Meeting Activities
General Sites and Attractions
Oregon Garden
Enjoy one of Oregon’s most popular destinations, where thousands of plants are displayed in more than 20 specialty gardens. Explore amazing water features, the Conifer garden, garden art, wetlands, the Rediscovery Forest, a playful garden just for kids, the 400-year-old Signature Oak and the Gordon House, the only house in Oregon designed by the legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Silver Falls State Park
Nestled in the lower elevation of Oregon’s Cascade Mountains lies a temperate rain forest. It is here that the Trail of Ten Falls/Canyon Trail can be found. The Canyon Trail and the falls descend to a forest floor covered with ferns, mosses, and wildflowers. You will also find stands of Douglas fir, hemlock, and cedar. While thousands visit the park every year, it is large enough for you to find quiet places to sit and watch for birds.
Cooley’s Gardens
Cooley’s Gardens is the largest producer of bearded iris in the world. Located just 2 miles west of Silverton on Highway 213. Cooley’s has been growing iris since 1928. Each year, from mid-May through early June, more than 3 million plants blossom in nearby fields. The display gardens showcase growing plants as well as cut flowers. This family-owned business welcomes visitors year-round.
Gallon House Bridge
The Gallon House Bridge, the last of Marion County’s original covered bridges, is located over Abiqua Creek a little more than a mile northwest of Silverton.
Mount Angel Abbey
In 1882 a small group of Benedictine monks arrived in Oregon to found an abbey similar to the one they had left behind high in the Alpine village of Engelberg, Switzerland. Set high above Mt. Angel on a 300 foot bluff, is a century old Benedictine monastic community built in 1883 by Swiss Benedictine monks. Walk the stations of cross, tour the lovely chapel and lobby gallery, or visit the rare book room. The beautiful library, designed by Alvar Aalto, stores a priceless collection of illuminated manuscripts, and features a display of rare, hand-printed books.
Woodburn Company Stores
With more than 85 stores, Woodburn Company Stores is the largest outlet center in the Pacific Northwest. Big name brands, skylight-covered walkways, and beautiful Northwest architecture and landscaping make this a unique and fun shopping experience year round. Located just 20 minutes from downtown Silverton, makes it the perfect day trip.
Wineries
St. Josef’s Winery
St. Josef’s Winery has produced Award winning Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris from Oregon’s Willamette Valley since 1983! Family owned & operated with 4 vineyards and tasting room minutes away from downtown Portland…
Vitis Ridge Winery
We are a small boutique winery producing approximately 2500 cases of wine per year. We believe that with our combined skills of winemaking and vineyard expertise we can produce a unique handcrafted wine for the public to enjoy. At our Vitis Ridge Tasting Room, which also serves as our processing and storage facility, guests are invited to walk among the barrels while tasting our award winning wines for hands on experience.
Paradis Family Vineyard
Our first vineyard was planted in 1990. In 2001, believing we had quality fruit; we began to produce wine under our own label. With the help of our winemaker, Joe Dobbes Jr, we offer our three Estate Grown wines: Pinot Noir (150 cases), Pinot Gris (450 cases) and Muscat (150 cases). Our goal is to craft small lots of quality wine at an affordable price. We hope you enjoy the fruits of our labor.
Silver Falls Vineyard
Silver Falls Vineyards is a family owned and operated winery located in the mid-Willamette Valley of Oregon. We provide high quality boutique wines, including Oregon’s famous and our award winning Pinot Noirs.
Piluso Vineyard
Our Motto: “Great wines begin with great grapes.” This is the reason that we place our foremost interest in growing super-high-quality fruit. After experimenting with a “varietal trial block” to see ‘what’ performed ‘how’, we planted our vineyard in 2000 with seven different varietals of vinifera – several clones of Pinot Noir along with Tempranillo, Dolcetto, Gamay Noir, Viognier, Marechal Foch and Müller-Thurgau. The entire vineyard was planted utilizing all of the knowledge that today’s Viticulture industry has to offer – the vineyard is fairly densely planted, vertically shoot positioned and farmed sustainably.
