Hermiston, OR Road Trips
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Trip Routes
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Longest Drive
430.9 mi
Grants Pass, OR
Quickest Drive
8h 23m
Grants Pass, OR
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Hermiston, OR by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
19,406
Median Income
$67,128
Median Home Value
$244,700
Median Age
31.8
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Hermiston, OR
Hermiston is a city in Umatilla County in the Eastern Oregon region of Oregon.
1 Hat Rock State Park, ☏ +1 541-983-2277. Parking: Oregon residents $10/day, non-residents $12/day. (updated Feb 2026) 2 Cold Springs National Wildlife Refuge. (updated Feb 2018) 3 Umatilla County Fair, 1705 E Airport Rd, ☏ +1 541-567-6121. Annual county fair featuring vendors, carnival rides, and livestock. Generally occurs in August. (updated Dec 2025)
1 Delish Bistro, 1619 N 1st, ☏ +1 541-303-9006. New American cuisine with burgers, sandwiches, Hawaiian style plate lunches, and gelato. (updated May 2021)
1 Best Western Hermiston Inn, 2255 S Highway 395, ☏ +1 541 564-0202, fax: +1 541 567-5512. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. 2 Holiday Inn Express & Suites Hermiston Downtown, 245 N 1st St, ☏ +1 541-585-5656. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: Noon. (updated May 2021)
US Hwy 395 goes north into town from I-84 in Stanfield (exit 18i8) as World War One Veterans Memorial Hwy and N 1st St. Going north of town it goes up to US 730 in McNary and follows US 730 and I-82 towards Kennewick. Going south of Stanfield, US 395 follows I-84 to exit 209 in Pendleton where it continues south towards John Day. Interstate 82 (I-82) begins at Exit 179 of I-84 and runs 135 mi (217 km) to its other end at Exit 110 of I-90, east of Ellensburg. Hermiston can be accessed from 6th St at Exit 1 of I-82 and via Westland Rd from Exit #10. Travelers continue west on I-90 from Ellensburg to go towards Seattle. If coming from the east on I-84 (from Boise, Pendleton, Umatilla) Hermiston is accessed via US Hwy 395 at Exit 188 or I-82 at Exit 179. If coming from the west (Portland, The Dalles) one can also exit off at US Hwy 730 () at Exit #168 and go through the towns of Irrigon (US Hwy 730 goes through as Main Ave) and Umatilla (pass through as 6th St) to US Hwy 395 and go south on US Hwy 395 into town. The 1 Pilot Travel Center (truck stop) serves as a de-facto bus station/stop for Greyhound. The local Kayak Public Transit bus makes a stop into the truck stop on its way towards Hermiston or the Umatilla Indian Reservation, east of Pendleton. 1 Greyhound, (bus stop) Pilot Travel Center @ 2115 S Hwy 395, Stanfield (NW of the junction of US Hwy 395 & I-84 (Exit #188), 7 mi (11 km) south of Hermiston, south of the town of Stanfield, OR.), ☏ +1 509 547-3151, toll-free: +1-800-231-2222.
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