bringing a sense of history to 100+ years of production

For well over a century, Oregon’s diverse towns and regions have served as production backdrops for more than 500 films and television shows.  From early silent films like The Fisherman’s Bride (shot in Astoria in 1908) to recent shows like Portlandia, Grimm, and Shrill, the film industry has flourished in Oregon, bringing recognition and important economic growth to countless locations. 

​The Oregon Film Trail is a statewide network of recognizable trail markers, placed in many iconic filming locations across Oregon.  By stitching together these locations, communities, and films, a forum has been created, both virtual and real, in which we can retell stories, and celebrate Oregon’s rich contribution to filmmaking since 1904.

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The signs on the Oregon Film Trail sit on the ancestral homelands of the Grand Ronde, Cayuse, Umatilla, Walla Walla Nimiippu (Nez Perce) people, Kathlamet, Clatsop, Chinook, Siletz, Nehalem, Kalapuya, Tsankupi, Ahantchuyuk, Santiam, Cascades, Cowlitz, Tillamook, Yakina, Takelma, Winefelly, Suislaw, Chelamela, Numu (Northern Paiute), Umatilla, Cayuse, Yoncalla, Cow Creek Umpqua, Mechoopda, Koyom:k’awi (Konkow), Tenino, Confederate Tribes of Warm Springs and Atfalti people.

Oregon Film Trail: "Short Circuit," "The Night the Bridge Fell," Alameda Park, Astoria, OR

Oregon Film Trail: "Stand By Me," Pioneer Park, Brownsville, OR

Oregon Film Trail: "City Girl," Gem Theatre, Athena, OR

Oregon Film Trail: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," Depoe Bay, OR

This project has been funded in part by grants from Travel Oregon, The Oregon Coast Visitors Association and Willamette Valley Visitors Association.

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