ghost towns in Sherman County?

You can visit an Old West “ghost town” in Kent, an unincorporated area in southwest Sherman county (see photos of the Kent ghost town at the Pacific NW Photo blog). If you continue south, there’s another ghost town just outside Sherman County in Shaniko, Oregon.

What is there to do in Sherman County?

Challenge yourself to world-class windsurfing on the Columbia, bass fishing on the John Day River, whitewater rafting on the Deschutes, and upland game hunting in our wide-open spaces! Listen to the sound of rushing waters, the rustling of ripe winter wheat, the squeal of 4-H project pigs at the Sherman County Fair, and cheering fans … Continued

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