OTE - Oregon Travel Experience

News & Press

  • February acts of kindness

    Mountain man
    North of Grant’s Pass, the Manzanita rest area could be a tough place to run into car trouble, especially if there was no one around to help. The terrain is steep and mountainous, and the city of Grant’s Pass is just far enough away that it would be a difficult hike back to help.
    Fortunately …

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  • Highway business signs 101

    How long does it take to get my logo on a highway business sign?
    One of the first questions our potential sign customers want an answer to is: “How long is the process, from start to finish, for my business to be featured on an interstate logo sign?”
    The answer is more complex than a finite 30 …

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  • For the love of trees

    If it’s Valentine’s Day, it must mean love, right? But for heritage tree lovers everywhere, a trysting tree equals both romanticism and history at the same time.
    Nominated for the 2012 Class of Oregon Heritage Trees, Oregon State University’s (OSU) 29 year old Trysting Tree will be one of four trees honored this year during an …

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Program Quick Links

The following links connect you to our main programs:

Highway Business Signs: A cost effective tool for local businesses to gain exposure along busy highways. Blue logo signs direct motorists to essential services and nearby attractions.

Rest Areas: Oregon Travel Experience supervises nine rest areas across the state. Stop and rest, walk the dog and let the kids jump and run. See where Oregon Travel Experience’s rest areas are located and why we take your safety seriously.

Sales Programs: From travel plazas to TripCheck.com, Oregon Travel Experience hooks you up with the latest traveler information. Both businesses and motorists benefit from ad placement.

Heritage Trees: Want to learn more about these spectacular beauties? Come visit our map and detail pages and listen to an audio tour.

Historical Markers: A venerable program handed down through the generations, Oregon’s historical markers can be the focus of a weekend family outing.

Meetings and minutes: Find out when our governing council and other committees meet. Read  the minutes from special and quarterly Council and Heritage Committee meetings.

Oregon Travel Experience logoOur new look

Oregon Travel Experience’s new logo represents motoring within Oregon. The “Euro-Oval” has become a symbol for American drivers to identify with their heritage or favorite travel destinations.

Let our office know if you would like one for your own car or truck. We have a few hundred to give away in celebration of our new brand!

We are your Oregon guides!

Our values guide the way to your own Oregon travel experience.

The services we provide help form a visitor’s first impressions of Oregon at our supervised rest areas and travel plazas.

We help motorists make all-important connections to businesses, community entities, and essential services through our signs and promotional programs.

We help communities partner with a unique state agency (us!) and solve critical problems which affect all Oregonians and travelers.

We help enrich the hearts and minds of our public through heritage programs and help maintain important cultural and historical icons.

Free Coffee Program Calendar

For our motorists traveling I-5 or I-84, make sure to take frequent rest breaks at our supervised rest areas and enjoy a cup of free hot coffee.

Learn more about the program, its volunteers, and what days and hours the coffee is served. Connect to our Free Coffee Program page.