Dorris Ranch

Dorris Ranch is more than just a historic site. It’s also home to a working commercial filbert orchard and has walking trails that lead through natural areas—if it rains, the ranch will even provide coach tours, so everyone gets wet but happy—plus at nightfall, there are plenty of light shows on display too, thanks in part to its beautiful skies.

Dorris Ranch is also the perfect destination for a day trip with the whole family. You can enjoy everything from its live history farm and orchard to stunning natural areas.

The Dorris Ranch is a hidden gem with plenty to offer visitors. It also serves as the western access point for those who want an exciting adventure on one of their amazing guided nature walks or just enjoy some time outdoors in Clearwater Park.

The beautiful Dorris Ranch provides access to one of the most scenic hiking trails in Oregon. The 4-mile long Middle Fork Path leads you through Clearwater Park, listed on square footage as being included within the National Register of Historic Places.

For more than a century, the Dorris Ranch Orchard has been making history as the country’s most productive commercial filbert orchard. With over half of all commercial filbert trees grown in America now coming from their nursery stock, this historic site will be an important player for many generations to come.

The dates on these signs show how old each orchard is. In 1903, trees at Dorris Ranch were planted very close to each other because they had just finished building their property. In order to help hired hands know where they needed to go each day, the orchards were named. The Dorris Ranch is home to 9,250 filbert trees that are planted on 75 acres.

A diverse set of trees were planted in order to make sure that the orchards maintained their fertility. The original Barcelona variety was found not to be self-sterile like it was originally thought, so other types such as DuChilly and Daviana were included in every third tree in each row for pollination purposes.

Today, the Willamalane orchard is in an effort to fight eastern filbert blight. New trees are being planted to resist this deadly disease and replace varieties that are highly susceptible to George Dorris’s planting, which has led us here today with our machine picking up these delicious nuts straight off their tree.

Dorris Ranch, situated at 205 Dorris St., Springfield, OR 97477-5426, is a haven for nature lovers and history enthusiasts. Visitors can experience the natural beauty of this area as well as explore some historic buildings, like an old farmhouse that has been turned into housing for those interested in living their life again during America’s Golden Age.

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