Golf
Evergreen Golf Course (11694 W Church Rd NE, Mt Angel, OR – (503) 845-9911)
Evergreen Golf Course is a beautiful 9-hole course located just west of the city of Mt. Angel, Oregon. The view of surrounding farmland and hills is both appealing and ever-changing with the seasons.
OGA Golf Course (2850 Hazelnut Dr, Woodburn, OR – (503) 981-6105)
Food
Mac’s Place (201 N Water St, Silverton, OR – (503) 873-2441)
Mac’s Place is the oldest building on the Silverton National Historic Registry. The building survived the fire of 1885 and was the only building in downtown to survive the fire of 1934. In May of 2002- Mac’s Place became an addition to the Wooden Nickel Pub & Eateries, Inc. Today it is famous for great burgers, pizza, pasta, and more. Our tasty new low carb menu features freshly baked low-carb breads, wraps, and pizzas. New additions to Mac’s Place include hand painted art and murals by local artist Kelly Farrah as well as rare photographs of historic Silverton. Stop in and enjoy our national and local live music artists that play within these historic walls.
Silver Grille (206 E Main St, Silverton, OR – (503) 873-4035)
This classy little restaurant in an old storefront is a welcome outpost of urban culinary aesthetics in this small town. The menu, which changes frequently, emphasizes fresh local produce and hormone-free meats, but you might find a house-made pâté or a curried carrot soup with mint foam. Among the entrees, there are always good pastas, such as penne pasta with snow peas, snap peas, and Oregon blue cheese.
McDonalds (1049 N 1st St, Silverton, OR – (503) 873-2885)
Kentucky Fried Chicken (605 W C St, Silverton, OR – (503) 873-8939)
Figaro’s Pizza (402 Mcclaine St, Silverton, OR – (503) 873-8007)
Dairy Queen (411 Westfield St, Silverton, OR – (503) 873-1330)
Papa Murphy’s Take and Bake Pizza (701 Mcclaine St, Silverton, OR – (503) 873-2501)
Wooden Nickel Pub and Eatery (1610 Pine St, Silverton, OR – (503) 873-9979)
The Wooden Nickel has been a popular gathering place in Silverton, Oregonfor the last 40 years. In the 1950’s and 1960’s it was known as Ed & Johnny’s. Many current customers can remember their fathers and grandfathers playing cribbage around the horse-shoe shaped bar. During the 1970’s and 1980’s, some remodeling occurred adding room for a dance floor. Live music, shuffleboard and pinball were the craze and the Nickel, (as locals call it), was jam-packed on the weekends. In the mid 1980’s the current owner, Glen Damewood, performed there frequently with his bluegrass band. His love of fine food and creative cooking found a natural outlet here. The Nickel has become the place to for delicious food at a affordable price, while having a great time!
Subway (504 N Water St, Silverton, OR – (503) 873-4966)
Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant (321 Westfield St, Silverton, OR – (503) 874-9111)
Come join us for fresh, authentic Mexican food Jalisco style!
Mt. Angel Brewing Company (210 Monroe St, Mt Angel, OR – (503) 845-9624)
Bavarian Haus (115 E Church St, Mt Angel, OR – (503) 845-9466)
El Pueblito Restaurant (225 N Main St, Mt Angel, OR – (503) 845-2168)
Burger Time (450 S Main St, Mt Angel, OR – (503) 845-2280)
Koffee Konnection (165 Charles St, Mt Angel, OR – (503) 845-4199)
Glockenspiel Restaurant (190 E Charles St., Mt. Angel, OR 97362 – (503) 845-6222)
We invite you to come join us, relax, and immerse yourself in authentic German culture. Experience fine dining in our friendly atmosphere, where family is always welcome, and the chef takes the bounty of the Northwest and gives it a touch of Bavaria.
Rodda Coffee Company and Cafe (415 S Main St, Mt Angel, OR – (503) 845-2150)
Larry’s Saloon (315 N Main St, Mt Angel, OR – (503) 845-4080)
McDonald’s (1049 N 1st St, Silverton, OR – (503) 873-2885)