OTE - Oregon Travel Experience

Farewell Bend

Posted on: October 10th, 2024 in Historical Marker Details |

The last camp on the weary journey across the Snake River plains. Here the Oregon Trail left the Snake River and wound overland to the Columbia. Here, camped Wilson Price Hunt, December 23, 1811; Capt. Bonneville, January 10, 1834; Nathaniel J. Wyeth, August 25, 1834; John C. Fremont, October 13, 1843.

Location: 4 miles east of Huntington in Farewell Bend State Park

Learn More: Visit Oregon Encyclopedia