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Celebrating Halloween Along the Elkhorn Scenic Byway on the Sumpter Valley Railroad's Halloween Train and Trunk Or Treating at the Sumpter Valley Dredge

A great fall day along the Elkhorn Scenic Byway in Northeast Oregon celebrating fall and Halloween including a ride on the Sumpter Valley Railroad's Halloween Train and a tour of the haunted Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge and Trunk Or Treating.

One of our favorite fall foliage excursions it the Sumpter Valley Railroad's annual Halloween Train. This special holiday train pulled by the Great Pumpkin (#720 Diesel Electric) is a wonderful fall treat as the train meanders through the dredge tailings and the Elkhorn Scenic Byway from McEwen Station to Sumpter before stopping at the Sumpter Dredge State Park for a tour of the haunted dredge and trunk or treating before returning to McEwen

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge is the last of three built on the Powder River. Built in 1935, it ran until 1954. It dug up more than four million dollars worth of gold. The Dredge is located just a block off of the main street of the small historic mining town of Sumpter along the Elkhorn Scenic Byway

The tour of the dredge is a great way to explore the gold mining heritage of Eastern Oregon and the Sumpter Valley. The Dredge is currently undergoing restoration however park rangers will continue to host tours throughout the restoration process.

Visitors to the park can also try their luck at gold panning and explore the vast system of nature and interpretive trails that meander through the tailings left by the dredge as it worked it’s way up the river bed more than a half century ago.

The Sumpter Dredge is also the setting for bestselling author Patrick Carman’s, Skeleton Creek book series www.patrickcarman.com/enter/skeleton-creek

For more information about the Sumpter Dredge State Heritage Area visit www.oregonstateparks.org/park_239.php

For more information about the Sumpter Valley Railroad visit their website at www.sumptervalleyrailroad.org

For more information about other Baker County historic sites, attractions, events, and activities visit Baker County Tourism’s website www.travelbakercounty.com

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Taken on: October 26, 2019

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