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herbalist and doctor Ing Hay. But it was also a community center, temple, general store
and opium den for the Chinese population that reworked the area's mine tailings.
A nearby interpretive center offers a 19-minute video; free tours of the heritage site
leave from here.
Grant County Ranch & Rodeo Museum MUSEUM
( 541-575-0278; 241 E Main St; adult/child/11yr & under $3/free; 10am-4pm Thu-Sat May-
Sep) Rodeo -lovers should visit this small museum, which showcases fine saddles and
lots of rodeo photos. The friendly guys there really know the local rodeo and ranch
scene. Call for off-hours visits.
Grant County Historical Museum MUSEUM
( 541-575-0362; 101 S Canyon City Blvd; adult/child 6-18yr $4/2; 9am-4:30pm Mon-Sat May-
Sep) Located just 2 miles south of downtown John Day, in the center of tiny Canyon City,
this interesting museum houses gold-rush memorabilia, lots of polished agates and some
stuffed two-headed calves. Outside is frontier poet Joaquin Miller's cabin.
Sleeping & Eating
See John Day Fossil Beds National Monument ( Click here ) for other accommodations in
the area. There are a few chain hotel/motels in town.
Hotel Prairie HOTEL$
( 541-820-4800; www.hotelprairie.com ; 112 Front St; d incl breakfast $79-139; ) Actually
located in Prairie City, 13 miles east of John Day, is this historic 1905 hotel with nine
suites (one with kitchenette). There's a subdued, classy atmosphere and rooms are simple
but comfortable; out back is a nice modern patio for hanging out. Cafe on premises.
Dreamers Lodge MOTEL$
( 800-654-2849; 144 N Canyon Blvd; d from $63; ) One of John Day's better-value
places, this decent motel offers good-sized rooms (the ones with two beds are huge) and
it's off the main drag.
Clyde Holliday State Park CAMPGROUND$
( 800-551-6949, 541-932-4453; www.oregonstateparks.org ; Hwy 26, Mile 155, Mt Vernon; tent &
RV sites $22, tipis $39; ) Six miles west of John Day, this pleasant, shady campground
(with tipis) lies next to the John Day River, though it's also close to the road.