Ontario, OR Road Trips
Plan drives from Ontario, OR with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.
Photo: Armando Ascorve
Trip Routes
2
Longest Drive
421.1 mi
Salem, OR
Quickest Drive
6h 56m
Portland, OR
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Ontario, OR by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
11,728
Median Income
$43,887
Median Home Value
$217,500
Median Age
35.4
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Ontario, OR at a Glance
Founded
1899
Elevation
2,149 ft
Area
2 mi²
Notable People from Ontario, OR
A sampling of people born in Ontario, OR.
Phyllis McGinley
1905–1978
American writer and poet (1905–1978)
Denny Smith
1938
American politician
Dave Wilcox
1942–2023
American football player
Charles Burton
1973
American amateur wrestler
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Ontario, OR.
Ontario Depot
former railway station in Ontario, Oregon, United States
City data from Wikidata (Q1639059), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Ontario, OR
Ontario is a city of 12,000 people (2020) in Eastern Oregon along the Snake River at the Idaho border. The city is the largest community in the region of far eastern Oregon, also known as the Western Treasure Valley.
1 Four Rivers Cultural Center and Museum, 676 SW 5th Ave, ☏ +1 541-889-8191. M-F 9AM-5PM; Sa 10AM-5PM. (updated Jul 2017)
1 Ontario State Recreation Site, toll-free: +1-800-551-6949. Free. (updated Jul 2017) 2 Lake Owyhee State Park, ☏ +1 541-339-2331. (updated May 2018)
1 Romio's Pizza and Pasta, 375 S Oregon St (along S Oregon between 3rd & 4th Ave), ☏ +1 541-889-4888. (updated Mar 2018)
1 Bert's Growler Garage, 1635 SW 4th Ave (SW 4th & Sunset, west of town), ☏ +1 541-889-2263, [email protected]. (updated Mar 2021)
Most of the listed hotels in the below are east of town at E Idaho Ave & I-84 (Exit #376): 1 Best Western Inn & Suites, 251 Goodfellow Street, ☏ +1 541-889-2600, toll-free: +1-800-828-0364, fax: +1 541 889-2259. Check-in: 11AM, check-out: 2PM. 2 Holiday Inn Ontario, 1249 Tapadera Ave, ☏ +1 541-889-8621. 3 Holiday Inn Express, 212 SE 10th St, ☏ +1 541-889-7100. (updated Nov 2019) 4 Motel 6, 275 NE 12th Street, ☏ +1 541-889-6617, fax: +1 541 889-8232. 5 Red Lion Inn, 266 Goodfellow St (By Home Depot), ☏ +1 541-889-8282. (updated Nov 2019) 6 Super 8 by Wyndham, 615 E Idaho Ave (along E Idaho (US Hwy 30), next to Pilot Travel Ceter, west of I-84), ☏ +1 541-241-8516. (updated Nov 2019) River Point RV Park, 225 SE 10th St, ☏ +1 541-449-7269, [email protected]. 179 sites with full hook ups. Showers and laundry. Also has pickleball court and clubhouse with kitchen, fireplace, and Wi-Fi. (updated Aug 2025)
& Interstate 84 passes around the north and eastern part of town to/from the Snake River. Ontario is accessed from Exits #374 (SR-201) and 376 (E Idaho Ave/US Hwy 30). Going west from Ontario US 30 runs concurrently on I-84. Ontario is located 376 mi (605 km) (6 hrs) southeast of Portland and 57 mi (92 km) (1 hr) northwest of Boise. OR Hwy 201 goes around town on the west side from I-84 (Exit #374). Connects Ontario to US Hwy 95 in Weiser ID 18.5 mi (29.8 km) north and to US Hwy 20 & 26 5 mi (8.0 km) south of town in the hamlet of Cairo, Oregon. & US Hwy 20 and 26 go another 12.5 mi (20.1 km) west from Cairo to Vale where they split towards separate directions. US Hwy 20 goes southwest towards Burns and Bend while US Hwy 26 goes up towards John Day and Prineville. Going the other way SR-201 become US Hwy 26 which continues 35 mi (56 km) south and east towards Caldwell ID from Cairo. 1 Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO IATA). General aviation (updated Sep 2019) The nearest airport for commercial flights is Boise Airport (BOI IATA) which located south of Boise off of Exit 53 of I-84 and 59 miles SE of Ontario. The 2 Snake River Transit Hub is located in front of the Malheur County Transportation District's office & bus garage at 842 SE 1st which is located SE of the E Idaho/I-84 Jct next to Kirley's Family Dining. SE 1st Ave becomes SE 10th St. It serves as a central bus stop for: Eastern Oregon Point, (bus stop) 842 SE 1st Ave (next to Greyhound bus stop.).
Travel tips adapted from Ontario (Oregon) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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